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 […]
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Someone on Christian radio quoted a movie he recently watched, “Of course you’re losing the war, you don’t even know you’re in a war.” Do you know that you are in a war? This is a war for the eternal souls of our children. Irwin Lutzer in his book, “No Reason to Hide” said the
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New Hire, New Horizons It blows my mind that I am coming up on my first month at Child Evangelism Fellowship. Learning a new job is always challenging, and it seems especially with CEF I am truly learning something new each day because there is a lot to get oriented with. However, it has been
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Saying “Hello!” and “Goodbye.” Say hello to Dillon Wertman. He is 25 years old and our new staff member. I remember Dillon when he was a little boy and attending Good News Day Camp at Manbeck’s E. C. Church, Rock. As a little boy he would listen intently to God’s Word being taught always paying close
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Let’s Talk About Time Time. It takes time. Time for God’s Spirit to soften hearts. Time for the Gospel to take root in the soul of a child. Time. That’s what we have been witnessing at one of our Good News Clubs. Time. God using time to awaken a child to her need for a Savior.
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A Day in Life at the Office Do you ever wonder what happens at the CEF office during those weeks when we are not teaching Good News Club® or having Day Camp? Well, wonder no more. It was one of those days in early January. The day was looking hopeful. The holidays were over and we were preparing for the training class for
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Across the County Kid’s Stories From the Mailbox Club Lady: “I am amazed how many children are putting names of their friends down to try the Mailbox Club lessons. Even one of the adults signed up the child’s mother (age 50) because she wanted to try the lessons.” From Good News Club®: Pottsville~ A boy who
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Awake, O Sleeper The following information is from a blog post (Church and Culture) written by James Emery White. It is one of “two headlines taken from the latest statistics from the Center for the Study of Global Christianity.” “Anchoring the worldwide growth of Christianity is the global South, particularly Africa (2.77% growth rate) and Asia (1.5% growth rate).
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A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending a training called “Every Child’s Identity in Christ” held in another CEF chapter. It was led by a ministry called Center for Biblical Unity. Over the weekend we talked about what children are being taught through social media, their school or family about their identity,
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When the world around me is scary, And I don’t know what to do, When I don’t know what is coming, I remember what is true. I look to You! These are the words to a song that we sang with the children at camp this summer. It is a children’s song, but how appropriate
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