Child Evangelism Fellowship of North San Diego County
Praise & Prayer Bulletin 7.13.09

PRAISE REPORTS



PRAISE God for the final report from the County Fair outreach. The photo above from Friday, July 3 shows the big crowds at the start of the holiday weekend finale. Over the total 22 days of the fair we were able to reach 2,262 boys and girls and 1,464 adults with the Gospel! Of those, 671 kids and 12 adults made professions of their faith in Christ. This season we had a record 76 volunteers from North County, 47 of whom were first-timers, and praise reports keep coming in:

Janie Laetare: "I will always have the feeling of God's presence in my heart for the blessings I had..."

Gwen Mecklenburg: "It was our pleasure and privilege to volunteer at the Story Castle. May God continue to abundantly bless CEF, opening many doors and enabling the gospel to be widely shared."

Nanette Frank: "I really loved it....Keep me on the list for next year."

Kathy Romig: "It is just so great how many clubs are now in North Co. It's so neat to be able to be a small part of it all."

Christina Chan: "It's my privilege to serve the Lord through a ministry like CEF."

Dave & Maureen Slottje: "We thank the Lord for His grace!"



PRAISE the Lord for more good news from the 5-Day Club at Landes Park in Oceanside which ended on July 3. Above, some of the 76 children who enrolled are having lots of fun in the sun with a water balloon pitching contest.



Above, new volunteer LeeAnn Gilman teaches the Bible lesson to the older kids, and below, team leader Linda Gonzalez talks to a big group of younger kids and quite a few mothers who attended. The Lord provided enough helpers so that the kids could be divided by age levels.



Linda writes: "Praise God! He is the Provider of all things. We are humbled and grateful to our Lord for providing the leaders when there were none, the truth of his Word, and his Spirit to bring children to Himself. The leaders were LeeAnn Gilman, Angela Moore, Cora Jones and Berta Saucedo. Marian Kisling taught the class on Friday when we were short of workers, praise God. Mary and Enrique Lopez and their family and my son Ron took charge of the lunch table every day. Two of them took 3 days off work to help!  The children were wonderful and about 15 mothers stayed every day. The children had fun and the joy of the Lord was all over. Thank you, God, for so many blessings and because you are so faithful -- John 1:3."



LeeAnn helps the kids work on their daily craft projects that were related to the Bible truths they were learning.



On Friday veteran GNC leader Marian Kisling of Oceanside was guest Bible teacher. By this final day of the club 39 boys and girls had responded to the Gospel message.



Linda's son Ron works hard to scoop the ice cream on Friday as Linda and Marian help. Lunch was served each day after club.



Pizza for everyone! LeeAnn, Angela Moore, and Lydia Gonzalez set things up. Angela, who is also new to the ministry, emails:

"The 5-day Club was definitely a blessing to the children, their parents (especially the parent volunteers), and the volunteers. There were over 50 children who attended each day. They not only had fun with their various crafts and fellowshipping with and helping others, but they seemed to enjoy their memory verses and learning about Moses and the Israelites. Many accepted the Lord during these 5 days. Praise God! He really worked in their hearts. Personally, I felt very blessed to have the opportunity to work with the kids. I had the 'Green Group' who were the 6 and 7 year-olds. There were about 12-15 attending that group each day. I was really delighted about how they learned their memory verses and listened to the story about Moses. They paid attention and were able to answer questions about the story and about Jesus, obedience, and what He did to cleanse us of our sin. I hope to be able to work with CEF during the school year and see the children grow over a longer period of time. I thank the Lord for this opportunity!"

PRAYER NEEDS

PRAY for the hundreds who came to faith in Christ at the County Fair outreach. Please pray that the Lord will help these newborns in the faith to get grounded by spending time with Him each day in prayer and in His Word. Pray that those who enrolled in the Mailbox Club will be faithful to complete their lessons and to begin putting into practice what they are learning. Pray that new believers will be led by the Lord to begin attending solid churches where they can grow as disciples.



PRAY as the Lord continues to lead the way for a new Good News Club at Casita Center School in Vista (above) near the site of the recent 5-Day Club at Landes Park. Most of the kids who were part of the club attend this school, and several of the mothers who came to the club are now interested in helping with a GNC this fall. Please pray that the Lord would provide the full team needed and give guidance to leader Linda Gonzalez and those working with her.

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