Aren’t you glad that God delights to reveal Himself to men, women, boys, and girls? Without His taking that first step, we would never know the love and grace that God offers through faith in His Son. When explaining the gospel to children with the Wordless Book, it sometimes helps Read more…
Katherine, the music teacher at Blayton Elementary School heard about the after-school Good News Clubs and wanted one for her students. In coordination with CEF of Peninsula staff, she decided to start a Christmas Party Club. Hopefully, parents would sign children up for a party about the true meaning of Read more…
Child Evangelism Fellowship founder, Irvin Jesse Overholtzer, agonized with God over maps of the world, asking Him to send an Army of workers to children with the message of salvation through faith in Jesus alone. Do you wonder why CEF makes such a big deal out of training volunteers? Maybe Read more…
Do you ever feel like you are running on empty? You want to be more connected to God, but life gets busy and days go by without reading His Word. Your prayer life is bullet points. If you long to have an impact on the children and grandchildren in your Read more…
“Miss Martha, I need to ask Jesus to forgive my sins!” Ian* was insisting. He had been listening closely in after-school Good News Club. After the Bible lesson that day, Ian responded to a short invitation to trust Jesus. What a privilege it was to ask Ian what he knew Read more…
School has been in session since late August. School staff, teachers and children are settling into their schedules. Now Peninsula Good News Clubs are counting down to their start dates in late Sept/early Oct. However, preparation for GNCs began in earnest on Saturday, August 12th when CEF Peninsula held our Read more…
A Christian Youth in Action® Testimony Last week, we shared the first of two testimonies from this year’s CYIA, from John S. This week, we here from Zory! “I loved CYIA camp! I felt very welcomed and supported by everyone. We played games together, I learned, and most importantly I grew Read more…
A Christian Youth in Action® Testimony For this week and next week, we are posting two special testimonies from this year’s CYIA! This week, we’re hearing from John S.: “This year’s CYIA felt like it had a certain theme to it: call to action. It wasn’t an official theme by Read more…
New Podcast from CEF International Beginning with founder, Jesse Overholtzer, CEF has emphasized training local Good News Club teachers to take the Gospel message to children in a way they could understand and respond to in faith. With the pandemic limiting in-person ministry and training, a need to answer the Read more…
Why is Training so Important to CEF? Our annual fall training session for Good News Club teachers and other volunteers is scheduled for: September 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church 1647 Briarfield Road in Hampton, VA This training session will use the QuickStart training video Read more…