{"id":35829,"date":"2016-08-15T00:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/?p=35829"},"modified":"2016-11-24T21:09:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-25T00:09:51","slug":"us-military-bases-host-vacation-bible-school-amazing-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/15\/us-military-bases-host-vacation-bible-school-amazing-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"US Military Bases Host Vacation Bible School, Amazing gRace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the school year starts to wind up in many parts of the country, the annual Vacation Bible School season is coming to an end. VBS remains a long held tradition for many &#8212; including many US troops, wherever they may be stationed.<\/p>\n<p>At the US Army Camp Zama, Japan, more than 100 kids <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/2778669\/camp-zama-hosts-vbs-children-youth\">attended VBS<\/a> at the beginning of August:\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This year\u2019s theme was \u201cSonTreasure Island\u201d with a message of love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened this week was fabulous because the whole theme was about God\u2019s love,\u201d said Jeffrey Frick, Ph.D., Director of Religious Education for Camp Zama.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35831 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/zamavbs.jpg\" alt=\"zamavbs\" width=\"880\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/zamavbs.jpg 880w, https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/zamavbs-300x95.jpg 300w, https:\/\/christianfighterpilot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/zamavbs-768x244.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/>The ability to minister the love of Jesus Christ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/207895\/chapel-hosts-vacation-bible-school\">to mil-kids<\/a>, regardless where the military has sent their families, is a unique opportunity within the military community.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, kids at Schriever attended a chapel event that was intended to &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/206453\/schriever-youth-roll-out-amazing-grace\">teach them virtues and think about their morals<\/a>.&#8221; The &#8220;Amazing gRace&#8221; was a<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>base-wide scavenger hunt [that] tested the competitors\u2019 creative skills, physical resilience, knowledge of world religion and random virtue-based trivia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Given the general references to virtue and world religions, it appears to have been a more &#8220;generic&#8221; chapel event, rather than one hosted by a specific faith.<\/p>\n<p>Chapels and chaplains continue to be a vital part of the military community &#8212; wherever they may be.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-like\" data-share=\"true\" data-show-faces=\"true\" data-size=\"small\" data-action=\"like\" data-layout=\"standard\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><strong>ADVERTISEMENT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><!-- blogpost --><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"2728423835\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6450825356098669\"><\/ins><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the school year starts to wind up in many parts of the country, the annual Vacation Bible School season is coming to an end. 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