When the actors portraying Moses and Aaron demanded that Pharaoh free the Israelites, he gave them work to do. Tribes had to cut grass with scissors on the church lawn, clean up rice ground into carpets, and untie shoe laces that Pharaoh s men had knotted. Participants slept overnight in tents set up in the parish hall. After breakfast on Saturday, Pharaoh evicted the tribes from the parish hall and the trek through the Wilderness began. To reenact the Crossing of the Red Sea, a police officer stopped downtown traffic.
Leaders spread a long blue plastic cloth painted with fish across the intersection.
After the children crossed, Miriam led them in a dance and song to celebrate. Children continued their journey to Dillsburg s city park where they found an oasis, manna, and Mt. Sinai. In the afternoon they watched a camel caravan actually trucks deliver supplies and volunteers for twelve learning stations. We are living in an age characterized by self-centeredness, consumerism and materialism. The congregation values young people and helps them know that they are important members of the faith community.