Emmy Miller, 7, enjoys her "Arnold the Ant" snack during Vacation Bible School at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Cumming. The program, in its 11th year, had some 100 participants and over 30 volunteers.

Five-year-old Thomas Dodd shows off his bug made during the doodlebug crafts session of Vacation Bible School at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Dallas. Both churches followed Group Publishing's Bug Safari VBS curriculum for children.

(L-r) Silvia Elakatt, Abby Griffiths and Theresa Rochowski listen as Nancy Bloom recounts the story of David and Goliath from 1 Samuel, chapter 17. They are among pre-school through fifth-graders who participated in Vacation Bible School at St. Philip Benizi Church, Jonesboro, June 24-28.

Timmy Taylor, 5, left, and Robert Dodd, 4, of the ladybugs safari crew at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Dallas, sing and dance during the song, "God Is Big." The morning praise session helps introduce the Bible message "God Helps Us."

Six-year-old Ryann Miller, standing, holds on to the legs of her older sister, Sydney, during the wheelbarrow race at the games station of Church of the Good Shepherd's Vacation Bible School July 17.

(L-r) Pre-schoolers Rebekah Achinger, Brianna Levin, Katie Deady and Carolina Howell join others in singing "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High" during Vacation Bible School closing ceremonies at Church of the Transfiguration, Marietta, June 28.

Portraying a high priest, Terry Millinger of St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville, oversees children washing their hands as they prepare to leave the Tabernacle Tent. The experience emphasized the tabernacle's importance even when the Israelites lived in the desert.

(L-r) Aaron Neustedter, teen aides Anna Jones and Sarah Farnsworth, Haley Bryan and Tommy O'Neal listen as Anne Boshinski, director of religious education at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, outlines the third day of activities for Vacation Bible School June 19.