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Chore charts. Report cards. Standardized tests. Athletic banquets. Kids are inundated with messages about their performance. Because performance work and reward is one of the basic structures of our lives, kids often grow up thinking, I am what I am because of what I do... or because of what I ve failed to do. How different this message sounds from the biblical message of redemption by grace! PROOF Pirates introduces kids to God s amazing grace through a five-day, pirate-themed curriculum for use in Bible clubs and Vacation Bible School. It explains the doctrines of grace using the popular PROOF acronym with the book of Ephesians (God s grace is Planned, Resurrecting, Outrageous, Overcoming, and Forever) so kids know that it is not their performance that makes them right with God. PROOF Pirates teaches children to remember that what God says about them is more important than what others say, and that it is God s grace that makes us who we are. Whether using a treasure map to teach about God s sovereign plan or a skeleton to explain how God makes dead people walk, PROOF Pirates helps kids remember the one message we never want them to forget. PROOF Pirates features original music, craft directions, skits, extensive leader s notes and everything else you need to run a successful VBS for children in preschool through fifth grade. The PROOF Pirates Family Devotional is also available to reinforce at home the lessons learned at Vacation Bible School. Your VBS Starter Kit includes: 1. Complete Director s Manual (on CD) Director s planning checklist starting ten months before your VBS; Detailed directions on every aspect of planning, recruiting, advertising, training volunteers, classroom security, and protection against child abuse; Recruitment ideas and printable forms for volunteers to fill out; Decorating ideas; Child safety details. 2. Printables (on CD) Including advertising posters, bulletin inserts, invitations, and name tags. 3. Worship