Day 1- Opening Day

The previous day I transferred all the actions of the songs to my mobs.Practiced the songs and reached the place early at 8. And people you won’t believe the teachers were on time for the devotion which was just wonderful. The devotion was about the elder son in the prodigal son’s story. The presbyter in charge started the assembly with the prayer. It was good with 76 children. I was much worried about the theme introduction. Then I had an idea to show them some of my niece’s garments and introduced the theme” garment of praise”. Classes went on well; teachers were so creative in making the charts and decorating the place. Good day.

For Remembrance And Reflection

May be the upcoming posts in my blog will be pretty boring for few readers as I’m going to post about each day in VBS. But I can’t help because, If I don’t blog here, I will totally forget what happened!!! My diary will get misplaced and papers will be torn and the devices like my mobs or lap will be exchanged or repaired but definitely not this world of internet. Seems like this internet is the place of ever after!!!

And it will be very interesting for me to see what I have written at times and to reflect on the decisions I have made after years through all my posts!!!So am gonna write some posts for my remembrance and your reflection on it!!!

Planning meet

Getting into the groove of things at a new center with new theme is always the toughest part. Strange faces all around and yearned to see just a single familiar one. I hope all the directors would have gone through the same woes during the planning meet. But luckily I had a familiar one who was a part of my college prayer cell, Miss Cinthya jeyapaul. I had a glow in my face seeing her. All others are elder and elder to me. And I am very sure the minute they saw me, they would have lost the respect they wanted to give to a director as I look very slimy and much younger to them. The secretary started it with a prayer, song and followed by my introduction. 

To get introduced with them I had a game to play. For each person, the right side of them is their advocate and left is their client. So a person will be advocate for their right and client to their left. And when I’m asking the client’s name, the person’s advocate has to answer!! Whatever the questions are. After questioning them I still dint memorize their names so played another game. First person should tell their name and second one by telling both the names followed by other persons. I somehow managed to spell all the names correctly. After this I proceeded with the vision and mission of JC VBS. 

Then I had another game to play. Asked them to make a rocket with the paper I gave and they aimed/ targeted to the centre of the chart which I fixed some 50m ahead of them. Few aimed and many dint. What I tried to tell them is, Even VBS also has some aim / target!!!! It is to introduce Christ and guide the children in a right way. Then I proceeded with the importance of Christian education, qualifications of a good teacher, time table, lesson preparations and special days. Planned to finish it off within an hour. But it crossed more than 1.5 hours!!! A combination super activity from the teacher’s side and inclusive measures of director can make the VBS, a real breeze!!!! That’s the conclusion of the day :)

I am In Charge Of

They had a great confusion in placing me for VBS this year. Started with divine patience, Thirupalai church and ended up with Ratchanyapuram C.S.I Church. This year also again I’m single J I had a little fear but then to just check out how the church is and people are, I went to the church on Sunday. Spent some time with the pastor, superintendent and Rathnamani thaatha!!! Last year it was Rajappa thaatha and this year its him!!! Both of them took care of me well as their granddaughter. Long live thaathaas!!!

VBS director’s Workshop

Last year I had a problem in asking my mom to allow me for the workshop and this time its with the management I’m working with. At first when I got the letter about the workshop, I never wanted to attend as this year junior church of my diocese is taking full charge of VBS with songs, actions, skits and few more composed by themselves. VBS is a very big project and we really need guts, brains, lakhs, support from many people to work out this project, a success. So in that way, I really wondered and wanted to appreciate the crew of JC for stepping into this milestone. But I always feel dissatisfied when a new one emerges demolishing the traditional ones. And this time the prey is VBS Bangalore. Okay I agree that they never planned properly last year for games and memory verse methods. But this year we should have given a last chance for them. Ok leave it. It’s not that am discouraging JC VBS, but I’m bored of their ideas, songs, tunes, politics a little. 

It was Wednesday when I was telling all these things to my mother. And the very next day, it happened to meet the JC director and Mr.Edwinanna who asked me when I’m leaving to the workshop. I neither said yes nor no. After the discussion with him, I gave a second thought and left to Kodai with a book in my hand and a million thoughts in mind. Reached the place safely. The only thing I hate about the holiday home is the “network”. Ahhhh It will be disgusting!!!!. Songs in the session was very lengthy, actions not catchy, skit was normal, lyrics of few songs were good, and the memory verse,sabhaaa!!!!!!!!! I just don’t know who selected all the verses!!!!!  Each day’s verse is such a lengthy one and they never had good methods to teach also. Planning was not good in my perspective . they should have asked few other people's ideas .But anyways Good try.

 The worst part of it is I handled the cam ;-)But anyways it was a nice stay. I have posted the feelings I had there in my previous posts. Check out!