{"id":11514,"date":"2016-07-13T09:20:43","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T13:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=11514"},"modified":"2016-10-01T15:21:01","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T19:21:01","slug":"vbs-2016-ready-to-lead-us-out-of-out-of-a-cave-627-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=11514","title":{"rendered":"2016 Vacation Bible School Leads us out of Out of a Cave! (6\/27 &#8211; 7\/1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Vacation Bible School is always a highlight of the year at PUMC, and this year&#8217;s VBS was no different.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11999 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Entrance-_Picture1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Entrance _Picture1\" width=\"193\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Entrance-_Picture1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Entrance-_Picture1.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">About 116 kids- from nursery through 6th grade (not to mention some &#8220;older kids&#8221; who are also known as adults), experienced the wonder of &#8220;Caving.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Life may be dark, but God is always inclining His ear to us and is ever ready to keep lifting us out of our pits.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Opening Worship&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Our &#8220;Cave Exploring&#8221; began each evening (6-8PM) in the sanctuary where we had a time of worship.\u00a0 Instead of dwelling in our caves, we <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1468162982085_9066\">sang songs and looked to Clark Cavern (an aspiring caver) to lead us the caves.\u00a0 Clark inspired and taught us by working through his troubles of trying to become a professional caver.\u00a0 Kate (aka. Kate Dilks- our Youth Coordinator),\u00a0 helped him to see how Jesus can help us through hard times.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Here&#8217;s a taste of our worship time&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t<div class='et-image-slider et_sliderfx_slide et_sliderauto_true et_sliderauto_speed_4000 et_slidertype_images'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-image-slides'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-_Picture42-17373_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-_Picture23-23061_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-_Picture7-17551_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-yell-_Picture40-16761_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-pray-_Picture46-22540_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-look-_Picture29-16759_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-Lance-Kate-_Picture4-25314_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-girl-_Picture61-15304_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-girl-_Picture55-13330_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sanctuary-sign-_Picture2-21530_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et-image-slider -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Cave Expeditions&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1468162982085_9066\">After our worship we broke up into groups to learn about the &#8220;Quest&#8221; and to have some fun (and food) along the way&#8230;<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class='tabs-left et_sliderfx_fade et_sliderauto_false et_sliderauto_speed_5000 et_slidertype_left_tabs clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et_left_tabs_bg'><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<ul class='et-tabs-control'>\n\t\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tCaving Games\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tImagination Station\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tKid Vid Cinema\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tCavern Cafe\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tDeep Bible Quests\n\t\t<\/a><\/li> \n\t\t<li><a href='#'>\n\t\t\tThe Cave Pool\n\t\t<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul> <!-- .et-tabs-control --> \n\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-main-wrap'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tEach group had a chance to experience the great outdoors (outside of the cave!) and to enjoy some Fun Caving Games.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12052 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Outside-_Picture18-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Outside _Picture18\" width=\"219\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Outside-_Picture18-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Outside-_Picture18.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tOne of the highlights in the Imagination Station was making &#8220;Cave Snot!&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;Cave Snot&#8221; is an obnoxious mix of glue, water, boric acid, and food coloring.\u00a0 It reminds us of the &#8220;stuff&#8221; that drips from the stalactites of our lives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12028 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Buckets-_Picture20-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Buckets _Picture20\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Buckets-_Picture20-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Buckets-_Picture20.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tIn the &#8220;kid vid cinema&#8221;, we met kids of all ages and saw how Jesus is helping them through hard times in their lives.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12040 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-TheaterRoom-_Picture16-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 TheaterRoom _Picture16\" width=\"223\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-TheaterRoom-_Picture16-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-TheaterRoom-_Picture16.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tThe Cavern Cafe served up a lot of tasty treats throughout the evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12032 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Kitchen-_Picture35-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Kitchen _Picture35\" width=\"217\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Kitchen-_Picture35-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Kitchen-_Picture35.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tIn Deep Bible Quests, we got to walk on water and see how Jesus helped people in Bible times through hard times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12026 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Boat-_Picture14-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Boat _Picture14\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Boat-_Picture14-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VBS16-Boat-_Picture14.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent'>\n\t\t\tSpeaking of &#8220;walking on water,&#8221; while all of this was going on at the church, our 6th graders experienced a special time of &#8220;cave exploring&#8221; at the home of a nearby PUMC member (who was kind enough to share their pool)&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-12043 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Pool-Group-_Picture10-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Pool Group _Picture10\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Pool-Group-_Picture10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Pool-Group-_Picture10.