Illinois —The small two-teacher school in Downers Grove, Ill., has had a tradition of providing excellent Christmas programs to the community. This year presented a challenge because of fewer students, several of whom felt less musically talented than dramatically inclined.

One student suggested using the short story by Leo Tolstoy, “Where Love Is, God Is.” The upper-grade students accepted the challenge of cooperatively rewriting the story into a six-scene drama. Numerous revisions made this an excellent writing experience for the students.

A committee of parents and volunteers spent many hours designing and building an inexpensive, yet effective, set for the play.

The play developed into a wonderful demonstration that peace is possible on a personal level, if not on the world community level. It taught that peace can be experienced when people practice the principles that Jesus taught by doing what they can, one-on-one, to make the lives of others better.

The December 13 performance continued the tradition of a quality Christmas program at Downer's Grove.

Dorothy Landfare, Downers Grove Adventist School principal