VBS DAY 4 - I Thank And Praise God

Today was a special day with each of the kids that attended being given a New Testament Bible.  On the inside cover of it each team member wrote their favorite New Testament verse.   We also highlighted them so the kids could see what we all liked.   Followiing are our verses:

Father Mark - John 10:11
Brian Doyle - Hebrews 11:1
Sandy Doyle - John 14:6
Kate Doyle - Ephesians 2:13
Jeff Knutson - John 15:5
Hanna Knutson - 1st Timothy 4:12
Alex Knutson - Luke 8:5
Bob Vrudny - Revelations 11:15
Vernice Dabu - John 14:1
Dominique Dabu - Philippians 4:13
Angela Dabu - Matthew 19:26
Gwen Veldhuis-Kroeze   Philippians 4:4 - 7
Celia Veldhuis-Kroeze    John 3:16
Barb Durst - 1st John 3:16 & 18
Bree Hagen - Hebrews 13:8

Today was also our last full day in Southend and after VBS it was spent swimming, cliff jumping and playing ball.  The Messiah kids on our team have been wonderful this week and have been a key factor in connecting with the kids of Southend.  We know we have been able to be a positive influence during our short time here.   We are grateful to have the opportunity to give back because of what God has done for us.  Father Mark says we are a "living Thanksgiving in service by teaching others that they belong to God's kingdom". 

Tomorrow we will head out of Southend on our journey home.  It will be hard to leave but as we learned from one of the locals, it is not "goodbye", it is "see you later!"

New Testament Bibles were given to each of the kids today

Each Bible had our teams favorite New Testament verse



Cliff Jumping!

Father Mark and the Messiah Mission kids