We go all out here.
Collecting the bamboo, our pastor brought his trailer, and felt extremely strong about cutting down a million stalks of bamboo. The plan was to completely line the entire sanctuary with bamboo. We almost did it.
Cas and Debbie used their share of the bamboo to build a tiki hut on the stage, it turned out so well that all the kids wanted to live in it.
Marc needed to adjust the load before we drove a mile down the street with 20 feet of bamboo dragging off the back of the trailer. Since the cops in our town are notoriously stringent about trailer regulations, this was a real worry. We made it. Phew.
I don't know *why* they would mind about this load of bamboo driving down the road. It's not like it's HUGE or anything!
Back at church, we built a volcano. Then we spray painted it. Lots, lots and more lots of spray paint. That's me, poking out of the cone of the volcano. It really erupts smoke and tinsel-y streamers. It's quite cool! Thanks, Galen and Jess for thinking it up!
Who needs a surfboard?
Leaders in action:
No, seriously, I was continuously amazed at how Pastor Josh and Stacey dealt with everything that came up at church, kept all their regular commitments, and stayed cheerful and hardworking all week. Josh was especially dedicated when it came time to clean up Friday. Really! No joke!
The kids really love that the hallway going to the nursery looks all jungle-fied too. Those vines were my favorite project all week. I loved making them.
Info booth tiki hut. This might have been my favorite project all week, too. I really enjoyed making stuff out of bamboo. It felt all distaster-preparedness-y.
The traditional acquarium of the staircase. I think this is the second time this has been done in 3 years we've been doing VBS at New Life.
The Volcano. All done and stuff. Finally!
The Stage. Tiki hut on the right, drums hidden behind the VBS logo, ocean mural drawn in pastels by Erin Luther. Wow, what a great mural! On the left of the stage is the giant rocks and the waterfall.
The waterfall, with actual running water, again designed by Galen and Jessica.
Bamboo wall. Did I mention that the ceilings are more than 30 feet tall? Crazy.
Just crazy.
VBS is June 23-27.
