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No, we’re not going to the beach. But the beach is coming to us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomorrow we’re starting our vacation Bible school (VBS) at the Path of Life Bible Church Las Palmas.<\/strong> Yesterday people of the church were scurrying around putting up last-minute decorations and getting in a little last-minute music practice. This involved shipbuilding, arboriculture, aviculture and mariculture – that is, creating an activity station that looked like a big boat, completing the creation of palm trees, and putting up birds and sea creatures. There’s sand and sun and – well, it looks like it’s going to be a fun week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shari has been working hard on activities to help the kids memorize their Bible verses – activities that also involve sand and sea creatures!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s also a team coming from the USA to help us out – they arrive today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So the VBS will be four days long – Tuesday to Friday. Parents are invited to join right in. The focus is on the Lord Jesus and His Truth as the solid rock in a world of shifting sand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the middle of all the preparations for the VBS, we’ve been packing – hence the boxes! We’re preparing to move<\/strong>, although we still haven’t found a house to move to. <\/em>We would appreciate your prayers as we continue to look! But meanwhile we’re getting things organized and labelled and ready to go wherever they’re going. It’s a lot of work after we’ve been settled for so many years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please do be in prayer for the many teachers who will be sharing with the kids this week! We’re so thankful for a church that has been so involved in every aspect of this week’s activities!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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