VCC has opened up a lending library full of books, videos and audio tapes as a way to minister to the needs of our members. There are a variety of sources for all age levels.

The library has a somewhat different look now that I’ve got all the videos and audio book tapes organized together in one spot to give us more bookshelf space. Not only are they better organized, but we have some new ones. Come on in and check it out.

Also new for the teens of VCC is a brand new set of Trailblazer Books. These are thrilling adventure stories called “overcomer books” introducing young readers to Christian heroes of the past. These would also make great reading books for family time. We’ve now got Mask of the Wolf Boy, Assassins in the Cathedral, (Uganda); Race for the Record, (Philippine Islands); Ambushed in Jaguar Swamp (Lenqua) and The Mayflower Secret (New World). Here’s what I pulled off their site www.trailblazerbooks.com:

The award-winning TRAILBLAZER BOOKS are action-packed historical fiction introducing young people to great Christian heroes. Each page-turning book portrays a significant period in a hero or heroine’s life and ministry as seen through the eyes of a young person eleven to about fifteen years old. A page in the front of each book explains exactly what is fiction and which events and characters are historical, and a “More About” chapter at the end provides a brief biographical overview of the Christian hero’s whole life. As authors, we want kids to learn about pioneer missionaries and other important people in Christian history . . . and have fun doing it.

— Dave and Neta Jackson

On this site you can:

• meet the authors
• use historical timelines to find out what other important events were happening in the world at the time of each Trailblazer story.
• write to the authors
• Authors can be arranged to come to school or homeschool group for a 1-2 day writing seminar.

By the looks of the borrowing activity already for these books I guess I’ll be on the hunt to search the world for more Trailblazer adventures. Stay tuned…

Read a book, share a thought… Sue Budroe