ARCTIC EDGE: Lifeway's program is based on Joshua 1:9. Children will take daily excursions from Big Bear Lodge hiking across the tundra, exploring the seascape by kayak and skimming the back country in a float plane. Kids will learn, as they test their limits, that God is always with them, and they will find the courage required to follow Jesus in the everyday challenges of their lives.
Offered at the following churches:
Keystone United Methodist Church, 15301 Race Track Road in Odessa, 6 to 8 p.m. June 4-8. Call (813) 920-5153.
Idlewild Baptist Church, 18371 N Dale Mabry Highway, 9 a.m. to noon June 5-9. Call (813) 264-1515, ext. 218.
BETHLEHEM VILLAGE, WHERE A SAVIOR IS BORN: Christ Church, 19501 Holly Lane in Lutz, will transform to Bethlehem Village: Where a Savior Is Born. The VBS program will feature Bible-learning activities for kids and adults including singing and exploring traditional Bible-times family life. It will run from 6 to 8:30 p.m. June 12-16.
Other highlights will include real-life dramas in the center of town and talking with shopkeepers about the coming Messiah. Kids will visit the census taker and play authentic games. There will also be a marketplace where families can become apprentices in the Mosaic Shop, make clay toys in the Toymaking Shop and discover what it was like to live in the Roman Empire.
ADVENTURES OF THE TREASURE SEEKERS: A daily Discovery Dig at Promise Point will allow children to dig for treasures and Daily Promise Coins. Each treasure symbolizes the teaching for the day and one of God's promises. Children will keep their finds in their own wooden treasure chest and decorate during craft time.
St. Andrew Presbyterian Church will present the program at Pebble Creek Community Center on Benet Tree Lane, off Pebble Creek Boulevard. VBS will run from 9 to 11 a.m. July 17-21. Children age 3 through fourth grade will begin an adventure as junior archaeologists with Bible stories, crafts, music, games and more. Space is very limited. Call (813) 907-3057.
