Child Evangelism Fellowship of North San Diego County
Praise & Prayer Bulletin 6.29.09

PRAISE REPORTS

PRAISE the Lord for all the kids and families that were reached in our second full week at the County Fair -- and for all His faithful servants who were a part of it!  Above, everybody wants a souvenir picture in front of the Story Castle!

On Tuesday morning, three North County volunteers were first up on the schedule -- Barbara Hood, Janie Laetare, and Nancy Trout. Janie, who was back for her second season, says: "It was a wonderful experience! Yes, I have a praise report -- we had 49 children and 27 adults come into the castle."

Nancy, who served this season on our Good News Club team at LR Green School in Escondido, emails: "Tuesday morning at the fair was such a great experience. There were three of us that God just blessed by being used by Him! It was a little scary at first, but God just takes over, and He brought in the children and gave us the words! Yay!!! We had 12 children make a commitment to the Lord in prayer. Wow! One group that came in was a Christian choir, and after they heard the story, they sang and danced one of their songs for us. (That castle has pretty good acoustics!) I am so glad I was part of this. Blessings were: new friends, working for the Lord, and meeting children and adults that haven’t heard the message of salvation. Yes, they are out there! I signed up again to work July 4th with my husband Terry. I came home so excited, he volunteered to work with me!"  



That afternoon three volunteers from the Lincoln School Good News Club in Escondido came on duty, Maud Middleton, Paulette Oberle, and Cathy Poirier, who, Paulette reports, used real teamwork: "Maud, Cathy, and I took turns giving the lesson." Above, it's Maud explaining how God wants His children to grow to be more like Jesus every day.



Parents often congregate outside with their younger kids while the older ones are inside hearing the Good News. There are enough chairs in the castle for six tired parents to take a rest!



On Thursday afternoon Sherrie Frazier from Valley Center, who has served for years on both GNC teams and at the fair, brought two first-timers with her, daughter Cathy Galloway and daughter-in-law Jenn Frazier. Above, Jenn tells the kids all about Jesus.



On Friday Kevin and Lillian Armentano (above, left) from Escondido were on the second shift, taking over from Kim Case and her daughter Alex from RP (above, right). Kim has been serving on our Good News Club team at Los Penasquitos School, from which Alex just graduated this year.

It was the Armentanos' first time at the fair. As a kindergarten teacher at Laurel School in Oceanside Lillian saw how excited her students were to attend our new Good News Club that started there this season, and she wanted to get involved in CEF outreach, too!



Kevin, who has lots of experience from his church's kids' ministry, served as "barker" in front of the booth, inviting kids and parents inside while Lillian (above) was sharing the message, trading off with Christina Chan (below). Christina has been serving on the Los Penasquitos GNC team for several years, and has been to the fair many times. She's showing the kids the bracelet they will receive when they leave, and telling them that the first bead is all about God and His love for them.

PRAYER NEEDS



PRAY for our first 5-Day Club of the summer starting Monday, June 29 at Landes Park in Oceanside (photo above). Praise the Lord for bringing several brand new volunteers to join the team! Please pray for leader Linda Gonzalez as she coordinates the group and assigns tasks, and for all the team members as they do their parts to bring God's Word to the kids. Pray for good weather. Pray that the 46 children who signed up at nearby Casita School before summer vacation started will remember to be there, and that they'll bring friends from the surrounding neighborhood. Pray that God will bless the team for their readiness to "go into all the world" and take the Good News right to the kids where they live. Pray that the Lord will make hearts responsive to His truth, and that many children will become children of God this week!



PRAY as plans go forward for a Good News Club at Richland School in San Marcos (above). We had a club there two seasons ago, but not enough team members for one last school year. Praise God for a new volunteer, and please keep praying that the Lord will bring at least two more helpers for this fall. Pray for leader Marian Kisling as she works to get things up and running.



PRAY as Tamara Reed, a parent at the school, takes on the leadership role at our Good News Club at Mission Estancia in the Encinitas district. Please pray for the additional team members needed to keep this big club going and for the Lord's guidance in planning for the new season. Pray that our application submitted this week will gain quick approval.

PRAY for volunteers needed at the two Escondido Good News Clubs led by Judy Erickson, Reidy Creek and Glen View. Judy will also be helping once a month at the club at her grandkids' school in Temecula, so Bible teachers are needed to share that task with Judy.

In the fellowship of our Lord,
Robert Burkley

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..."Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of God. Assuredly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will by no means enter it." And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, and blessed them.   --Mark 10:14-16