Every year there is a
new action-packed, box office hit movie where superheroes are back in the
spotlight. As we watch the comic book characters come to life with their
amazing feats and super powers, we may wonder what super powers we would most like to possess. We may wish to fly, scale buildings, have super-human
strength or simply be invisible.
In June, Trinity was transformed into Hero
Central, where over 135 children and volunteers reported to Headquarters wearing
capes and masks for an amazing week at Vacation Bible School. Each day
the children gathered at the VBS Hero Central Assembly Time with Flame the Red
Panda Puppet and Captain Shield and shared the Hero Code of the day,
relayed messages from Headquarters and recited the Hero Pledge: “Do Good, Seek
Peace and Go After It! God’s Heroes have Heart! Courage! Wisdom! Hope! and
Power!”
Every
day brought epic adventures alongside biblical heroes learning Bible
stories through crafts, recreation games, science experiments, story-telling, snack creations, mission moments, dancing and singing. They discovered their
strength in God, explored God’s mission for their lives, and realized qualities
within that make them every day super heroes!
Our
mission for the week was Heifer International. We learned about the important
work they do in the world; how they help the people of Rwanda and how we could
be super heroes by empowering a family. The children brought their money
and watched the collection grow throughout the week, hoping to meet their goal
of $500 to purchase a cow. By Friday afternoon, the super power of
giving was very apparent among our VBS family. The children had carried
their baggies full of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and bills – donating
over $1200! Enough to purchase 2 cows and a goat for a family in Rwanda!
This is
always a powerful week for everyone who is here. We may at times wish we
had super powers like the characters in movies but what we discovered this week
is that we already have super powers within us. God has given us the
power of faith, laughter, peace, praise, wisdom, forgiveness, friendship, prayer, thankfulness, caring, giving, joy, kindness, love, sharing and smiling.
Together
we are all disciples of Jesus helping each other on our spiritual journeys and
providing an adventurous Vacation Bible School for our children!
“I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a
better place for all people.” — Maya Angelou
