VeggieTales FREE MOVIE Night at the mall!
Monday, October 27, 2008
We (Splash Children's Ministry) hosted our first VeggieTales Movie Night at the Orchards Mall and it was amazing!
A word of appreciation...
Close to 200 kids and their families attended the event. Go God! The kids had so much fun and many of the adults wore huge grins throughout the night. The snack crew did a stupendous job with homemade snacks (candy molds & pretzels, popcorn balls, leaf cookies…..). It was great seeing everyone's passion in different areas come alive!
The creative arts team did a tremendous job with creating the harvest VeggieTales environment (including a huge painting of Larry & Bob on the community center wall mirror) and setting up 6 stations for the kids: face painting, glow-in-the-dark tattoos, photo area, paint & pumpkin/gourd area, pumpkin patch for kids and families to sit while watching the movie, “Where’s God When I’m Scared?” , ending with a stop at the Overflow Office where we handed out VeggieTales activity sheets, a ton of candy, cute leaf bags put together by a crafty cousin of Martha Stewart (no, not really but really could be... ). 
Roughly, 70% of the people at the event were not a part of Overflow and that was exciting for us! We were truly reaching families beyond our church family. The night was about bringing God’s light into a dark and scary world and that GOD IS BIGGER THAN THE BOOGIE MAN! He is bigger than any fear ; He is bigger than anything!
Roughly, 70% of the people at the event were not a part of Overflow and that was exciting for us! We were truly reaching families beyond our church family. The night was about bringing God’s light into a dark and scary world and that GOD IS BIGGER THAN THE BOOGIE MAN! He is bigger than any fear ; He is bigger than anything!
We closed the event with several door prizes and a word of prayer.
A word of appreciation...
Thank you to several local orchards for their donations for this event! Thank you to Berrien Homes for lending us your popcorn machine; we went through 10 pounds of kernels!!! 
Thank you to a grandma and grandpa who donated over 400 donut holes! Thank you McDonalds for donating punch… we served over 400 cups! Thank you to Amanda Sutton’s mom who traveled via train from the east side of the state to donate her time, talent, and fall decorations for our event! Thank you SW Michigan Tourist Council for your donation of bags. And thank you... Overflow family & friends for digging in on Friday night to serve our community in love.
Thank you to a grandma and grandpa who donated over 400 donut holes! Thank you McDonalds for donating punch… we served over 400 cups! Thank you to Amanda Sutton’s mom who traveled via train from the east side of the state to donate her time, talent, and fall decorations for our event! Thank you SW Michigan Tourist Council for your donation of bags. And thank you... Overflow family & friends for digging in on Friday night to serve our community in love. You planted seeds this weekend, and I’m not talking about pumpkin seeds. 
posted by Brian @ 7:30 PM,
