GOD SPARKS GOOD THINGS!
To all our kids and families who attended, decorated, helped with set up, financially supported Asbury UMC’s VBS this year, and so much more – THANK YOU!
Camp Spark was a HUGE success! We had 330 children, 135 youth helpers, and over 100 adults. That’s a grand total of 565 people involved in Asbury’s VBS and that number doesn’t include all the church members who purchased items from our wish list, donated to our mission, and prayed for us!
Speaking of our mission: we were hoping to raise $10,000 for Water is Basic (an organization that educates and employs women in South Sudan to launch and manage well-repair businesses). We not only reached but exceeded our goal and raised $22,270! The money will provide clean water to hundreds of children in South Sudan and that gift creates a ripple effect that allows these children to attend school, play with their friends, maybe even attend a VBS of their own because they won’t need to spend hours each and every day walking to get water for their families.
This gift is life changing – life giving – for people in South Sudan. Sam, Executive Director for WESI Organization (which oversees Water Is Basic) in South Sudan sent this message:
This Sunday (June 28) is VBS Sunday! Join us in celebrating that God sparks all good things at 11:00 a.m. in Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary. Your kids are invited to share two of the songs they learned with you and our entire church congregation.
Kids and all volunteers who served this past week should wear their VBS shirts. It is sure to be a beautiful experience and we can’t wait to share it with you! Children’s Church, led by our Asbury KiDS team will be offered for rising kindergarten-second grade kids after the Children’s Moment. And, as always, a nursery is available for little ones under age four.
–Amanda Fuller, Asbury KiDS Director
–Melanie Stewart, Asbury KiDS Associate Director
–Libby Pitsch, Asbury KiDS Intern
Our MIssion
Water is Basic is an organization that educates and employs women in South Sudan to launch and manage well-repair businesses. The end goal: clean water for everyone.