Posted: 8/18/06
VBS children fill God’s Penny Pail
By Elizabeth Staples
Communications Intern
BLANKET—Children learned to be cheerful givers through Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church in Blanket.
On the first day, the 127 pre-kindergarten through 5th graders from the small community northeast of Brown-wood were challenged to donate loose change and fill up God’s Penny Pail.
“We had the bucket at the front of the sanctuary, and the children would bring pennies in their pockets, hats or plastic bags and pour them in each morning,” said Jim Looby, pastor of First Baptist Church in Blanket.
“Throughout the week, I pulled it around in a little red wagon for the kids to see the progress they were making. The children looked at that pail and didn’t think they could fill it, but they did.”
At the end of the week, the bucket was filled with 68 pounds of mostly coins and some currency, totaling $267.17. The donations benefit the city of Blanket mission fund, helping people in need to pay their bills or buy food, Looby explained.
“It’s not for any specific church, just people in the community. We are very close-knit and enjoy doing things together,” Looby said. “God’s Penny Pail is an encouraging way to teach children an important lesson about giving offerings to the Lord.”
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