‘Jerusalem Marketplace’ at Agape Church’s Vacation Bible School

Fun with Bible stories
Children enjoy the Jerusalem Marketplace at Agape
Vacation Bible School. Photo includes Danielle Seales,
Torrie Lewis, Kristopher Arch, Alex Solomon,
Nakinjah Lindo, Sarah Jackson Ted Padua, and
Maria Padua (Teacher).

The rabbi played by Tom Saldeba.

Tuesday,  July 19, 2005

This year, children at the Agape Church’s Vacation Bible School were treated to the sights and smells of Jerusalem more than 2000 years ago at the Vacation Bible School last week.

With the theme: “Jerusalem Marketplace,” the children helped to recreate a market day in the holy land during the time of Jesus when, the inside of the church was transformed into a traditional marketplace.

The recreation showed special landmarks too such as ‘Where Jesus walked to the cross.’

“We are taking the children through all the event’s of Jesus’ life,” Pearline Donalds, Vacation Bible School Director, said. “We thought it was appropriate to re-create the atmosphere of Jerusalem at the time of Jesus as closely as possible, and we have actually got some authentic items from Jerusalem.

“We have some spices from Jerusalem, some Frankincense and Myrrh, and we have some water from Israel, some from the River Jordan, and some from the Red Sea.”

We have the children divided into 12 tribes, of Israel, and given each of the groups the Jewish tribal names.

There was also a Synagogue recreated, complete with scrolls, and “Rabbi,” Tom Saldeba.

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