Lydia was 14 years old when she picked up a brochure about a ministry she’d barely heard of called Child Evangelism Fellowship. This brochure, unlike many other ministry brochures, captured her young imagination and she knew, ‘God wants me to do this.’ That summer, she attended her very first Christian Read more…
On the way home from a week at the Christian Youth in Action© (CYIA) teen training camp, the two younger brothers were asleep in the back seat. Their sister, Ruth*, was overjoyed at the boys learning to share the gospel, but amazed at how the other teens had embraced and 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…
This month we would like to highlight a volunteer who has meant so much to our chapter – Carol Allen Smith. I first met Carol at a Good News Club® (GNC) training where she was shepherding a new team formed at her church. We were paired to practice the Wordless Read more…
George Barna in his book, Transforming Children into Spiritual Champions, states: “…if you want to shape a person’s life—whether you are most concerned about his or her moral, spiritual, physical, intellectual, emotional or economic development—it is during these crucial eight years (ages 5-12) that lifelong habits, values, beliefs and attitudes Read more…
Carol Smith is one of our dear CEF of Peninsula volunteers. Her life has been dedicated to teaching children the love of Jesus – first as a teen teaching 5-Day Clubs in Pennsylvania. God then pointed her to fulltime ministry teaching missionary children in the Philippines and Germany for 25 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…
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,” John 1:12 One of the greatest blessings of my life was to be raised in a Christian home. My father abandoned us when I Read more…