"I am God's Masterpiece" - Senior VBC 2009

Blessed Christmas to all!

2009-12-27T20:38:00.004+08:00

Hello everyone, may the peace and love of God be upon you this Christmas!

Sorry it took sooo long, but we have been busy sorting out the thousands of pictures taken during the camp and we have finally uploaded them.

You can view them directly from the links below:

Group pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/VBC2009.Masterpiece/VBCGroupPhotos#

The rest of the camp pictures

http://picasaweb.google.com/VBC2009.Masterpiece/MiscellaneousPictures#

Feel free to download for your own use!

Thank you for being there!

2009-12-05T22:13:00.006+08:00

To God be the Glory!

Thank you everyone for making this camp such wonderful experience! The campers were a joy to be with - between the sleepy faces stifling yawns as we did our morning devotions, all the way to the wide-awake eyes as we went way-past bedtime every night! There was an abundance of laughter and energy within the church compound during the whole camp, which overflowed onto the windy and relaxing park at East Coast on Thursday.

The children may not remember all the details of the very interactive lessons, but we pray that they will always remember the truth that our wonderful God created them as perfect Masterpieces for a very special purpose, that is to do good things which He planned for them.

On behalf of the VBC 2009 committee and the Bedok Methodist Church Children's Ministry, I want to thank all you parents for entrusting your child to us and for supporting us with your kind words and presence during the concert.

God Bless you all!

Stephen

Camp Co-ordinator

VBC 2009

ps: We would love to hear from you about the camp and even this blog. Do use the comment box at the bottom of this post to leave us a note!

Day 4

2009-12-05T12:38:00.003+08:00

Hello parents! Here are the photos from this morning's worship and summary lessons. We had a prize presentation for the kids too! :)

Singing the camp theme song - Masterpiece :)

The summary lesson

Aunty Christina is going to present the prizes!

3rd prize - Blessed! :)

2nd prize - Special! :)

1st prize - Precious! :)

We had a wonderful time bonding with and teaching your children! It has been a pleasure working with God's masterpieces. :) May your children continue to have joy, peace and hope with them even as they leave the camp. Remember, we are all God's Masterpieces who are

Blessed,

Cherished,

Chosen,

Favoured,

Hopeful,

Important,

Loved,

Precious,

Resilient,

Special,

Treasured,

and Unique!

Have a blessed Christmas and a Happy New year!

God bless u and your children! :)

See you next year! :)

Day 3 Concert

2009-12-05T10:31:00.004+08:00

Good morning parents! Thank you for coming to the concert last night! I'm sure your children were very happy to see you. :) Your children put in alot of effort to practise and perform for you. We hope you enjoyed yourselves as much as we did! Here are some of the photos taken from the performances of the kids. Enjoy!

Children participating in the action songs

Look how enthusiastic the kids are :)

Uncle Alan Wong, our speaker, from Faith Methodist Church who has a Master of Theology :)

A skit performed by one of the groups

Singing and dancing for our Lord

It is 11am and the kids are having their lessons now. We will have one more update later. So pls stay tuned! :)

Day 3!

2009-12-04T15:28:00.004+08:00

Good afternoon parents! It is 4.30pm now. The children are tirelessly practising for their concert tonight, which we hope you will all enjoy! :) Here are photos from this morning.

Pastor Fred Tan imparting some nuggets of truth to your children!

Games time!

Look how happie they are! :)

Aunty Diana conducting lessons

Daily Reflections

The sleeping area

See u later at the concert! :)

2009-12-03T21:15:00.005+08:00

Good evening parents! It is 9.45pm now. Your children are happily watching a movie called "Facing the Giants". :) Here are more photos from the East Coast Park outing!

Teaching the children to be fishers of men

Catching the fish

They caught some fishes! :)

River of Jordan

Be filled with the Holy Spirit!

Building sandcastles

The children are hard at work indeed

Built by Unique!

Built by Cherished!

Built by Love!

The children had so much fun at East Coast Park! When we first got there, it looked like it was going to rain, but as we prayed, God slowly blew the dark clouds away. We continued with our games. But just before the children were going to build their sandcastles, it started drizzling. But thank God the drizzle soon stopped. :) The sun came out and shone ever so brightly. Uncle Anthony and Aunty Linda who came down from the west and from town told us it was pouring. But just as they approached the place where we were, it stopped raining. The children built their sandcastles, had their dinner and we saw the beautiful sunset. How awesome is that! Praise be to God! :)

God`s beautiful Masterpiece :)

2009-12-03T13:51:00.004+08:00

A very good afternoon dear parents, it is now 2.30pm. Here are more photos from last night and this morning. :)

Worship Session from last night

Washing away their sins by the blood of Jesus

photos from this morning

the children joining in the action songs

Aunty Diana conducting lessons :)

Dressing up the mascots as warriors for Christ!