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .tabs-left -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, we all returned to the sanctuary to close out the evening with some more <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1468162982085_9066\">worship and some seriously awesome experiments to show how Jesus loves us and helps us.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Mission: Helping Others in Their Caves<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1468162982085_9137\">Our mission this year was to\u00a0raise school supplies, small toys, and money for Operation Christmas Child. \u00a0we raised between 400-450 items for the boxes and about 40 dollars to help shipping costs.\u00a0 Here is some of the stuff that was donated..<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12012 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Sanctuary-OpChristmasChild-_Picture58-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Sanctuary OpChristmasChild _Picture58\" width=\"221\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Sanctuary-OpChristmasChild-_Picture58-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Sanctuary-OpChristmasChild-_Picture58.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12011\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Sanctuary-OpChristmasChild-_Picture56-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Sanctuary OpChristmasChild _Picture56\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Sanctuary-OpChristmasChild-_Picture56-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/VBS16-Sanctuary-OpChristmasChild-_Picture56.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">To learn more about Operation Christmas Child, click this button: <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=3609' class='icon-button people-icon' target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Operation Christmas Child<\/span><span class='et-icon'><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Photo Album&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">A ton of pictures were taken during this one week wonder of cave exploration, and only a &#8220;few pounds&#8221; of them are shown above.\u00a0 Here are some additional memories of this wonderful week of &#8220;Cave Exploring&#8221;&#8230;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t<div class='et-image-slider et_sliderfx_slide et_sliderauto_true et_sliderauto_speed_4999 et_slidertype_images'>\n\t\t\t<div class='et-image-slides'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='et-tabs-content-wrapper'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-boy-_Picture50-25506_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Crafts-_Picture31-16002_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Crafts-_Picture39-20918_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Hoop-_Picture37-19123_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Sand-_Picture15-19212_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Pool-Doug-_Picture11-26361_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Pool-Study-_Picture8-30869_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Outside-_Picture12-20712_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Outside-_Picture24-33772_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Outside-_Picture34-32049_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div> \n\t\t<div class='et_slidecontent et-image-slide'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/et_temp\/VBS16-Outside-_Picture52-23477_x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"300\" \/><span class='et-image-overlay'> <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .et-image-slider -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Here&#8217;s the post that announced this year&#8217;s VBS&#8230;<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n<div class='et-learn-more clearfix'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class='heading-more'>Click here to learn more<span class='et_learnmore_arrow'><span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='learn-more-content'>Announcement Post<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A storm hit Pitman during <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=7717\" target=\"_blank\">last year&#8217;s<\/a><\/span> Vacation Bible School, and the lights went out.\u00a0 Much of the area was without power for nearly a week. This year, we&#8217;re going focus on &#8220;The Light of The World&#8221; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9936\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Eve15-Candle-Closeup-_IMG_2882-300x192.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas Eve15 Candle Closeup _IMG_2882\" width=\"203\" height=\"130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Eve15-Candle-Closeup-_IMG_2882-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Christmas-Eve15-Candle-Closeup-_IMG_2882.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/>and depend the Power of Jesus to lead us out of our darkness and difficult times.<\/p>\n<p>Caves&#8230; they&#8217;re dark, scary, and they&#8217;re easy to get lost in.\u00a0 They&#8217;re also a perfect metaphor for the stretches of life where there seems to be no hope.\u00a0 When it seems that the lights will never come back on again.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Cave Quest&#8230;<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our theme for this year&#8217;s Vacation Bible School is called:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; font-size: 18pt;\">Cave Quest\u00a0\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11533\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CaveQuestLogo_LR-400x300-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"CaveQuestLogo_LR 400x300\" width=\"204\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CaveQuestLogo_LR-400x300-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/CaveQuestLogo_LR-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300; font-size: 14pt;\">Following Jesus, The Light of the World<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For a glimpse of the &#8220;Light&#8221;(and some cool music), check out this video &#8230;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-shadow'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cave Quest VBS 2016 | Easy VBS Intro | Group VBS\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_k4fbhIA7-0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">When Is It???<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our Vacation Bible School is held during the evenings.\u00a0 Things get started with a time of worship and music for the whole family, and then the kids break off into age-related groups to begin their quest from the &#8220;caves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Here are the who, what when where details&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-info'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>DATES:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Monday June 27 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">through<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Friday July 1\n<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><strong>TIMES:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> 6:00 PM <\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000080;\">until<\/span><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\"> 8:00 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">AGES:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nursery through 6th Grade<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">WHERE:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"> Starts out in sanctuary, then moves to age-related locations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">COST:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Free!!!