The message we bring every time is that Jesus loves you. Fast, fun and fluid. Kendra Reese and her friends enjoy a Saturday Sunday school lesson led by First Baptist, Leesburg, campus minister Ken Scrubb, who addresses high school students. The RIOT bus is an old school bus that has been painted bright orange and customized with a huge fold-down door on one side that works as a stage for puppet shows. After finding a shady spot in a park or playground, the bus can be set up and ready in about two minutes, Betty said.
Mothers bring their lawn chairs and sit around the periphery.
The 45-minute program includes singing, games, scripture memory, contests, small treats and a gospel message, and it always ends with an opportunity to accept Christ. Funnel the ministry back to the church. The RIOT bus ministry of First Leesburg is closely tied to another innovative idea implemented a few years ago. Saturday Sunday school regularly draws between 130 and 240 children every week, Betty said. Millie Boling holds the hand of a pre-school child waiting for her bus.