Explaining in detail what each item represents

Tada! all our beautiful looking mascots

As you can see from the pictures, the children are having a ball of a time playing games and learning the different lessons. The children are participating actively in the interactive games and lessons. :)

We are at East Coast Park now for our games outing. The children are on their way here and more exciting activities await them! More photos will be up tonight! See ya later! :)

2009-12-02T21:00:00.002+08:00

Hello good evening parents! Here are some more photos of your children having fun doing crafts and playing games. :)

Uncle Michael teaching the kids how to make their photoframes

Work in progress

Games time!

Whacko!

God`s Masterpieces :)

Tada! the finished photoframes!

The children are having such a wonderful time over here, enjoying their games and learning the word of God. They are actively involved in the activities. :) More updates tomorrow! Good Night!

Day 1 :)

2009-12-02T15:41:00.006+08:00

Hello parents! Today is the first day of VBC. The children are enjoying themselves. Here are some photos:

Registration and Check-in

The Worship Team :)

Our Camp Commandant giving the opening speech

All the children :)

Ice breaker games

The Holey Shop

The significance of the holey shop is to show that there is a void in each of our hearts, and we need Jesus to fill that void in our hearts. So we become from holey to holy. :) The children come to the holey shop to exchange stickers they receive (which shows they pay attention in lessons, remember memory verses or are obedient) from their leaders for gifts. These gifts are kind donations from some parents. What wonderful blessings!

The children are having their group time playing bonding games within their groups. More updates in the evening! Stay tuned! :)

Counting down!

2009-11-29T21:33:00.002+08:00

Hello campers!

It's almost here! VBC 2009 is just around the corner and the teachers, helpers, leaders are all looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday morning. Remember to come by 9.00am and don't forget to bring all your stuff!

Praise God for this opportunity to spend 4 days together and we thank God for your presence!

See ya!

Things to bring for the camp!

2009-11-24T16:45:00.004+08:00

Dear parents,

In case you've misplaced the list or didn't have a copy, here are the list of things you should pack for each child attending the camp:

Sleeping
Sleeping bag
1 small pillow
1 foam mat

Clothing
4 sets of clothes (Bermudas, shorts, trackpants, t-shirts)
Sweater (it can get cold in the room at night)
1 set of pyjamas

Toiletries
Toothbrush / Toothpaste
Soap / Liquid soap
Shampoo
Comb
Hangers for towels etc
Face towel / bath towel
1 small hand towel

Footwear
1 pair of slippers / sandals (preferably waterproof)
1 pair of track shoes
3 pairs of socks

Stationery
Bible. (No electronic bibles permitted)
Small pencil case to contain:
Pens, pencils, erasers, marker, colour pencils, scissors, ruler, glue, scotch tape, highlighters

Others
Water bottle
Cap
Plastic bags for dirty clothes
Small torchlight + batteries
4R photo of the child

Medication
If your child is currently taking medication prescribed by doctor, please package them with appropriate instructions for dosage / administration. This will be kept by the camp nurse/doctors.

Thank you!

2009-11-23T08:39:00.003+08:00

Hello parents!

Welcome to the Senior VBC 2009 blogsite! Throughout the camp, we'll be posting pictures, commentaries and maybe even short video clips of your children as they join in the camp activities! We hope that you will find this site useful and interesting! Do drop us a note to let us know if you like what you see!

Just over a week to go before the start of camp, have you prepared for it yet? Please remember to pack
- sleeping mats
- sleeping bags
- toiletries
- water proof shoes or sandals
- a 4R picture of your child
- BIBLE!

Do come nice and early on 2 Dec! Registration opens at 9am but with many parents driving to drop off 170+ kids, it could get a bit congested in the church compound!

See you and God Bless!

Registration Day

2009-11-18T21:48:00.000+08:00

Senior Vacation Bible Camp 2009

2009-11-17T11:52:00.001+08:00

Dear Advisors, Asst Advisors and all you helpers!

Thank you all for serving our Amazing God! You will be a blessing and you will be blessed, for what you are doing is pleasing to our Lord! Amen!

This site will be used to distribute information to all of you, prior to the camp. Please check back frequently.