VBS Take 2: Day 1

Our second VBS got off to a great start with 24 kids in attendance, quite a large number for the first time we run a camp in a particular location. The International Baptist Church is hosting us from its space in St Paul de Vence right outside of Nice, and has graciously volunteered many of its teens and summer workers to add to our reduced team. We now have as many workers as kids, and have run out of orange staff T-shirts!

There are nearly even numbers of French and English speakers among the children, plus one Portugese speaker and one German speaker. One little girl assured us in her lovely British accent that she "spoke all the languages," as we sang in both English and French.

Travel to and from our sports area is much simpler here than in Marseille since the field is only a three minute walk away. Since our expected sports area was set up for a concert today, we improvised on the "aire de petanque" (petanque field). Unfortunately our sack races, soccer and jump rope games stirred up too much dust, so we will have to find another location for tomorrow. Please pray that we find one within close distance with plenty of space for the kids to run around.

Post by Kelly