Child
Evangelism Fellowship® of North
San Diego County
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schools through Good News Club®s
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Praise
& Prayer Bulletin 7.12.10
PRAISE
REPORTS
PRAISE the Lord for all the BIG (and
little!) things He accomplished in so many lives, young and old,
during our outreach this year at the San Diego County Fair! The
final report is now in and the record shows:
Children
who heard the Gospel: 2,390 (up 100+ from last year!)
Children who responded: 597
Adults & teens who heard: 1,432
Adults who responded: 2
Teens who responded: 3
We had a record 80 volunteers from North County, and on Thursday
a big thank you went out to each of them: http://cefkids.com/fairthanks2010
Some praises sent in this week by volunteers:
Judy
Erickson (Escondido): "My
highlight was meeting three incredible fellow servants -- Linda
from Mission Beach, who has an incredible testimony and lots of
love and faith, and a couple from way down in San Diego, who came
just to pray with us before each shift. They head up wonderful
ministries, including one for Bible studies and prayer meetings
in the workplace. We met some incredible Christian families --
two stand out. One mother had her 4-year-old daughter recite the
Lord's Prayer for us, and said she'd recited it as early as age 1
1/2! Also, a pastor and wife let their two little girls and boy
hear the Gospel. They learned about our Good News Clubs in
schools and exchanged contact info because this pastor is so
impressed with CEF. His inspiring testimony includes getting
saved as a rebellious teen."
Colleen Matsubara (Carlsbad):
"I was truly blessed by Sherry Rodriguez and Susan Curo, my
fellow coworkers. One lady walking by gave me a hug and was
expressing her thanks for CEF and the volunteers. All the glory
goes to God!"
Tiffany Lien (Carmel Valley): "The time I spent
volunteering in the Story Castle was a huge blessing! I loved
every minute of it and hope to do it for many summers to
come!"
PRAISE God for our dedicated Good News Club teams! In May, a
month before school had dismissed for the year, La Keisha Fairbee
(above), leader of our GNC at Laurel School in Oceanside,
had already contacted us about applying for next fall! The
paperwork was submitted right away and approval came through from
the district on June 14, making this the first club to be all
ready to go for the upcoming season -- the club is scheduled to
start Sep 7.
Team member Frank Barron (above) guards some very intriguing
snacks on the last day of club, June 15, when all these shots
were taken.
The kids have just got to ham it up for
an end-of-season picture! When summer vacation started, Frank, La
Keisha (back right) and Kathyren Smith-Peart (back, 3rd from
left) kept right on reaching kids at the County Fair on July 3
and 5.
PRAISE the Lord for faithful servants who never quit! Ruth
Schilberg has been volunteering with CEF since the 50s, much of
that time spent right here in North County. Besides leading her
own GNCs, many of our school clubs were blessed by having Ruth
(often disguised as "Jingles") come as a special guest
to amaze and instruct the kids with her Gospel illusions and
ballooning skills. We are still getting requests for her to visit
clubs, but many are aware that Ruth moved to Oregon a couple of
years ago to be closer to family. Since then she's been up to her
old tricks, as in this photo shot on June 20 at an event at the
Pottsville historical museum in Merlin, OR. Our loss is their
gain!
PRAYER
NEEDS
PRAY for all the kids who came to the Story Castle in June
and July. Please pray for those who heard the Gospel but haven't
yet believed. Pray that the Lord would use the Word of God which
they heard to open the eyes of their understanding and lead them
to faith. Pray for kids who did come to faith in response to the
Word. Pray that the Lord would help them to stay on the narrow
way, to take steps of growth each day, and to spend time with God
in prayer and in the Bible. Pray that they would be able to go to
a sound church. Pray that Christian kids who visited the castle
will be encouraged to share the Good News with their family and
friends and that they'll have a renewed dedication to growing as
God's children and living for Him. Pray that all the kids who
signed up for the Mailbox Club will receive their lessons and be
faithful to complete the course. Pray that lives will be changed
as a result!
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