Summer sunshine brings Vacation Bible School to churches nationwide, with an estimated 70,000 kids poised to make Jesus their Lord this season. This joyful promise shines brighter than secular “summer camps” obsessed with flash over faith.
Kempsville Baptist Church in Virginia Beach quickens hearts. Landscaped Bible lessons blend games, crafts, and worship-fueled music. Their theme—seeing God’s “bigness” in His creation—targets today’s anxious youth with eternal truth.
Lifeway VBS Specialist Melita Thomas calls it urgent: “A generation drowning in loneliness needs to hear they’re not mistakes.” Scriptures about hair-counting care reveal God’s radical love. This isn’t school religious work—it’s salvation work.
For 100 years, VBS has stood as America’s spiritual immune system. Stats speak: Over 2.7 million attended in one year alone, with nearly 80,000 professions of faith. These aren’t Sunday school stats—they’re revival stats.
Secular programs offer crafts without Christ, games without gospel. But real VBS remembers: Kids aren’t just entertained; they’re evangelized. Scripture comes alive through worship, work, and witness.
Family engagement drives long-term faith. Closing programs invite parents to celebrate what their children learned. Churches plant seeds; families water them. This partnership outlasts any one-week wonder.
But threats loom. Secular activists mock spiritual summer camps as “indoctrination,” while public funds flow to godless alternatives. VBS thrives precisely because it rejects this false divide.
Let this summer show: Faith is America’s bedrock. When we teach kids God knows their hairs, we teach freedom of conscience reigns. Progressives can smirk—history’s on VBS’s side.
