SCUBA
Super Cool
Undersea Bible Adventures
Vacation Bible School
AUGUST 3 - 7, 2003

Our SCUBA (Super-Cool Undersea Bible Adventure) cruise was quite an adventure! Kim Whitt served as director for the cruise, which began when families gathered for a send-off picnic on Sunday, August 3rd. Under the direction of Debbie Quetsch the entire building had been transformed with a seaside look. The next morning 130 children began their four-day cruise.

Each morning the SS Red Rover, SS Blue Dolphin, SS Purple Piranha and SS Orange Octopus docked in the worship space. Patty Birmingham organized captains and crew leaders for each ship. Children boarded their ship, joined their SCUBA crew, and started the day with a sing-along led by Jeanine Ellis, Amy Swierczewski, and Kellie Vaughan. At 9:30 the preschoolers departed for the Preschool Tidepool overseen by Mary Lisa Lind and Christi Rogers, while the ships set sail for their first port of call.

Each ship made five stops. At Splish Splash Games Kelly DiLeo and Cathy Rawls offered games based on the day’s Bible story. In Melissa Matthew’s Dive-In Diner they created their own snacks and got a Bible Buddy to remind them of the day’s verse. Sheila Franco and Pat Sitter helped them create Undersea Crafts, and Terry Ferrance and Donna Hennessy presented Chadder’s Undersea Bible Adventure. In Deep Bible Adventures Diane Cosby and Paul Bagley helped them really experience the day’s story - including climbing inside the whale just like Jonah!
After making their five stops the ships returned to dock in the worship space for the Sea Star Finale of music and dramatic skits.
Thank you to everyone who made our cruise possible, including the youth and adult volunteers, the nursery helpers, and everyone who provided supplies and snacks. Rumor has it that next year’s VBS will be taking us to Hawaii!

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