As with most relationships with Christ, mine has not always been the strongest. I used to be really into myself and my own personal desires. As I fell into this trap of being consumed with myself, I saw my grades slip, good friendships decline, and my lack of love for Read more
Disciple Teens to Grow the Kingdom of God When you ask Dianne Tate how she finds teens willing to teach children about Jesus, she answers, “God brings them to me.” Yesterday I was privileged to watch Dianne and her team work as a unit to host a Valentine’s Day Tea. Read more
Child Evangelism’s training course “Teaching Children Effectively 1” provides instruction on the methods for teaching the evangelistic lessons. We also need to include nutrition for the saved children in our clubs, and guide them toward becoming more fruitful. At the same time, we always need to be cautious in assuming Read more
CEF of Peninsula sent five teenagers to a week-long Christian Youth in Action (CYIA) training camp at Eagle Eyrie Conference Center from Sunday, June 20, to Saturday, June 26. CYIA is a program designed to train teenagers and young adults in effective and engaging ways to teach children about God. Read more
Across Virginia, CEF Chapters are praying and planning for the week-long teen training camp – Christian Youth in Action® – the last week of June. Teens 13 years and up learn how to share God’s message of salvation on a child’s level. Then teams of 2-3 youth leave totally prepared 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
We all have suffered worldwide from the COVID19 pandemic. I do not need to describe our hardships, but I can tell you what we have been doing to reach children in the Peninsula chapter and how Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF®) International, headquartered in Warrenton, Missouri, has been helping us. For Read more
“God completely changed my life!” Haley Tapia, a 19-yr-old college student at Thomas Nelson, was to give her testimony at our PKids 1st Dinner on March 27th. The dinner was postponed due to COVID-19. I was so looking forward to hearing how God has been at work in her life. 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 this.’ 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