VBS Begins

Grace
Aug 21, 2017
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The view from the church balcony

Picture a room packed with almost fifty kids shouting in Arabic, running in circles, and spilling snacks on the floor. Well, that was our day today for about 4 hours.

We started Vacation Bible School today with the Syrian refugee children that live in the neighborhood. It was held in an apartment, in a building that the church rents for ministry purposes.

The door handles are very ornate, attached to beautifully carved wooden doors

Although the first two flights of stairs were in good condition, the ones just above our room were not. Rubble is a common sight in many buildings.

Flight of stairs without a railing

Once the kids started to arrive, we began to sing with them. It was so cool to see the joy on their faces as they sang gospel songs!

They all sang in accented English, belting out songs like "I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy..." and "Jesus Loves Me." Then they sang a few gospel songs in Arabic.

The street outside the building

After that, one of the young men led the memory verse time with the help of a translator.

The kids shouted in Arabic together, repeating after the translator.

Next, we served a snack, and led games to entertain half of the group while the other half completed a craft. We played balloon volleyball and made it harder each round, until the kids had to hit the ball with their foreheads!