Day of Prayer for VBS (Summer JAM)

Dear friends,

This Sunday is the national day of prayer for Vacation Bible School. I am asking each of you to please share the following information in your area of influence. I believe that VBS (a.k.a. Summer JAM) has one of the greatest opportunities to reach out to the community and to share the Good News. Statistics show that more people come to Christ before the age of 13 then do after age 13. Statistics also show that Vacation Bible School is the largest and most effective evangelical outreach tool in the Southern Baptist Convention. To top it all off- I believe that this year's theme provides an excellent avenue to grow individually. This year's theme is Facing Fear, Trusting God based on 2nd Timothy 1:7. Please join me in prayer this Sunday.

Some needs that are specific to our church this summer are: 1- There is a need for more volunteers. Please pray that God will provide the volunteers needed to carefor the children He will send us.2- We need a great first touch crew (parking, registration, classroom leaders) Please pray for those serving in these roles and for others to volunteer in these areas. 3- We need new ways to reach Grove Park and other neighboring communities. We are reaching out to every Day Care Center in Orange Park and inviting them to bring their school age children to join us. We are advertising this as Summer JAM, a free, one week, half/day kidz camp for school age children. Lastly- we are seeking spiritual growth for everyone, young or old who attends. 

There are a lot of little details that go into the week of VBS and many people working behind the scenes to make it happen. Please pray for everyone involved that we may represent the One True God! 

I thank you for taking the time to read this and for praying for VBS/Summer JAM!

          Sincerely,
          Skipper

 Please see the LifeWay article below for detailed prayer needs and a prayer guide.

New post on LifeWay VBS - Colossal Coaster World - Vacation Bible School 2013 May 19, 2013 – National Day of Prayer for VBS by Rhonda VanCleave  Have you ever flipped the switch on a lamp several times and nothing happened? Do you remember the frustration of, “Why isn’t this thing coming on?” during your fruitless flips up and down. What about that sheepish, “oh,” realization when you see the disconnected plug? This is a pretty good picture of our efforts to spread the gospel without prayer. Prayer is the power source that enlightens and charges our efforts. We are less than a month away from what are typically the two biggest weeks of VBS. Even if your VBS is later in the summer, the time to begin praying is NOW! The VBS 2013 Administrative Guide has great prayer resources from prayer calendars to prayer walk brochures. And, this Sunday, May 19, 2013, is theNational Day of Prayer for VBS. I started thinking about praying for VBS and it occurred to me that V. B. S. is a great acronym for praying for VBS everywhere. V – Volunteers! Recently on our Facebook we asked people to share their prayer requests. (Our team prays for you!) One of the most requested prayer concerns was for volunteers to help. Jesus told His disciples to pray for workers (Matthew9:36-38). It is still an urgent prayer. The harvest is ready! B – Bible! God’s Word changes lives. God promised that His Spirit would be our Teacher (John 14:25-26). We need His power and guidance as we teach Bible truths to others. S – Salvations! VBS is still one of the strongest evangelistic efforts made by many churches. Prayer, concentrated Bible teaching, and the forging of relationships set the stage to share the gospel in a powerful way. Pray that hearts are prepared to respond to the gospel of Jesus. I hope you’ll join me this Sunday, as we pray together for VBS! Rhonda VanCleave | May 13, 2013

*You may read this article and other wonderful articles about VBS at:  http://bit.ly/12tO09y