Last night we kicked off our Vacation Bible School. This is one of the biggest events we host each year as an outreach to the children and families of our community. This year’s theme is built around an amusement park – Colossal Coaster.
As the kids entered the sanctuary to close last night, we had a video playing with one of the songs for the week playing as background music. But the video was shot from the inside of a huge roller coaster. In other words, as we sat and watched the video, it was as if we were riding the coaster.
I sat in the back of the group so that I could see all that was happening. After about a minute, one of our adult leaders decided to act like he was on the coaster. So as the coaster crested the top of a drop, he would raise his hands and scream as the coaster plummeted to the bottom. As the coaster came to a turn, he would raise his hands and lean into it.
What happened next was a very interesting display of human nature. Slowly, kids started joining in. Within seconds, all 90 plus kids were into it – raised hands, leaning into every turn and screaming with all the air their little lungs could push out.
I sat and watched and pondered. Isn’t it amazing how just one person can have such impact. What a responsibility! What a blessing! What a challenge!
How will you influence the people around you today? Don’t ever think you have no impact.
Be blessed!
Clay in the Hands 
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