Tuesday was another great day of VBS, work projects, and youth outreach. We had about 65 - 70 kids come to VBS this morning. Our big question for today was: Why can we trust Jesus? Our FEPC student leaders did a fantastic job with helping the kids think through the question using the story of Jesus healing son of the officer from Capernaum (John 4). The essence of the message was that we can trust Jesus because he is faithful! He is who he says he is, he does what he says he will do, and he is the only one who will always provide for us and never disappoint us.
Our service project(s) of pulling (lots and lots) of weeds and laying railroad ties is going well. We are going to try and finish the projects by Thursday so that we can accept the invitation of one of the church families to come and visit their 33 acre farm on Friday afternoon. The youth in this same family has been really involved with helping us with VBS as well as joining us during youth outreach in the evenings. Tonight we enjoyed a fun game down at the park, scripture reading and a talk by two students, and then a delightful game of ultimate frisbee while being washed with warm Idaho rains. We had a surreal backdrop of lightning flashes from black rainclouds in the distance on one side of us and a beautiful sunset gleaming from the horizon on the other side.
In terms of glorifying God, the students are definitely glorifying him through their teaching and service. They also continue to delve into their personal relationship with God - particularly during our midday quiet times. Both of these combine to build a sense of unity - both in purpose and in Christian fellowship. It is a joy to spend time with a group of people dedicated to one purpose, and who all consider the cross of Christ as the wisdom of God. God is being faithful to us in Potlatch, and his love endures forever!
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