We said, “So long!” to our summer interns, but hopefully, not for long. We’ll probably see them around at some point. J.W. did a great job preaching to us, and J.P. did a fantastic job ofcoordinating our appreciation fellowship after the PM service.

“Hello! It’s nice to meet you!” “So long for a while!” “We are glad to get better acquainted!” All these sentiments have been expressed in recent days. It is a sign that we are going through a great summer.

As much as we talked about it, there was even more joy and satisfaction in conducting our VBS! Mary Katherine Stewart did a great job coordinating our learning centers, but the amount of volunteers she had working with her made the entire event come together in a spectacular way.

We’ve talked about it since the Elders’ Breakfast in January. It is now time for Vacation Bible School to be on full display. The workers have been putting together the outstanding learning centers for their focus on “Trusting God.” The stories of Creation, Noah, David and Daniel are ready to be told. All we need is you—and your children!

Have you ever heard of Pheidippedes? I confess that I hadn’t either. But thanks to Dino Russos, our Greek brother in Christ, I do know. But first, Ann and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Athens for the 6th Annual Mediterranean Conference.

Vacation Bible School is just around the corner and I hope both adults and children are preparing to participate. We have a busy schedule for our children, but adults also have the privilege of opening and closing sessions.

I can’t think of a time when I didn’t enjoy Vacation Bible School! It didn’t have to be so fancy (I always enjoyed cookies and Kool-Aid whatever the reason). But there was also the opportunity to do something during this week that was ‘different from the normal class’ and that is what was special.

What a week! Mark McInteer did a fantastic job of pointing us back to the Word in order to see how the love of God motivates us. We talked about it, sang about it and prayed about it. Now, we get to live it! How much do we love God - and love our neighbors? God’s work at Germantown continues.