{"id":332,"date":"2015-05-04T20:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-05T02:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/?p=332"},"modified":"2015-05-20T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T19:54:17","slug":"their-most-favorite-vbs-possession-that-made-a-wonderful-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/blog\/vbs\/their-most-favorite-vbs-possession-that-made-a-wonderful-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"3 True Ways VBS Buddies Made a Powerful Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what happens to those adorable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.group.com\/vbs\/everest\/bible-memory-buddies\" target=\"_blank\">Bible Memory Buddies<\/a> after you send them home with kids? Do they just end up on the floor of the van, next to a Happy Meal wrapper? Do kids <em>really <\/em>look at them again? Every year, parents and friends in ministry share incredible stories of where <em>their <\/em>Bible Memory Buddies have been and how they make a difference in lives. Here are three of those stories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-343\" src=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/bible-memory-buddy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"bible-memory-buddy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Bible Memory Buddies are conquering fear.<\/strong> A few weeks after Power Lab VBS, Alexa had to start second-grade at a new school. Her mind raced with worries. Would she make friends? Who would she sit with at lunch? What if the teacher didn\u2019t like her? On that first day of school (and for the first few weeks), Alexa walked into school with Dewd\u2014her Power Lab Bible Memory Buddy\u2014clutched in her 7 year-old fist. Dewd comforted her with God\u2019s Word: \u201cI will not be afraid, for you are close beside me\u201d (Psalm 23:4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cDewd was my daughter\u2019s constant companion for those first few weeks of school. I\u2019d hear her whispering the verse as she stepped bravely out of the car, heading into her new classroom.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-396\" src=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/BuddiesKidsCurb-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Bible Memory Buddies help share faith\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/BuddiesKidsCurb-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/BuddiesKidsCurb-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/BuddiesKidsCurb-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/BuddiesKidsCurb-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/BuddiesKidsCurb.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Bible Memory Buddies are sharing faith<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> Charlie wore his collection of Weird Animal Buddies every day after Weird Animals VBS. His mom figured they were just a fun reminder of a great week with his friends at VBS. But one day Charlie took his Buddies off\u2026to show his friend who lived down the street.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cThere sat Charlie, head to head with this little girl who\u2019d just lost her father. He read every one of those Bible verses to her\u2026encouraging her that God loved her.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-337 size-medium\" title=\"vacation-bible-school-buddy-soldier\" src=\"http:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Soldier-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"soldier-vaction-bible-school-buddy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Soldier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Soldier-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Soldier-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Soldier-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wwv.group.com\/childrens-ministry\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Soldier.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bible Memory Buddies are encouraging and motivating.\u00a0<\/strong>A few years back, a friend in ministry shared a news story that featured the father of a child who\u2019d come to their VBS. This man had been deployed to the Middle East, and was asked what he carries in his pockets. The soldier pulled out a small, worn elephant\u2014Lug, from Serengeti Trek.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>\u201cThis says, \u2018Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people.\u2019 (Colossians 3:23) I always keep it with me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bible Memory Buddies are making a difference, allowing kids to be encouraged, share their faith, and bring God\u2019s light to those facing dark times.<\/p>\n<p>Where have <em>your <\/em>Buddies been and what have they been doing? Let us know in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever wonder what happens to those adorable Bible Memory Buddies after you send them home with kids? Do they just end up on the floor of the van, next to a Happy Meal wrapper? Do kids really look at them again? 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