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='et-box et-bio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Questing the Cave in a Pool!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hey, this is VACATION Bible school!\u00a0 We&#8217;re in the summer, done with school, and this is supposed <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7807\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VBS2015-Pool-_P6260011-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS2015 - Pool _P6260011\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VBS2015-Pool-_P6260011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/VBS2015-Pool-_P6260011.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>to be fun.\u00a0 So, there&#8217;s something a bit special for the 5th and 6th graders; they will have their sessions at an offsite pool.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So if you&#8217;re a 5th or 6th grader, bring your bathing suit and expect to have some good summer fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Transportation between the church and the pool location will be provided.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='et-box et-bio'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Missions<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PUMC is committed to the idea that everything we have came from God; that He &#8220;lent&#8221; it to us so that we could use it to build His Kingdom and to help others.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3617\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Operation-Christmas-Child-OCC-overview-story-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"Operation Christmas Child- OCC-overview-story\" width=\"201\" height=\"121\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Operation-Christmas-Child-OCC-overview-story-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Operation-Christmas-Child-OCC-overview-story-178x108.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Operation-Christmas-Child-OCC-overview-story-132x79.jpg 132w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Operation-Christmas-Child-OCC-overview-story.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">So, our VBS will also feature an opportunity to help needy children attend school.\u00a0 Every Christmas, our church contributes to the &#8220;Operation Christmas Child&#8221; program.\u00a0 We pack shoeboxes full of items that will help a needy child.\u00a0 So during our VBS, we&#8217;ll collect school supplies or small toys for our Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll also accept cash which we&#8217;ll use to purchase items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?p=10269\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a><\/span> to learn more about Operation Christmas Child.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">=\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 =\u00a0\u00a0 =<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800000;\">How Can I Join the Quest?\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Just show up!\u00a0 You don&#8217;t even have to attend the whole week.\u00a0 Come out on any of the nights and <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11541\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VBS2016-sign-steeple-_IMG_3511-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS2016-sign-steeple _IMG_3511\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VBS2016-sign-steeple-_IMG_3511-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VBS2016-sign-steeple-_IMG_3511.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>you&#8217;ll be welcome to join us (if you haven&#8217;t registered yet, please drop by a few minutes early).<\/p>\n<p>But&#8230; we&#8217;d always appreciate a heads up if possible.\u00a0 So we are looking for pre-registrations, and there are two ways to do that&#8230;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>In Person.\u00a0 Pick up a registration form (in the office, Narthex, or bulletin)<\/li>\n<li>Online.\u00a0\u00a0 Click the button below (the online registration deadline is June 20).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The following button will tell you more about the Cave Quest and let you register online:\u00a0 <a href='https:\/\/www.groupvbspro.com\/vbs\/ez\/pumc\/gpgs\/home.aspx' class='icon-button mail-icon' target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">VBS Registration<\/span><span class='et-icon'><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='et-box et-download'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='et-box-content'><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PUMC is currently working through the details to get all of the pieces together so that this year&#8217;s VBS will be a &#8220;rocking&#8221; success!\u00a0 One of the things we&#8217;re doing now is to collect things like pencils, crayons, paper&#8230; things to make crafts with. \u00a0 These items will be used throughout the week, and it&#8217;s one of the many details we need to nail down.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11610\" src=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VBS16-Shopping-for-Supplies-_JA-400x300-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"VBS16 Shopping for Supplies _JA 400x300\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VBS16-Shopping-for-Supplies-_JA-400x300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/VBS16-Shopping-for-Supplies-_JA-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But there&#8217;s joy in serving the Lord&#8230; and that&#8217;s not just a cliche!\u00a0 One of our members took her daughters shopping, and they made the most of it.\u00a0 Shown here is a dynamic duo of Cave Quest shoppers.\u00a0 It was a family project.\u00a0 Those straws and corn starch will help us find our way out of the Cave (or maybe even the Batcave)!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you&#8217;re interested in helping with this year&#8217;s VBS or in contributing supplies, contact Stef Kier (<a href=\"mailto:VBS@PitmanUMC.org\" target=\"_blank\">VBS@PitmanUMC.org<\/a>).<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.<\/span>&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">John 8:12, NKJV<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em>Jesus is the one who lights our way. He&#8217;s the one who gives us hope for each new day.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><em>Light of the world!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Theme song<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #003300;\">+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 +<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>for more about our VBS program:\u00a0 <a href='https:\/\/pitmanumc.org\/wp\/?page_id=1802' class='icon-button refresh-icon'><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vacation Bible School<\/span><span class='et-icon'><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caves&#8230; they&#8217;re dark, scary, and they&#8217;re easy to get lost in.  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