It's a small world after all...

While I was at the Children's Pastors Conference in Orlando, FL, I had the opportunity to go into Disney and ride "It's a Small World".  A week later that song is still stuck in my head! It wasn't until after church tonight that I realized just how true that song was.

While at the Children's Pastors Conference I had the opportunity to hear Beth Guckenberger speak. Beth and her husband Todd served as missionaries in Mexico.  I had never met her, had never even heard of her, but I connected with almost everything she said.  I loved her passion for children and her willingness to continually seek God in everything.  After she spoke, I planned on meeting her.  Unfortunately, the lines to speak with her were long. So, I bought her book and CD curriculum.  I could not find an email for her online but I did find her husband's email at back2backministries.org.  I emailed him, hoping he might forward it to Beth.   I told him how much I enjoyed Beth's talk, let him know we would be using the curriculum Beth wrote for our VBS/ missions camp, and asked him to please be in prayer for us as we plan.  I knew this was what we were suppose to do for VBS.  Actually, we morphed VBS into a three day Missions Camp.  I was excited to share her stories with our children!  I contacted our graphics guys and he produced a fabulous t-shirt design for our camp. I quickly added it to our calendar of events in preparation for the meetings I would be having with the parents in our church this weekend.  I was to present all the summer activities and new classes in a parent meeting after each of the three services this weekend at church.

The church service ended and I began my explanation of all the fun things planned for the children this summer.  After the parent meeting I always hang out in the front for a while to answer questions.  A parent and dear friend of mine came up to me and began to inquire about the VBS/Missions Camp.  I began to explain to her how I had  heard Beth at a conference and wanted to share her stories with our children.  The parent, with eyes wide and her face beaming, said "I know her!  I used to double date with her and she was dating my husband at the time."  LOL This parent and her husband have actually been to Monterrey, Mexico and worked with Beth and her husband Todd on the mission field!!

I think I just found my first VBS Volunteer :)  It's a small world after all.