Back 2 School Bash
08/08/2008
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At Village Bible Church, the ministry for 6th-8th grade students is called “Aliens” and for 9th-12th grade students is called "The Refuge". These student ministries is specifically designed to assist parents in the increasingly difficult task of teaching their students about biblical truth and values.
We host a variety of programs designed to meet students at their level of spiritual interest and challenge them to take the next step in their walk with the Lord. Through our new family life center, relevant Bible Studies, camps and missions trips, we want to helpl you lead your student to become a fully devoted follower of Christ.
Click on the links to the left for more information or scroll down to see what's been happening in the ministry as of late!
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Detroit Mission Trip
08/02/2008
During the week of July 26, a group of 21 senior high students and young adults returned to Detroit to be with the kids they became friends with two years ago. In partnership with Central Detroit Christian Community Development Corporation, this group conducted a week of Vacation Bible School during the mornings, and worked around CDC host churches in the afternoons, and spent their evenings worshiping, sharing, praying for the neighborhood, and spending time at neighborhood block parties.
Tuesday was an amazing day. God's Spirit poured out on our block party and Steve Sterkel led a young man named Anthony (20 yrs old) to the Lord. And we had the most incredible time of praise and worship where all of our team was filled with so much joy that half our team was in tears because of the pure joy of experiencing the awesome presence of the Holy Spirit!
To view a FUL SCREEN version of this slideshow, click here.
Jumping into the Jungle - Missions Style
07/09/2008
From July 5-13, a team from our Refuge group (Sr. High) went to the deep-woods of North Carolina for "Jungle Jump-Off", where they experienced a week long simulation of missionary life in a 'remote village'.
The team united as they "skywalked" on the high-ropes course. They dined as never before on food prepared on mud stoves, and even better, underground! They were stretched as they heard words spoken from a new language. They worked together to accomplish tasks that they usually take for granted. And guess what, they loved it, and they'll never be the same again!
After a day blending challenges and fun, sleep was sweet for some on a wooden floor in a champa (house built on stilts), and for others, in a hammock strung between trees in a heavily wooded area at the Jungle Jump Off site.
These experiences will helped explode some myths about missions and exposed our team to the realities of missionary life.
Tuesday morning was a work time and we pulled weeds and put down some new mulch.
Tuesday afternoon we learned about "Vernacular Media Services". They showed us how the means to communicate the gospel through different media. As part of the lesson they showed us how they will doub a movie with a new language. We paticipated in doubing a section of a movie. Look for a move clip with our voicec doubed in when we return :)
In the evening we cooked spegettie for supper and then headed off for more training. Martin taught us about the tough choice that poor third world people have to make.
Then we listened to testomony from a MK ( missionary kid). He was in the Ivory Coast Africa until his second grade and then came to the states for a few years then returnd to the Sehara Africa. He can speak Swedish, French, and english fluently, and parts of some other launges.
Monday started out with instuctions on how to set up our hamocks and then took rest of morning to set them up. Most of the kids slept in them.
Then in the afternoon we the afternoon we toured Jaars. We saw the avatiation center where they repair and service the aircraft.
In the late afternoon we were got a chance to enjoy the pool. Monday evening we made burgers on the open campfire.
In the evening then Dean gave us a lesson on how and why Wycliffe translates the bible to other languages.
After the lesson we built a campfire and enjoyed some smores.
VBC Student Camp
06/23/2008
This week we're heading north to Lake Ann Camp, located in Lake Ann, Michigan. Our time will be focused on two - no three things - our relationship with God, our relationship with each other and a good dose of fun!
Every day we'll be posting pictures of our adventures - so please check back to see what we're up to. Also, we would greatly appreciate and value your prayers for our week. THANKS!
Thrill Rides, Here We Come
06/20/2008
We had a great time at Cedar Point this year. Here are a few pictures of our adventures!
Aliens Mission Trip
06/17/2008
June 16-17:
Our junior high students served on a short term mission trip in the Aurora and Chicago areas. The purpose of this experience was to gain exposure and a heart for missions locally. On Monday, the team ventured to Wayside Cross and Pregnancy Information Center (PIC) to do some work projects and learn about those ministries. On Tuesday, the team traveled downtown to the Chicago Food Depository to package food for homeless shelters and then traveled to the south-side neighborhood of Zion Hills Missionary Baptist Church for an inner-city immersion afternoon to learn about and pray for the people of that community!
