This is a fun twist on a popular Christmas tradition, but instead of a house, it is a stable! Why not have fun and be creative all while honoring the reason we celebrate Christmas… the birth of Jesus!! Items needed: Graham Crackers Peanut Butter (or frosting) Gum Drops Animal Crackers Read more
Carlos doesn’t feel like giving thanks or playing his favorite spy games because the military has moved his family… again! His dad’s imminent deployment weighs heavily on Carlos’ mind. Through a series of clues and hidden messages children will discover that because of Jesus, Carlos always has reasons to thank Read more
Child-Friendly Devotionals Is your family struggling with extended screen time as a result of schools not opening this fall? These are some FREE hands-on devotional resources from CEF. Download in pdf format. Then sit together as a family talking about who God is and how He keeps His promises.
Recently most of the extended Clouse family met at Virginia Beach for a week. There were 8 adults and 7 grandchildren all told. Wearing masks as we navigated halls and elevators at the condo was different. Building in the sand, jumping waves, and hearing children laugh was the same. Don’t Read more
Good News TV Summer Fun Videos Did your children and grandchildren miss out on Vacation Bible School or other fun summer ministries? Why not have your own mini-VBS in your garage or backyard? CEF Ministries has put together 5 video lessons with the same teaching our youth summer missionaries are Read more
Give Children Hope This Summer Children need to have hope in Jesus more than ever in these uncertain times. Many churches will not be holding Vacation Bible School this summer. Do you wish you could impact the families in your neighborhood with solid teaching along with a whole lot of 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
Partnership in Touching Families Our Peninsula Chapter has the most mature and committed Christians leading Good News Club teams! Following the COVID-19 shut down of all ministry on Friday, March 13th, we have seen that commitment in practice. Good News Clubs volunteers have followed up with the children through Zoom Read more
Make a Skittles Rainbow! This is another fun thing to do with kids and grandkids this summer. Can you imagine a world without color? Ask the children – “What if everything you see was only in shades of white, black and grey?” B-O-R-I-N-G! Instead, God has given us a gift Read more
More COVID-19 Resources for Children Child Evangelism Fellowship® (CEF) has several resources you can use to reassure children that our Creator God hears and cares. We find that we must continually find new ways to reach out to children who are hurting and need hope. To view numerous free COVID-19 Read more