When it rains, it pours!

Learning to lead children to Christ

Remember the Highlight magazines that were in the pediatricians office? See how many things you can find hidden in the picture? Well, that’s why I chose this picture to share with you today.

These special people are three new volunteers and two CEF staff members casually learning to lead children to Christ. It’s not a typical classroom, especially when its 99 degrees outside! Well, this was the second of three scheduled trainings for Good News Club last week.

Just as the rain from the weekend before took many by surprise, we were surprised to find that our office air conditioning was not working. But our new volunteers had a wonderful attitude when I explained on Tuesday that the enemy wants to discourage you from doing ministry but it was going to be a Hot day for The Lord, not the enemy.

We hoped the situation would be resolved by Wednesday when Lena Williams, Director – Greater Sacramento Area, was visiting and we had a Golf Committee scheduled late that afternoon. Plus, another training on Thursday.

But it was not to be.

On Thursday, the staff was sitting outside for relief from the heat during lunch. I noticed a white work truck pull up and asked the man if he was coming to work on the AC problem. He said he was, but would need to cut the power for up to a couple hours to switch out a large breaker.

So the picture above shows Aaron leading the class outside (cooler than in our office) because there were also no lights for them to see inside! The white truck in the background for the serviceman and Lena, sitting in on the class to observe our training.

If you zoom in, you will see the GOD CAN jar on the table. The children in Good News Club (GNC) are encouraged to put their personal prayer requests in the jar because GOD CAN DO ANYTHING. He doesn’t always answer our prayers as we ask, but He knows what it is best and His timing is perfect. He might choose to change our circumstances, or He might change our desire. But whatever He does it will be for His glory and our good. By the way, the AC was working by 3 pm and we are good to go for the Back To School meetings this week!!

It’s Time to Golf!

We are promoting the Darryl Rogers Golf Tournament and need your help. Do you have friends from church or your neighborhood who golf? Will you encourage them to register and help us reach children for Christ? Brian Doswald, Doswald Construction, has golfed with us every year and he has his foursome registered and a Hole Sponsorship complete! We are grateful and need many more to help us this year.

Did you know families can be Hole Sponsors for $250? Will you help us make this tournament the best so far?

Good News Clubs Resume

We are accepting registrations for the fall Good News Clubs in many school districts throughout Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kings Counties. Please share this email with families, friends and prior students so they can register online.

There will be Clubs in new districts this year, but sadly, not in every school. Please pray with us for more volunteers to apply: parents, school teachers, friends from Bible study and church. Nothing is as important as leading a child to Christ. Let’s not miss the opportunity so that every child has a chance to meet Jesus!

Praise God for:

1. Air Conditioning that works properly! We are grateful for the office the Lord provides and has sustained and for those who manage and care for it. We praise God for the new volunteers who persevered with us this week.
2. Public elementary schools, the children and teachers and staff who work together to help kids learn and for the privilege to be on campus through God’s work in the Supreme Court decision of June 11, 2001.
3. Those who have the means to give a monthly gift of support and those who can make large donations for special events so that the ministry is supported each month throughout the year.

Pray to God for:

1. New business sponsors for the Darryl Rogers Golf Tournament, at the $5000, $2500, and $1000 level, or as a Hole Sponsor for $250 and for a sellout of golfers (144).
2. Many volunteers to donate a gift card or make a donation for a card for this year’s golf tournament.
3. More individuals who will train and establish more GNC’s at many more school sites. We want to be in over 100 schools again this year Our highest was 122 and we are trusting the Lord to lead us there and beyond!

For His Glory,

Tammy Beers, Director