“I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” Revelation 3:8 Last month – July 11, 2022 to be exact – marked Read more…
What CYIA Camp Meant to Me I first went to CYIA Camp in June 2018 and it was one of the best experiences I’ve had. No one teased me about needing to take medication for depression and everyone was so welcoming. I think by the end of camp everyone became Read more…
Not Fazed Jesus is alive! That is the power-filled Resurrection message we proclaim. Dianne Tate, GNC Leader at Coventry Elementary was not deterred by “stay at home” orders, but decided to finish the remaining Good News Club teaching times online. This is a timeline of her reports to Good News Read more…
There is Another Harvest Choosing pumpkins, picking apples, running through corn mazes, jumping in piles of colored leaves… Experiencing the splendor and bounty of fall with children is so much fun! Their eyes grow big at the sight of sooo many pumpkins of every shape and size. The littlest one Read more…
Good News Club Training “Who needs training anyway? I already know all the Bible stories and have been teaching Sunday School for 10 years.” That is what I was thinking when my pastor “strongly suggested” that all Sunday School workers attend a training from a CEF staffer, a friend of Read more…
Last week Thursday I was with the Good News Club at Stonehouse Elementary School. Ken Sanborn invited the Gideon’s to distribute the New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs. What I saw will forever be in my eyes and soul. I was deeply blessed and the children were also. One little Read more…
CEF of VA Christian Youth in Action Training “Lydia was 14 years old when she picked up a brochure from 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 Read more…
The Call is Clear. Children do not all know the truth about Creation and God’s plan for His Creation. All children need to know they are God’s Creation and He has a special plan for their lives. The love of Christ constrains me to share the truth about Creation and Read more…
Why CEF is Important to Me What is so special about CEF training? This testimony comes from Carol Smith, who is currently serving on our CEF of Peninsula staff as Chapter Prayer Coordinator and GNC Area Coordinator for Newport News/Hampton. The Lord deepened Carol’s love for Him and desire to Read more…
A New Year, A New Leaf? The New Year has begun. We tend to look back on the year just ended to see if there are things we would change in the future. This is a chart of the top 10 resolutions a group of 1,000+ U.S. adults made at Read more…