Joyful Transformation

Last night Terri and I were responsible for games at Wednesday Camp. This is our once a week version of VBS. The kids have a great time while learning bible and life lessons. I cooked up a scavenger hunt for our older kids (9 to 10 years old). They would draw a clue, which would direct them to the Bible or a song book where they would find the answer and then they had to find the item, (stones, sticks, feathers, etc.) The kids loved it. I heard one of the girls say "I LOVE this game". There is NO greater reward for work than praise. I put the game together including a trip to Wal Mart for the items that would not be in the church yard (crowns, lights, hearts, stars) and set it all up in about an hour and a half. They only got to play for about 15 minutes, but it was time well spent. What they didn't realize is that they were looking up passages of scripture in the Bible, even using the index to find books like Jonah and were still having a great time. The girls won by the way, but it was a very, very close race. No gold medals, no standing on a podium but eternal truths that will give them the ultimate glory!