Day Five (Wednesday)

Trying to do VBS on July 4th isn't very easy - it hasn't been in the past when we have tried to at Appalachia, and it wasn't this year doing it in Rock Hill. The 4th is a family holiday - so our numbers went from a high of 30 on Tuesday to about half of that on Wed, the 4th. However, we still had VBS and it was a blast (pun intended)! We enjoyed the smaller crowd and took the opportunity to do more small group/ one on one ministry with the children who were there. Some of them were even interested in joining us that night for 4th of July festivities! This year, the festivities consisted of us joining the Hill City crowd out at a farm for food, music and fireworks. The food was jambalaya made with fresh sausage and chicken, cooked in a iron cast pot over a wood fire! It was spicy and delicious! Other homemade goods were brought and enjoyed by our group. It was a warm evening, but we had a lot of good fellowship. One of the highlights for me was the hymn sing jam session. We gathered on the porch of the guest house, and played away with guitars, a banjo and a fiddle. What a blessing it was to play these songs! There is a video of the event that I hope to get up soon! Thursday is the last day of VBS for us and then it's on to Lake Greenwood for a night of rest and evaluation of the trip!