March Mercy – 7 Days Left!

The Faithfulness of the Lord

This picture reflects over three decades of the Lord’s faithfulness to the local ministry of Child Evangelism Fellowship. Vinny Zier was the Director from 1991-1999. She was followed by Jeri Crapo, Director from 1999-2009. I, Tammy Beers, was hired in 2009 and became Director in March, 2011, the day this photo was taken. It’s been said, ‘The days are long, but the years are short.’ How true that is! When I was trained as a Good News Club volunteer in 2003, I never imagined the Lord would call me to this mission field fulltime, but suddenly 20 years have passed.

It has been such a gift to work with people, who are now like family, through the years. As iron sharpens iron, we have matured into a unified team that works to glorify the Lord through our mutual call to reach children for Christ. Today, I am announcing my retirement in October of this year. It is my desire to mentor the next Director in all areas of our ministry so that passing the torch of leadership will be as seamless as possible.

I want to express my personal thankfulness for the last 20 years, first to the Lord, my family and all of YOU! Your support has been overwhelming and I have great expectations for the days to come. The Lord will be just as faithful in the years to come as He has been since 1937 when CEF was incorporated. May you all continue to be burdened for the salvation of children in our community, supporting our efforts to reach them, until Jesus returns!

The 2024 ministry budget supports 8 staff members (4 full-time Missionaries, 2 part-time missionaries and 2 part-time admin staff). As a Training and Equipping Center, we screen, interview, background check, train and equip a volunteer force of 193 people. We ensure compliance with Child Protection standards as well as ministry standards established by CEF International and offer ongoing support through individual and group meetings, Youtube lesson vdeos and manage all the administrative details with 20 school districts. These districts are spread throughout four counties: Fresno, Madera, Tulare and Kings and we will be in about 80 school sites this year. We reached 5,496 children last year at a cost of $90/child to bring the life-saving Gospel of Jesus Christ to children so they can begin an eternal relationship with Him.

March Mercy is a critical event so that our time and focus can continue to be on reaching children for Christ. If you haven’t donated yet, would you consider a gift of $90 knowing the return on your investment will bring eternal dividends! Our entire team and Local Governing Committee is grateful for your sacrificial support. -Tammy Beers

Far Beyond The Classroom

While in a fast-food restaurant, I noticed a family was pointing at me. I didn’t recognize them but as I was leaving I walked over to their table. It was two kids who had been in my Good News Club at Ewing Elementary. They wanted me to guess their names! Seeing hundreds of kids each year it is hard to remember everyone’s name. But, I finally guessed them and we had a good laugh. I had the chance to ask them what they are doing now. One of them who is in high school already, is pictured here when he was in the Club. The other is in 5th grade now. Seeing them encouraged me, more than it did them, knowing we had shared God’s Word and they remembered our time together. I invited them to an outreach I help with on Fridays. I was grateful to see them and be reminded of the impact being made for Christ and how it extends far beyond the one hour Club in the classroom at an elementary school. – Aaron Keller, Field Missionary

Please make your tax-deductible donation today.

Let the Lord lead you personally to make a donation that is meaningful to you.

Please continue to pray for the Lord’s mercy on this fundraising effort.

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Hebrews 4:16

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