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A Message from our Pastors
VBS is upon us, and that is exciting! VBS is a tremendous opportunity to interact with people with whom we don’t have normal interaction! They do not necessarily go to our church. They may not go to any church, but their kids go to VBS.
In that way, VBS is just as big as Easter, maybe not in terms of the number of people but maybe more in the sense of the number of people with whom we get to have a meaningful interaction! We see them every night for 3 hours here on our campus, and then for those children who make a profession of faith it is even more one on one time not just with them but with their families! For some families it is life changing!
We want life changing interactions with these children and their families! How wonderful would it be for those children to look back years from now and be able to say, “I came to know the Lord at Tompkins Baptist Church during VBS!
It is that hope that causes us to spend the amount of time and spend the amount of money we do on VBS. It is the reason we have so many adults who sacrifice their time to be a part of VBS.
VBS prayer walk is next Wednesday night, and I hope that you will attend regardless of your age! Even if you are unable to help with VBS, you can come and pray! You can pray for the teachers and all the volunteers. You can pray for the children and their families! Prayer is the most important preparation!
Hope to see you there!
jlk
We have had an extremely busy May and survived somehow! I tell people
all the time the Holidays are not the busiest time of the year it’s the month
of May! We got all of our Graduates recognized and all senior families fed.
We had our last Wednesday night meal before summer break and had our
Awana awards night and fellowship which was a huge success. We fed all
the teachers in Grove Hill schools for teacher appreciation week, then fed
Jackson and Grove Hill hospitals for Nurse appreciation week! So needless
to say we have had plenty of opportunities to minister to many people!
Now we are switching gears, and our focus is all about Vacation Bible
School June 7 -11! This is a huge task that takes many people working
tirelessly just to prepare for the week’s activities, much less pulling it all off
the week of the event. Then comes the cleanup, take down and getting
everything back in place and somewhat normal again for summer
schedule!
Please be praying for Cristi, Sandra, and all the VBS team as
they prepare for VBS this year! This is one of our biggest church events
and outreach events for the year, and God always shows up and shows
out! If you have children in your neighborhood that’s not involved in church,
please stop and invite them to join us for a great time! You never know
what God will do and how that kid, parent or family will be changed
because of that invite!
Summer schedule will be a little more laid back with no Wednesday meals
or Awana. The youth will be wide open with Summer Games starting June
3 and have plenty of fun events planned for the summer! We will still have
both Bible studies going through the summer.
Brother Johnny and his team will be in the Sanctuary studying the book of
1 John and starting a new one in August. Caitlyn and her team will be doing
different topics throughout the summer in the fellowship hall and kick off another
series in August. So please come and attend during the summer when you are
available! There might even be ice cream in the freezer for a special night or two!
Bro. Wesley