Gabby's Summer Vacation Skit 

God Will Never Leave You | by Gail Peterson

Props used: Pictures of famous landmarks and add a small picture of the character you use for your skit on the picture of each landmark. I used pictures from an old calendar and attached each picture to some cardboard. 

Other prop: A bowl of popcorn.

Pastor: Well, hi Gabby. It’s so nice to see you. We’ve really missed you. Just where have you been?

Gabby: Been? Where have I been? I’ve been everywhere. I’ve been on VACATION!

Pastor: Vacation? I didn’t know flamingos go on vacation.

Gabby: And why not? After all I don’t have to make any travel arrangements.

Pastor: You don’t? So tell me, Gabby, how do you travel?

Gabby: (Looks around) I FLY!

Pastor: Well that can be very expensive.

Gabby: (Looks around again) Pastor, ever heard the expression “Free as a bird?”

Pastor: Yeah, well that is an expression. Okay, so you’ve traveled this summer. Where did you go?

Gabby: Well, it just so happens that I have some of my vacation pictures. Wanna see them?

Pastor: (sounding bored) Oh, joy! Vacation pictures.

Gabby: Your enthusiasm is overwhelming. Would it help if you had some popcorn to watch the picture show?

Pastor: Popcorn? You bet. I’ll bet the kids would like some, too. 

Gabby: Okay, Pastor, it’s in the big bowl. Help yourself and pass it around. Now, is everybody ready for the great Gabby Vacation Picture Show?

Pastor, I’ll need a little help up here with my pictures. 

Gabby: Okay, here’s my first picture.
1. Oh, Paris…ooh la la. See me, there on the Eiffel Tower. Nice place to rest but a little breezy.
2. Ahhh, England. A jolly good place but all their buildings have lots of points. Not bird friendly at all.
3. Here’s me at the Acropolis in Greece. Notice the upward motion of my feet. Those rocks were hard to walk on.
4. Then I went to the Kalahari Desert in India. I thought it was a great big beach. Ooooh, hot feet.
5. So then, I moved on to the Taj Mahal and cooled my feet in a rather nice swimming pool.
6. Here’s the Great Wall of China. It was fun sitting up there as I watched all those people climbing all those steps. I was quite comfortable. 
7. Gaday, Mate. Here I am in Australia. A fascinating country. Strange building. I nearly slipped right off it.
8. Hang 10. Well, actually it was more like “drown a bird”. That’s me hanging on for dear life. That was in Hawaii.(use a surfing type picture)
9. Ahhh, peace and quiet in a beautiful rainforest. Now this was bird friendly.
10. Here I am in South Dakota. Okay, I couldn’t resist sitting on old Abe’s head.
11. Ahhhhh Choo. I found out I had an allergy when I stopped off in Idaho. (use a picture of a field of flowers)

Pastor: Those are some very nice pictures Gabby. It sounds like you had a great time.

Gabby: Yeah (sounding disappointed), except for one thing.

Pastor: What’s that?

Gabby: I’m embarrassed to tell you, Pastor.

Pastor: Don’t be silly, Gabby. You can tell us.

Gabby: Pastor, I took a vacation . . .  from my faith.

Pastor: From your faith?

Gabby: I took the whole summer off. I wasn’t here to help you in church every Sunday. I missed all the kids, singing songs, and yes, even hearing your sermons. And most of all, I missed God.

Pastor: Gabby, God is always with you no matter where you are.

Gabby: Pastor, I went ON VACATION. I stopped my faith. What would happen if God went on vacation. There would be no one to hear our prayers, or heal the sick, comfort us when we’re sad or lonely. We would be in DEEP trouble. God must be really mad at me.

Pastor: Gabby, I told you, God is always with you*. When you go on vacation, you see more of this beautiful world that God created for us. You meet people from all over this wonderful world. And, you can glorify God by being kind and loving to the places you go and the people you meet. I’m sure He was watching over you during your entire vacation. 

Gabby: Yeah, you’re right. I did say my prayers every night especially when I got caught up in some air turbulence over Poughkeepsie (I love that name) and almost ran into a Boeing 767. But, I sure hope He wasn’t watching me when I had the triple scoop ice cream cone in Paris. I’m sure glad to be home, Pastor, and I’m really glad to be in church.

Pastor: We’re glad to have you back, Gabby. 

Gabby: I’ll be here next Sunday, Pastor, and all the other Sundays.

Copyright 2003 Gail Peterson
gpeterson@cauto.com 

* "God has said, 'Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you' " Hebrews 13:5.

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