I dislike Mondays…during the school year…and also in the summer time. New clubs always make me nervous, and this morning wasn’t much different. But as the day unfolded, I found such joy and excitement, and as I’m sitting here Monday evening…I’m happy.

This week I have two VBS’s. The first one is in a little town called Delburne. I taught there last year with a partner and have fond memories of the whole thing. I was anticipating this club and felt a little more at ease going back to something I was used to. But only one kid showed up. It was fun. Haha! Me, two ladies, and one little boy happily went about our activities and helped ourselves to chocolate chip muffins.

I was a little more nervous for the second VBS. I had never been to the town, and I had never met the hostess. But she was so sweet and so welcoming, and her grandkids were simply the cutest! One of the younger girls was hugging me and sitting on my lap within the first ten or fifteen minutes of meeting her! We basically had an all girl club, and because some girls remembered songs, we were able to REALLY get into the actions. At the end of the invitation, I prayed with the kids, and two or three girls declared they wanted to pray. I allowed two girls to pray after me and ended up having to take the reins as one extended her prayer to great lengths, even adding a fun fact about how a certain fluffy animal (I think racoons) clean their food with their hands.  I had to smile. I stayed at the house longer than I expected, handing out invitations with some of the kiddos. We walked down the street, despite the rain, and went to some houses. At one point, as we finished hanging a poster, one of the little girls pointed out a Daddy long legs. The five-year-old, the one who had been sitting on my lap, declared, “Dandy Long Legs are very very nice!” 🙂

I DID come home with a sore throat, but I’m making sure to down some tea this evening. It’s already going away! I KNOW tomorrow will be awesome, and I look forward to it!

– Praise God that clubs went so well and for wonderful kids and hostesses!

– Pray for more kids at both VBS’s and that we’d have wisdom whether or not we need to do more advertising.

Felicia Oostra

Hey! My name is Felicia, and this is my second year teaching 5-day clubs. I am excited and a little nervous for this summer, but I trust it's going to be great. In the fall, I'm planning to attend Ambrose University College in Calgary, Alberta. Prayer Requests: - That I'd be sensitive to God's Spirit and how he would lead me this summer - That I would stay healthy and energized - That I'd be able to navigate well as I expect to be driving to most of the clubs - That God would open up doors and soften hearts before, during, and after clubs