Do you ever feel like you are running on empty? You want to be more connected to God, but life gets busy and days go by without reading His Word. Your prayer life is bullet points. If you long to have an impact on the children and grandchildren in your 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…
A Christian Youth in Action® Testimony Last week, we shared the first of two testimonies from this year’s CYIA, from John S. This week, we here from Zory! “I loved CYIA camp! I felt very welcomed and supported by everyone. We played games together, I learned, and most importantly I grew Read more…
A Christian Youth in Action® Testimony For this week and next week, we are posting two special testimonies from this year’s CYIA! This week, we’re hearing from John S.: “This year’s CYIA felt like it had a certain theme to it: call to action. It wasn’t an official theme by Read more…
New Podcast from CEF International Beginning with founder, Jesse Overholtzer, CEF has emphasized training local Good News Club teachers to take the Gospel message to children in a way they could understand and respond to in faith. With the pandemic limiting in-person ministry and training, a need to answer the Read more…
Why is Training so Important to CEF? Our annual fall training session for Good News Club teachers and other volunteers is scheduled for: September 10 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church 1647 Briarfield Road in Hampton, VA This training session will use the QuickStart training video Read more…
Two 5-Day Clubs in June Our summer ministry of week-long 5-Day Clubs (5DC) started the last week of June in two locations. Williamsburg The teens who trained for a week in CYIA camp at Eagle Eyrie put their training to the test with a home club in Jacquie’s backyard. Only Read more…
In-Person GNC Training: QuickStart and Advanced Bible Lesson Training Our annual fall training session for Good News Club® teachers and other volunteers is scheduled for September 25, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church at 1004 Yorktown Rd. in Yorktown, VA. This training session will draw 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…