Freedom is on our mind after celebrating July 4th – the day that brave men declared independence from tyranny. That actual independence was won through the sacrifice of many men and women, often unseen and unacknowledged. As a result, today I enjoy the many freedoms granted to a citizen of Read more
Why Do I Want to Attend CYIA? This is a portion of the personal interview I conducted with a 14-year-old young lady who wants to attend CYIA for her 2nd summer. She has used what she learned last summer at CYIA to teach in a Good News Club over the Read more
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
Aren’t you glad that God delights to reveal Himself to men, women, boys, and girls? Without His taking that first step, we would never know the love and grace that God offers through faith in His Son. When explaining the gospel to children with the Wordless Book, it sometimes helps 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
“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
