The Heights Baptist returns to Hawaiian Falls

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The Heights Baptist returns to Hawaiian Falls
By David Alvey
Jun 6, 2007

For the second straight year, The Heights Baptist Church will hold vacation Bible school miles away from its 20-acre Richardson campus. The “Jungle Jaunt VBS” will be held June 25 – 28 at Hawaiian Falls - Firewheel waterpark in Garland. “Our kids had a blast last year,” said Robbie Sutton, children’s minister at the Richardson church. “And, they can’t wait to go back this year. While it’s a challenge to hold events off-site, it’s our mission to reach out to the community. After all, Jesus didn’t sit around waiting for people to come hear him preach. He took the good news to the people. If that meant climbing in a boat to talk to the people on the shore, then Jesus didn’t mind getting his feet wet.” After Hawaiian Falls closes for the day, the church will have the entire waterpark from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. each evening. Children who have completed kindergarten through sixth grade will be divided into groups by age. The groups will rotate around to different parts of the waterpark, where volunteers will act out Bible stories with water themes. The event is open to the community. Cost is $20 per child for the week. “Last year, we had more than 200 volunteers help each night,” Sutton said. “With about 600 kids, our worker-to-child ratio was great. Plus, Hawaiian Falls and their people ensured this was a great experience for everyone.” Online registration and a curriculum are available at www.flipflopsummer.com. For more information, call the Children’s Ministry office at 972-231-6047, extension 280, or email rsutton@theheights.org. Hawaiian Falls – Firewheel is located at 4550 North Garland Avenue, about one mile south of George Bush Tollway. Directions are at www.hawaiianfalls.com. Celebrating 51 years of serving the community, the Heights Baptist Church is located at 201 W. Renner Road at Central Expressway (US-75) in Richardson.

Dr. Gary Singleton, senior pastor, works with Stacy Schreiner, Lori Downey and Julia Graves to set up a storytime in one of the wading areas

Peter and the disciples act out a Bible story from their “boat” as kids lounge in a shallow pool. From left: Roger Kittrell, Beth Barnes, Paul Rinaldi, Steve Grimsley and Brad Randall.