The following are snippets we received in the mail and by email from some of the dear families who joined us on our Ice Age Dig. Some were very precious, others funny, and we wanted to share them with you. (The images below do not necessarily correspond with the author of the paragraph.) For those of you who are interested in our other adventures, we are sponsoring a dinosaur dig at the beginning of May. There are about fifteen spaces left at this time. If you are interested in an adventure for your family, please signup for the May 3 - 7, Dragon’s Den Fossil dig. Click here for more information.

I am humbled to have been invited to such an excursion. My children and grand children valued my company so deeply that they not only encouraged me but also paid my fees as their way of saying thanks to grandma for keeping the two little ones. To see the light and vision given to my grandchildren was unspeakable precious. It was overwhelming to read my grandchildren?s essays on the trip and see their precious faith expressed and to witness the character being molded at such a young age. I was humbled by the purity I witnessed in the families that participated. The men were ?real men?, the boys and girls very happy, and the women above reproach. I didn?t realize how protected this environment was until we ended our canoe trip and began seeing others on the river that were not as appropriately dressed or nearly as refined in their taste for music. Meeting Vision Forum president, Doug Phillips and his family along with the DeRosa?s coupled with the experience of digging with the many families that came was nothing short of ?heaven on earth?? a priceless experience for me. Dwayne Crouse, Grandfather

On this Vision Forum Creation Expedition Ice Age Excursion, I had the privilege to find one of the big Megaladon shark teeth. I was in the 8:30 group for the canoe trip with my two brothers and two sisters and my parents. My Mom, one of my brothers, my sister and I were in one canoe and the rest of my family were in another. So we set off to go three hundred yards down the river. Slowly but surely we got there. My Mom does not know and never has paddled a canoe. After we arrived there I went in the water with my sister and we sifted some dirt. We found shark teeth, big dugong ribs, horse teeth, and all kinds of things from the Ice Age. Soon I went to Mr. Peter Jr. to get some dirt. I sifted that a long while and found different things. Then I saw something. It was not a rock, though it was big, but instead I saw a Megaladon shark tooth. Daniel Green Age 11

I liked meeting Liberty and Jubilee because I have the dolls that are named after them. I was surprised that Jubilee did not have blonde hair like my Jubilee doll. I like my dolls because they are pretty and have lots of pretty dresses. I brought Jubilee with me on the trip and she stayed in the tent. Rachel Horn age 7

The creation expedition was like nothing I have ever been on before...How many six year olds get to dig in a pitch black river with snakes and alligators around? And get to swim across a river and paddle down a river in a canoe. I would just like to say I had the time of my life on the creation expedition even better than when our family and I went to Hawaii, oh boy I better not let my Mom hear that one. Catherine Walsh, Age: 6

When we got into the canoes and started paddling, I thought my arms were going to melt away because they were so tired! We paddled a short ways before we stopped again. It started sprinkling rain, a little, but we dug for fossils anyway. By the time we got back into the canoe it was raining a little harder. I thought it was going to pour and our canoe would sink. We kept going and the counselor said we would be stopping. My dad and I paddled fast in order to beach our canoe, and unfortunately, we beached ourselves, (and it was a good beach, I have to admit), and I got a little too overjoyed and jumped out before we were completely stopped. My left foot tripped and I turned the canoe. I just had enough time to look back and see my dad falling right into the water. Our canoe filled with water and would?ve sank if there hadn?t been a counselor there to help us lift the canoe and dump the water, which landed right on me. Kevin Thompson, Age 10

I was surprised how much we could do in one weekend. We began on Thursday evening with Peter DeRosa talking to us about the Ice Age. He explained how the pieces of information known about that time period all fit together and tie in with the Bible. It was very interesting, especially how it proves our beliefs. I liked being in Mark DeRosa?s group because he was helpful, kind, and knowledgeable. Once, my brother was about to dump his sifter when my dad said, ?Hold on a minute! What?s that?? My brother asked Mark DeRosa if it was anything important. Mark said, ?Yes. Where did you find it?? When they showed him, Mark told the diggers in that area to be careful because he believed there were Mammoth bones there. A little bit later they discovered a large leg bone of a juvenile Mammoth. All the guides were hovering around it and everyone was excited to be part of such a good find. Michael Boone, 12 years old

A high light of the trip was when a guy in our group stopped his canoe because there was a rope hanging on a almost branchless tree. He climbed up the tree, and grabbed the rope, about twenty feet up the tree . He swung into the water. All in All I thought the food was great. Mr. Phillips is a great speaker. The paleontologists were really nice and it was the best vacation I have ever been on in my life! Katie Smith, Age 13

What was I thinking, piling my wife and five children into our van and heading 1200 miles south to Florida, for something my wife described as a Young Earth Creationist archeological dig? I honesty didn?t know what a young earth Creationist was, much less believed. I did know that I was seeking answers, having been frustrated all these years, never having a rebuttal for all those drivers in front of me, the ones displaying those ridiculous trunk ornaments with the word Darwin inscribed inside the Christian fish, sprouting legs. I believed God created the universe, but I could never explain how. This weekend challenged me, seeking answers to the many questions I had about how God created the universe and everything in it, but more importantly, it challenged me to become the husband, father, and spiritual leader He expects me to be. John Udinski

A couple of weeks ago, my dad, my brother and I got to go on the Ice Age Excursion offered by Vision Forum. We camped near the Peace River in Florida, one of the best places to find fossils of creatures from the time period following the Flood. Doug Phillips of Vision Forum and the DeRosa family from Creation Expeditions taught us about Creationism and showed us how to search for the fossils. It was a blessing for me to get to hear Mr. Phillips speak in person since I?ve heard so many of his tapes. I respect him. He is very enthusiastic. I?m glad Vision Forum offers this trip. If I had a chance, I would do this again. We had a great time. Tyler Boone Age 10

I went with my family on an Ice Age Excursion fossil dig on the Peace River with Vision Forum and Creation Expeditions. It was the most wonderful thing I have ever done with my family. I found some mammoth bone fragments, shark teeth, part of a dugong rib, and an alligator tooth. I hope to one-day work with Vision Forum and Creation Expeditions as a Christian paleontologist. But until then I plan on learning more about fossils and using what I learn to begin a revolution against evolution! Maggie Burke Age 10

My name is Micah Burke. I am eight years old. I am one of six children and we have always home schooled. Ever since I can remember, I have been interested in science. I love to read about space, flight, fossils, and especially dinosaurs. Most of the books out there are written by evolutionists who don?t believe in creation. My family has to look carefully for books that have the truth in them. Last year my dad took me on the Dinosaur Dig with Vision Forum and Creation Expeditions. My family studied dinosaurs for a month before I went on the trip. I learned that dinosaurs were created on the sixth day, the same day as man. Which means that dinosaurs and people lived together. I read the description of a dinosaur in the Bible in Job 40 and 41. Micah Burke Age 8