State Bible Drill Competition
On May 5th,
we celebrated Cinco de Mayo in a way that honors God. The 2012 State Bible
Drill Competition went off without a hitch. Thank you to all who came out to
watch and encourage the 2012 State Bible Drillers at Reynoldsburg Baptist
Church. We had 33 participants in all who represented seven churches within our
state convention.
This year we were able to offer a
larger monetary prize to the first and second place winners of the Youth and
High School divisions due to some very generous donations from some lovers of
Bible Drill. The first place winners received a $300 cash prize and the second
place winners received $200. This monetary award is a great incentive to strive
to win, but the real prize that everyone received is the gift of hiding God’s
Word in their hearts and gaining a greater knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The first place winner of the Youth
Drill was Julia Bonifield from First Baptist Church of Kettering. The second
place winner was Stephanie Cavanaugh of Reynoldsburg Baptist Church and the
third place winner was Nicolas DeSonia also from First Baptist Church of
Kettering. The first place winner of the High School Drill was Alexa Hershey of
Jersey Baptist Church. The second place winner was Charlotte Williams also from
Jersey Baptist Church, and the third place winner was Sarah Fannin from
Reynoldsburg Baptist Church. Congratulations to all of our winners this year!
The National Invitational Tournament
is being held by the Georgia Baptist Convention at First Baptist Church,
Brunswick on June 22nd this year. This tournament is an opportunity
only offered to the State Bible Drill Competition first place winners of the
Youth and High School divisions. This year, both Julia Bonifield and Alexa
Hershey will be attending. Attending the National Invitational Tournament is a
great opportunity and I am pleased that both will be able to participate this
year.
Every
year I am amazed at how well the students perform, even under the lights with
numerous people watching. However, a lot of work goes on behind the scenes to
allow these students to perform so well. Months and months are spent back home
and in their churches practicing the drills and memorizing scripture. God
honors those who study His Word. He will use the scripture that they have
memorized to help them or someone else along in their walk with Christ. Whether
students need an encouraging word or if they are out practicing evangelism,
God’s Word will not return void. There is so much more to Bible Drill than
simply participating in a competition.
Congratulations
to all our participants and thank you to all of the parents and Bible Drill
Leaders who have invested time in these students over the last few months in
order to get them to the State Drill.
