- Praise God for the 667 children reached in Good News Clubs (through January) and for 84 who have made professions of faith. - Praise God for the 120+ volunteers who teach those children week in and week out. - Doors have closed for now in Stockton,...
While we aren’t aware of every circumstance that children face each day, we know generally that children living in today’s world deal with chaotic home lives and societal pressures that would have been hard to fathom just a generation ago. A prayer that Nadya and...
It is already March. Two months from now the Good News Club ministry will be wrapping up for the 2019-2020 School Year. That doesn’t mean, though, that ministry will stop. No, we will be switching gears and heading into parks, front yards, and community centers...
And now I will tell you the truth: Behold, three more kings will arise in Persia, and the fourth shall be far richer than them all; by his strength, through his riches, he shall stir up all against the realm of Greece. Daniel 11:2 Perhaps nothing raises...
Dear CEF extended Family, How quickly life can change within a few days. As one who suffers with poor vision I have relied on the YouVersion app to read the Bible each day. I love the daily scripture and start my day with it every morning....
One of the five basic concepts in Christian Growth that we share with the children is the need to tell others about Jesus. Of course, this means that those who lead the children need to model what sharing the Gospel looks like, and then they...
I used to be a member of a church where everyone seemingly was related to everyone else in some way). Just recently I was visiting with a friend from that church and it came out that two other ladies who were members there were her...
24 years ago, at a home-based Good News Club® that Nadya I taught in Turlock, I asked the children if they knew why we celebrated Easter. “It’s someone up in heaven’s birthday” they replied. Their answer stunned me. They sincerely had no clue that the...
On April 1, 1996 I began my ministry with Child Evangelism Fellowship. I was 22 years old and had not yet taught a club of any kind. That summer I led my first child to Christ, and that child is now probably in their thirties....
If you follow the news for any length of time, you will notice that our world is fascinated with power. From the Halls of congress to maniacal regimes, to armies and weapons and money, we as a people are impressed with our ability to intimidate...