The Best Week of the Year

This article appeared originally in the 6/9/22 issue of the Harrodsburg Herald

I love this time of year in our churches. This week our church celebrated what I refer to as the best week of the entire year. This week, at HBC was our Vacation Bible School.

I have such vivid memories growing up in the church where my father was the pastor and attending VBS. The annual event triggers countless joy filled memories. My father was a wonderful pastor, but his greatest skill may have come to light when it came to planning Vacation Bible School each year.

The summer in which I was entering the seventh grade I realized that I was too old to attend Bible School at my church, which was only for Kindergarten through fifth grade, so I went to my dad and told him I wanted to help out in any way that I could.

That year he let me tag along in the planning process, help produce the weeks events and participate in the skits in the closing ceremonies. It was while working with him that year, I came to an amazing discovery. As much fun as it was to attend VBS, serving at it was even better.

After leaving the church I grew up in and returning to Alabama, where my family originates from, we started attending Luke 4:18 Fellowship. As summer approached the Children’s pastor there asked my brother and I to assist with that year’s VBS by being the emcees in the opening and closing rallies each night. We excitedly agreed and had so much fun doing it, we came back and did it again the next…