February 5, 2024 North Valley News

February 5, 2024

North Valley News

Ministry Newsletter of Joel Cripe,

Child Evangelism Fellowship

February 5, 2024

Calling All Teens!

Want to Impact Your Community For Christ?

We can prepare you for a special summer of ministry to the children of your community!

We train you to present the Gospel in outreach setting at homes, parks, and fairs using CEF^® materials

Who may attend? Christians, age 13 through adult, who have known the Lord at least one year. You must complete an application and submit it to your local CEF office for approval. An application is available at:

Cefnorcal.org/centralvalleynorth

The cost per person is $50.00 which covers the training, dinner, teaching materials, a t-shirt, and entry into fairs/festivals.

Parent information night is on June 7 at 7pm or June 8 at 2pm, and the training will be held on June 14 (location and time tbd)

Impact your community

for Christ this summer!

Praise and Prayer

Praise God for a new year and the promise of many children reached for Christ!

Praise God for the three new GNCs^® that started in January (Burbank, Crowell, and Oakdale).

Pray for the three Good News Clubs in process for Soulsbyville, Rio Calaveras (Stockton), and the Red Shield (Modesto). That would bring our total to 24 clubs (up from 18 last school year).

Praise God for the application we have in to the Stanislaus County Fair. Pray that we can get in this summer!

Pray for Christy as she finishes her Teaching Children Effectively Level 1 course this month.

Pray for Chelsea Cummins, State Director for CEF Norcal, of which we are a part.

Praise God for His wonderful provision of finances in 2023, and pray for continued favor in 2024.

Praise God for the two new committee members added in 2023. Pray for two more in 2024.

Thanks for praying!

Great Start to the

2,000 Children Campaign

Our goal to reach 2,000 children with the Gospel in 2024.

It will only take $153 per child to meet budget.

In mid-January 47 children were funded

But as of today 162 children have been funded

2,000 goal

-162 funded

1,868 left to go!

Will you prayerfully consider

funding one or more children in 2024?

Yes! I will join the

2,000 Children Campaign

by funding one or more children in 2024.

Join the Campaign!

Mei Van Dusen leads songs at the Oakdale GNC for Fair Oaks Elementary.

Good News Club Growth

I need to report what God is doing in the Good News Club ministry this school year! Last month three new Good News Clubs started, bringing the total number of clubs to 21. As of December, we had 18 clubs with 370 children reached for Christ. 59 children have received Christ as their Savior. An additional 93 children were reached in Christmas Party Clubs, with 4 professions of faith.

As background, during Covid our clubs had declined to 8. By August of 2022 there were 13 clubs, in August of 2023 there were 18 clubs, and now we are at 21 clubs and climbing. Will you pray that more churches will grab the opportunity and start a GNC of their own?