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6A The Scout FRIDAY, JULY 24, 2015
Vacation Bible School attracts 130 attendees this year
Story and photos by Stephanie Caffall [the children go to], they do di erent ac- Chap. (Col.) Mike Strohm gives a prayer during Bible Expeditions at Vacation Bible School July 16.
Staff Writer tivities that all apply to the Bible point
and the Bible story for the day.” Bible Expeditions was among the rotating Bible lessons at the Main Post Chapel which reenacted
Fort Huachuca’s Main Post Chapel
hosted its annual Vacation Bible School e rotating stations incorporated and further explained Bible stories.
event July 13-17, with the help of ap- science, Bible teaching videos, Bible
proximately 75 volunteers, educating exploration reenactments, games and Robinson explained that prior to Va- “We could plan and organize until we’re
130 students through Bible-related ac- snacks. cation Bible School, volunteers helped blue in the face but without the volun-
tivities. on the a ernoon of July 12, to set up the teers, this wouldn’t be possible,” she said.
“ ey get to do something with their Mount Everest-themed Vacation Bible “We work hard to make it fun, as well as
Mount Everest was the theme for this hands in every station and it’s just a School in about four hours. bringing the word of God to the kids.”
year’s Vacation Bible School, which ex- wonderful thing for them to learn the “Because of the good volunteers, the According to Robinson, next year’s
plored the idea of conquering challeng- messages of the Bible,” said Fred Robin-
es with God’s mighty power through son, director, Religious Education.
25-minute lessons and rotating stations.
D.J. La Ouz, 9, said he loves going to
“Everyday we have a di erent Bible Vacation Bible School because “the les-
point, and we teach the kids a di erent sons are awesome and really fun.”
lesson that goes along with the Bible
point,” said Pam Sherod, a returning Another attendee, Yuki Pan, 7, said,
volunteer. “My favorite part is that we get to do
games and make projects.”
On July 13, children learned that God
has the power to provide. e next day roughout the week, children were
they learned that God has the power to also encouraged to participate in crazy
comfort. roughout the week they also sock and shoe day, crazy hair day, back-
learned God has the power to heal, to wards shirt day and crazy hat day.
forgive and to love forever.
A portion of the Main Post Chapel
Sherod explained, “Every station that turned into a decorated ice cave, with
Christmas trees and blue paper simulat-
ing icy walls and ceilings.
children want to come back every day,” Vacation Bible School’s theme will be a
Robinson said. cave adventure.
For Sherod, Fort Huachuca’s Vacation
From left, Trey Roberts, 10, John Pecic, 9, and Kyla gross, 7, hold Bible point signs during snack
time. The Bible point on July 16 was God has the power to forgive.
Bible School continues to be unique be-
cause “of their organization, their plan-
ning and the enthusiastic volunteers.
From left, Yuki Pan, 7, Isabella Hyjek, 9, Cullen Tyson, 6, and Luke Fernald, 6, sing and dance July From left, Ryan Shoenfelt, 11, Tristan Magglio, 9, and Savannah Magglio, 8 participate in an Imagi-
15 at the Summit Celebration which recaps daily recapped lessons. nation Station activity. Throughout the week, Imagination Station presented students with a new
science activity related to the day’s Bible lesson.
