VBS 2010 Takes Kids to Saddle Ridge Ranch

Written by Polly House

NASHVILLE, Tenn., 6/22/09 – Kids will head out West for VBS 2010.

Saddle Ridge Ranch is the 2010 Vacation Bible School destination where participants will be roundin’ up questions and drivin’ home answers. Set among snowcapped peaks and wide open spaces, the Bible study focus will be on questions real kids ask: "Who am I? Does God care about me? What is God’s plan for me? How can I be like Jesus? What do I do now?"

The VBS 2010 Scripture is James 1:5 – "Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing, and it will be given to him" (HCSB).

The video for LifeWay's VBS 2010 follows the adventures of four young cowboys and cowgirls and their wrangler friend, Jed, as they discover that the best adventure is more than riding horses or looking for rattlers – it’s about discovering Jesus who wants to be the Lord of their lives.

Musical Message
Jeff Slaughter has written the music for VBS for the past 14 years and performed in the music videos for all 12 that have been produced.

The music segments of VBS 2010 happen in fields, by lakes and near snowcapped mountains. Slaughter uses these segments to teach not only the music and lyrics, but the motions, too.

"I love doing the instructional musical videos," Slaughter said. "The kids get so much out of them. Some are fun and silly and others are more serious and thoughtful. Sometimes I mess up and we just leave in those bloopers. The kids seem to think it’s fun when I make mistakes. I just laugh about it, too."

The CLazyU, a working 9,000-acre guest ranch near Granby, Colo., serves as the backdrop for the VBS video.

Lynne Norris, LifeWay’s producer for the VBS video, said the ranch location offered the opportunity to have the video come alive for the children.

"Watching almost 200 horses run down the street of the ranch is a beautiful sight," she said. "The run – the jingle – happens twice a day on the ranch as the horses are moved from the corral during the day to the pasture at night, and we had the opportunity to use that as part of our story."