Jimmie Cave, Jr. This year's vacation bible school was a wonderful experience.

Not only were we able to engage the Word with our peers but we also had the opportunity to share what was learned with our young people all in the spirit of brotherly and sisterly love. I can truly say that the Spirit was in the mist.

My entire family enjoyed vacation bible school. We even had discussions at home about what we covered in class.

It was wonderful to see my three young sons chime into the conversation by enthusiastically sharing what they got out of the teaching for that night.

As an educator, what I found to be most impressive was the way the topic for each evening was supported by materials that were age appropriate. For example, the adult class used handouts that included scriptures and supplemental readings which tied into the major theme for the evening.

The children's class made use of coloring and cutout pages along with supporting scriptures to highlight the topic.

This made for a very powerful learning experience where individuals were able to make connections between what the scriptures revealed and their life experiences.