“God enabled me so to agonize in prayer that I was quite wet with sweat, though in the shade, and in wind cool. My soul was drawn out very much for the world; I grasped for multitudes of souls.” David Brainard, Diary entry Monday, April 19, 1742 Missionary to American Indians Prayer~ It’s often an […]
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Mon. Praise God for all the Good News Club® volunteers. Tues. Pray “that the word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified” (II Thes.3:1) through the churches. Wed. Pray for children to complete their Mailbox Club™ lessons without reminders. Praise God for Janet Kramer and Lori Steffy who grade the lessons
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My granddaughter often asks me to tell her stories from the summer~ especially if the story is about an animal. No animal stories this year (at least not that I recall), but good stories~ God stories: stories of His faithfulness, His lovingkindness, and His humor! Enjoy! From Tamaqua Extreme heat and humidity~ it was air
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Fri. Today is the last day of camp. Pray for all the children who were reached this summer to remember, cherish, and obey the teaching that they heard at camp this year. Sat. Thank God for those who faithfully pray for CEF of Schuylkill County. Pray that God would give others an urgency to pray
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Tue. The summer missionaries are holding a 4-Day Club this week at Bethesda EC Church in Schuylkill Haven. Please pray that many children would come out and invite their friends. Pray especially for the new summer missionaries who are teaching for the first time this week. Wed. Pray for more children to sign up to
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Sun. Pray for the summer missionaries as they speak in churches to raise their support for the summer. Mon. Pray for camp training class that is being held at the Valley View Church of God, Valley View this evening from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Pray for the camp volunteers to make the training class a priority. Tues.
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You Know, When – Stories from Good News Club You know children have been listening when… A 4th grade boy in one of my clubs was concerned because his friend did not believe in God. What should he tell him, he wanted to know. Most of the things I told him, he had already done.
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Thu. Praise God for our office volunteers. Over the years many people have served the Lord by stuffing the newsletter, preparing camp and Good News Club® registration forms for mailing, stapling, counting crafts, etc. Fri. Pray for the children to learn to “lovethe Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.“ (Matthew 22:37) Sat. Pray for
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Have you ever noticed how change often comes with joy and sadness? At CEF® change happens often. Summer missionaries who served for years, graduate from high school or college and move on to marriage or careers, staff does the same, and the committee moves on to retirement and new life changes. Gale Hurst, who has
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Regarding the Christmas Party Clubs: Testimony from a Good News Club® volunteer whose church hosted a Christmas Party Club: “We received a lot of ‘thank yous’ for holding the party club~ it was great! So much gratitude was shown. Feedback from the kids on the following day of club was fun to listen to. They
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