More than 500 children rode out on a wild West adventure during Bayside Community Church’s “Big Trail” themed Vacation Bible School June 21 through June 24, at Bayside’s East Bradenton campus.
Campers enjoyed Bible lessons, arts and crafts, dance and music, mechanical bull riding and mining for gold nuggets.
Jaimee Baker and Jocie Nelson man the "trading post."
Lucy Chang and Yuliana Cervantes, both 10, eat orange dreamsicle ice cream.
Sheriff Ron Boudrie, associate children's director for the Bayside East Bradenton campus, checks on campers as they snack.
Olivia Shephard, Grace Albritton and Annie Rinsema like water day and other activities.
Amelia Jerome, Taylor Shephard and Abby Beach check out Polaroids they took for the scriptography challenge - photographing pictures that depict a Bible verse.
Gene Witt Elementary's Nicholas Nesser, 9, colors spots on his pool "noodle" pony.
Lilly Jones, 7, dances during a time of worship.
Craig Westbrook welcomes campers to the mine to hunt for gold nuggets and other treasures.
Cadence Andersen sifts sand and water to discover gold nuggets and other rocks and treasures.
Brynna Sands rides a mechanic bull for nearly 40 seconds.
