Ministry Updates

Thankfulness should be the demeaner of God’s people, and right now we have many reasons to be thankful – even though we are more than a month away from Thanksgiving. When Shelley and I looked at the list of schools that had opened their doors for Good News Club and at our list of volunteers, […]

Moving On My heart is heavy as I write this month’s newsletter. I’m concerned for the upcoming fall ministries. Linda and I have had several discussions about this fall’s Good News Clubs and who will be teaching them. Due to a club teacher moving out of state, Dillon moving on from the ministry, and others

Seeking God In a recent interview about his book, Is God Real?, Lee Strobel said that it was found that “200 times a second around the clock, someone on Planet Earth is typing into a search engine, basically the question: Is God Real?” I find that statistic to be both sad and encouraging. Sad because

When people talk about seasons, they like to keep it simple with four seasons. People have their favorites, some like spring and the blossoms and cooler weather, while the beach bums can’t wait for summer to sit by the ocean. The colors of autumn grace many a social media page, and honestly, I don’t hear

Jehovah Jireh MARCH 2024 I am reading a book on the names that God has been called in Scripture. And while such knowledge is interesting, it is not much use unless we can believe it and appropriate it in our lives. I cannot hear the name Jehovah Jireh without the tune to the Christian chorus

Every day Linda, Dillon, and I spend time in prayer. This time includes praying for other CEF chapters, other ministries, each other, and prayer requests that have been shared with us or those requests for which the Lord has given us a burden. Many days our hearts cry out for the northern region of our

We were excited as we decorated the office for our Christmas Party Club! Lights in the doorways, the Christmas tree in the corner, huge stockings stuffed with ornaments for a game, poinsettias, golden globes hanging from the ceiling, and the smell of freshly made popcorn, welcomed the children on the day of the club. The

We are thankful for children. This may be implicit coming from a children’s ministry, but really – we are thankful for children. Children are joyful – a sad child is a reality, but a rare one. Children so easily give away their smiles, their laughter, their happiness – I wish that attitude was the norm

The “why” is the reason for the ministry of CEF of Schuylkill County. *16,500 elementary age children *59.5% of people in Schuylkill County are religious. Of that 59.5% only 15% are Baptist, Episcopalian, Methodist, Pentecostal, and Presbyterian1 *Today only 50% of adults are married2 *27% of adults say their religious views are a factor in

As the weather becomes cooler and stores switch over to seasonal stock, the office buzzes with activity as we prepare for fall ministries. Preparing for fall ministries included hosting a training class for volunteers which grounded volunteers in the “Why” of what we do at CEF. At the start of September, Shelley and I attended