Sunday, July 8, 2007

The Marketplace and the Sea of Galilee

Finally the second portion of the VBS story...
They visited the Sea of Galilee and the Galilean Marketplace.

The offerings at the sea included fishing, rope making and working on a fishing net. Sully enjoyed the net almost as much as Nathan liked weaving. While Sully spent the entire time working on the fishing net, Nathan tried all the activities.












After their seaside journey, they joined some hunters who showed them different techniques including javelin throwing and slingshots. Here they are trying to hit a target with a slingshot.




Then off to the marketplace...
The fellowship hall was decked out with terrific decorations that transported the kids back in time.
Assignments were made upon entering the marketplace for bread makers and for one of the tribe to gather water from the well. The bread makers went into the kitchen where they pressed out pita dough that was then baked and brought to the tribes during closing time. The water was gathered from clean two-liter bottles that were tied to ropes hung over a well made of stone pavers.


The shops included a sandal-maker, jewelry-maker, weaver, toy shop, pottery maker, stonemason, a shop where they could hand the "fish" they caught on a mobile, and a wood-worker's shop where they could make menorahs. They also had an open air food market with fruits and bread to try.
Here they are making sandals...


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