PandaMania!

Whew and Wow!!!!

What a week of Pandamania at Westwood!!!! VBS is always a highlight of our church year and this year is no different. More than 200 children have participated along with 110 youth and adult workers. More than $1,800 was received in offerings for our new mission partner, ServeTrust. Those are the numbers and they are phenomenal. But more important are the lives that have been touched this week. It has been a blessing every morning to welcome the children and to see the joy and anticipation on their faces. Whether singing, listening to a Bible Story, making a craft, enjoying a snack, or exercising in recreation, they have been learning about God's love, and that "God is wild about them!" As much as these children have been blessed, I think the youth and adults who have worked alongside them may have been blessed even more! Westwood loves children and it is evident by the sacrifices of time and loving care these workers share, some taking vacation just to be a part of this wonderful week.

I asked everyone to pray last week for VBS and I know you have honored that request. Blessings have abounded, not the least of which is the fact that the air conditioning is still working, even though we thought it might go out at any moment. God, Jack Hix, and Dennis Milam have worked together this week to keep things cool! So many have a hand in making this week such a blessing, including you and your prayers. "Thanks" to the entire Westwood family...with the Spirit's guidance and the faithfulness of God's people, Pandamania will long be remembered as a week of wonder and blessing.

Keep up the prayers as our youth prepare to leave Sunday for Impact. They will be in Buckingham, Va, helping to rehab structures and perhaps rebuild lives. May God's Spirit guide and empower these missionaries next week just as that same Spirit has been at work this week in VBS.