Precious Children Express Joy in Jesus This summer my husband and I joined a team from our church to minister to the families in a depressed coal mining area of the western part of Virginia. The highlight for us became the children’s Bible Club at a park. I shared the Read more…
The Book with No Words How did this “wordless” book come first come into existence over a hundred years ago? Charles Spurgeon preached a sermon entitled “The Wordless Book” in 1866 at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. He told the story of a minister who had put three pages together: Read more…
This has been an exciting summer of ministry! Two teams of 7 TRAINED teens led 7 5-Day Clubs and 1 VBS. These are just a few of the moments our CYIA Leader, Dianne Tate captured. You’ll be hearing more about it soon. 5-Day Club – 1st Corinthians Church 5-Day Read more…
Counseling Helps for Children/Teens CEF values input from the many volunteers and staff conducting Good News Clubs and 5 Day Clubs around the world and are constantly coming up with new evangelism helps. These age-appropriate tracts illustrate the simple message of God’s love that sent Jesus. They are perfect to Read more…
Our Amazing, Surprising God! What a perfect setting, the high hills of Virginia, to inspire a group of teens, but just not them – all of us. Yes! That’s our God, inspiring, pushing us all on to a cause so great we can’t do it ourselves. Then it’s really His Read more…
Here’s an interactive, fun, hands-on activity to do with children of any age. A simple piece of string can illustrate that sin entangles us and that we need Jesus to free us. Use a red string to emphasize the blood of Jesus that cleanses sin. Find full text with teaching Read more…
Ice Cream in a Bag 1. Gather for each adult and child so all get their own Ziploc bags: 1 – small (sandwich or quart-sized) 1 – large (gallon-sized) 2. Place 10 ice cubes and 3 tablespoons of salt into each large bag. 3. Measure into small bag and seal Read more…
Jesus: Through the Eyes of Children DVD Item #: ZDVD-AN-C1L $5.99 $1.00 This family-friendly DVD is a captivating retelling of the true story of Jesus through the eyes of children who might have lived during the time Jesus lived on the earth. The Jesus Film Project, a ministry of CRU Read more…
Nine enthusiastic teenagers from the Newport News area gathered in the home of Dianne Tate on May 12th for Christian Youth in Action® (CYIA™) Pre-Training. CEF of Peninsula’s teens usually attend the Pre-training provided by CEF® of Greater Richmond, but due to scheduling conflicts, our Chapter training team of Judy Read more…
A fifth grader raised her hand in Good News Club with a question. “My mom tells me I need to confess anything I do wrong to God every night or I won’t go to heaven. Is that right?” What a loaded question! You could almost hear the GNC team holding Read more…