Puppet Noir

This week puts us on a two-track course that leads to two different ministries.

One is coming up next week, and we call it, "Summerama". Other churches have a Vacation Bible School, but our has "Summerama". I takes place next week, and Lee will be teaching the first and second graders. At present there are almost 50 kids pre-registered for that class! While we don't expect them all to show up, please pray for Lee as she plans for a large class.

There'll be helpers, and we'll tell you more about them in time, but for now, we're trying to figure out how to decorate a room to look like a sea village on the shores of the Sea of Galilee! The room itself has plenty of room, but the walls are dark - dark brown, which doesn't lend itself to a cheery sea-side village for kids. Just wait til you see what she has up her sleeve! We promise photos by the weekend, but in the mean time, pray for us as we gather palm trees, ocean waves, desert tents and sand dunes.

Doug will be joining in on Friday night, August 3, for the closing program - and we'll tell you more about THAT later, too.

More urgently, we're participating in the Vacation Bible School at West Essex Baptist Church (see - we told you other churches call it 'Vacation Bible School'!). Their theme is "SonForce Kids" which is a spy-kids theme. DigDag is taking on a "puppet noir" look for the occassion. He'll be wearing this outfit, so get your imagination warmed up for a secret - SHHH! - SECRET agent puppet.

Please pray for both of these programs. There's a lot of planning that goes into both of these weeks, and a lot of prep work. We appreciate your prayerful support.