Send in the Clowns – Bee’s??? VBS fun at Bless India in January At Bless India the children and staff look forward to the arrival of the clowns. The clowns bring fun, laugh- ter and bible lessons packaged together in a VBS for- mat. The lessons this year were on the Beatitudes from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount. And the Bless In- dia land seems an appropriate place – you can almost picture Jesus climbing a short distance up the side of one of the beautiful mountains, being seated and teaching the multitude down below. Since we were teaching the Bee – attitudes, the clowns thought it only appropriate that we look like bees (sort of …). Each of the 5 days of VBS started with an opening time of robust action songs followed by a “special delivery” of the mystery box. The box con- tained something to help introduce the Beatitude for the morning. Then the clowns entertained with a funny, cra- zy, (usually messy) skit before the boys and girls were divided into three groups. One group had a bible les- son, another crafts and the third games. The groups rotated to each station and then it was time for the clos- ing. More singing (these guys really like to sing, I wish you could hear and see them), another “special de- livery” of the mystery box (the children remember, someone has to sign for it), the introduction of an- other beatitude and more clown silliness and then it was time for lunch and to wonder what were those clowns were going to do tomorrow.