1. Wed. The spring semester of Good News Club® is coming to an end. Pray for the children to remember the Bible lessons they were taught.
2. Thu. Remember. “But Jesus remained silent. And the high priest said to Him, ‘I adjure You by the living God, tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.’” Matthew 26:63-64
Pray for more opportunities in Schuylkill County to share with the boys and girls that Jesus is the Son of God.
3. Fri. Sunday is coming! “And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen shroud and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut in the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the entrance of the tomb and went away. Mary Magldalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the tomb.” Matthew 27:60-61
Pray for the children in Schuylkill County: that they would learn to watch and wait, believing God is faithful.
4. Sat. Silence. “So they went and made the tomb secure by sealing the stone and setting a guard.” Matthew 27:66
Pray for the children to have the opportunity to hear that God is greater than man~ the grave could not keep Him.
5. Sun. Praise God! We serve a risen Savior. “But the angel said, ‘Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, as He said.’” Matthew 28:5-6
Pray for the children. Eighty percent of the children in America do not attend church.
6. Mon. Praise God for all the Good News Club® volunteers who give of their time, talent, and treasure to see the children reached with the Gospel.
7. Tue. Pray for Trixie and the pastors who have agreed to participate in the Soccer Outreach Clinic from the northwest region of the county: they are meeting tonight to continue making plans for this ministry outreach.
8. Wed. Thank God for Janet Kramer. Pray for her as she grades the Mailbox Club™ lessons and corresponds with both children and adults who do the lessons. Pray they will be faithful in doing their lessons.
9. Thu. Pray for children who come from a divorced home situation. Life can be confusing with lots of adjustments. Pray they have the opportunity to hear of the God who does not change.
10. Fri. Pray for our team of summer missionaries as they begin to raise support.
11. Sat. Pray for the Good News Day Camp flyers to get to the parents and for them to sign up their children to attend camp.
12. Sun. Pray for each week of camp to have full enrollment. We are praying to reach 400 children with the Gospel through the camp ministry.
13. Mon. Pray for Linda, Shelley, and Trixie as they prepare for the CYIA™ (Christian Youth in Action™) pretraining scheduled for this weekend.
14. Tue. Pray for each week of camp to be fully staffed.
15. Wed. Pray for the children who live in homes where they do not attend church or read the Bible.
16. Thu. Pray for the committee as they seek to hire a local coordinator for CEF of Schuylkill County.
17. Fri. Pray for Linda, Shelley, Trixie and staff from Berks County, Delaware County, and Philadelphia as we gather with our summer missionaries to train them on the Wordless Book. This training is foundational to all they will learn at training school and teach during the summer.
18. Sat. Pray for the summer missionaries to be diligent to practice their Wordless Book in preparation for the practicums due in May.
19. Sun. Praise God for the pastors who help in Good News Club® and/or Good News Day Camp.
20. Mon. Praise God for Cathy Nagle, CEF® treasurer, she spends many hours a week in the office, participating in Good News Club® and Good News Day Camp.
21. Tue. Pray for more committee members. They are vital to the ministry of CEF®.
22. Wed. Pray for the children who age out of Good News Club. Pray for them to connect with other ministries like Young Life where they can continue to grow in their knowledge of God.
23. Thu. Pray for interim state director, Bill Elgin, as he leads the statewide ministry of CEF of PA.
24. Fri. Pray for children who come from broken homes to know they have a Father who will never leave them nor forsake them. (Hebrews 13:5)
25. Sat. Pray for Shelley as she is the guest speaker for CEF Berks County volunteer breakfast. Pray for those in attendance to be encouraged to stay the course as a volunteer and for “guests” to be burdened to pray, give, and/or go into the Berks County mission field that is right outside their door: the neighborhood children.
26. Sun. Praise God for Jack and Barb Wetzel, Janet Maurer, Mary Allen, Grace Saylor, and Dave and Karen Snyder who come to the office to help stuff the monthly newsletter and complete other needed tasks.
27. Mon. Pray for the children to call the Tel-A-Story number. This is a safe place where the children can hear a short biblical truth story each day. 1-888-878-8660 or (www.18888788660.com)
28. Tue. Pray for the committee: Erik Gottfried, Chris Trapani, Cathy Nagle, Linda Fetherolf, Jean Hurst, and Tom Tilden. They are the decision-making body for CEF of Schuylkill County.
29. Wed. Praise God for the children who do the Mailbox Club™ lessons. Pray for hearts receptive to the Gospel message.
30. Thu. Pray for the new summer missionaries as they prepare for their upcoming Wordless Book practicums.
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