Hope in These Troubled Times
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Why do so many bad things happen in the world? Why did God allow this to happen? How can I get through this terrible time?
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Praises, Prayers, & Looking Ahead - February 2020
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Friends, family, and partners in ministry,
Since we last spoke with you, we have been working hard on many projects. One of the exciting new changes is a new office and combining all our local committees, our staff, and our material resources. We received donations of free furniture: three desks, 3 filing cabinets, 5 tables, many file folders and paper, printers, and more. We have spent much of January working on combining files, ending separate committees, and uniting the new committee with many discussions and plans.
Read MorePraises and Prayers December 2019
/Dear friends and partners in ministry,
In this season of rejoicing, we are thanking God for the privileges and blessings of sharing the love and truth of Jesus with children. We have thrilling stories of God’s work in the lives of children through CEF in North Alabama.
First, from our Northwest committee: “One of the teachers at school where we have a Good News Club [GNC] told me that one of the students said, ‘Mrs. Chambers did you know I have two birthdays?’ She asked, ‘How is that?’ The student said he had learned in GNC that when you receive Jesus as Savior that is the second birthday.”
Second, from our Northeast committee: One of the older children God brought to faith was transformed by the gospel through our Christian Youth in Action team. As he heard the good news, he began asking questions. In front of all the children, he received Christ, and the adult sponsor reported she saw a change in his life immediately!
In Gadsden this Fall, God opened the flood gates, and 49 children made professions of faith in Christ in three of our clubs! They were counseled together and confirmed their trust in Jesus.
At Christmas, we are reminded that Jesus came to earth that we might know the Triune God. Jesus, the perfect and only eternal God-man, came to earth to save us from our sin. He bled and died and rose again to give us new life. This Good News is for everyone, including the little children.
Mark 10:13-15 says, "And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, 'Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs to the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it."
Luke 10: 21 adds, “In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will’.”
God is using your gifts, prayers, and participation in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ to see children come to know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and they are telling others also! Please help us do even more!
All gifts postmarked on or before December 31, 2019, will be counted for the 2019 year. Please mail your tax-deductible gifts to either CEF of NW or NE through December 2019 until we are merged in January to become North AL.
*CEF of Alabama, Inc. Northwest Alabama Chapter, P.O. Box 304, Eva, AL 35621
*CEF of Alabama, Inc. Northeast Alabama Chapter, P.O. Box 2034, Huntsville, AL 35804
For Christ and for the children,
*Jim Simoneau, Local Director
*Kathryn Burleson, Good News Club Coordinator & Teacher Trainer
Huntsville City School Board & Chapter Merger
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THE FIRST BIG ISSUE IS THAT THE HUNTSVILLE CITY SCHOOL BOARD RAISED NEW FEES!
The school board started a brand-new building use policy on August 1, 2019. They decided to charge all the character-building organizations fees for the use of classroom space. This would include the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, CEF and other similar non-profit organizations. For the North Alabama region of CEF, we will have charges for about $9,000 for the 2019 – 2020 school year for our five schools in the Huntsville City School District.
Read MoreFall 2019 Training Dates
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Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
How would you like to be a part of a team reaching the children of Madison, Marshall, Jackson, DeKalb and Etowah counties for Christ? Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) has a proven track record that God is still using to lead children to Christ, to recruit families, to build churches and equip Christians to do the work of evangelism, teaching, and loving others in Christ’s name (see Eph 4:11,12)!
We are holding Fall training for new and returning CEF workers, teams, and interested parties. The training is free and snacks will be provided. We are planning to have three training sessions. We would love to have you come!
Read More7 Ways CEF® Can Help You Reach the Lost "in your own backyard."
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For a decade of my life I was privileged to lead a church that was very effective at reaching the lost. Through prayer, hard work and a relentless Gospel focus we experienced strong growth primarily due to new believers being added to our church roles. During that time God taught me many hard and valuable lessons that have stuck with me to this day. […] And I’ve noticed a pattern in these churches…most of them are not effectively reaching the lost with the Gospel in their own communities.” - Greg Steir
Read MoreGod cares for children; Do we? Part 3
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You remember the story of Jonah and the great fish (Jonah 4). God called Jonah to go to Ninevah. Many of you may know that Ninevah was the capital of Assyria. Assyria was going to be a terrible enemy of Israel. Maybe Jonah saw or knew this. Jonah did not want that nation, those people tor repent.
Read MoreHow are you using your summer?
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“You’ll get up early, work a long time, get frustrated by crazy kids’ songs stuck in your head for the next year. But in the end, you’ll see it’s been a lot more than that. You’ve learned so much: you’ve forced yourself to get up in front of others; you’ve grown closer to your fellow workers; and, most of all, you’ve planted the most valuable seeds in the hearts of so may little ones.”
Read MoreGod cares for children; Do we? Part 2
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Children are the most productive yet the most forgotten mission field in the world. Child Evangelism Fellowship says there have never been so many youngsters – over 2.6 billion of them. They have never been so ready, and the need has never been so urgent…
Read MoreInexpressible gifts: 1,000 children!
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In 1 Corinthians 9:15 Paul says, “Thanks be to God for his inexpressible gift!” The reason we are in ministry at all is because Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came from His heavenly Father, to save us from our sins, to give us new life, and to help us spread the good news of Jesus everywhere we go.
Read MoreGod cares for children; do we? Part 1
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In short, we need wisdom to train children, wisdom from God and for ourselves. Christ is our wisdom. We need to live by the wisdom that we know not only for ourselves before God, but for our children. We need to study the wisdom of God’s word and prayerfully seek to apply it to our children.
Read MoreUnexpected fruit: 20 year old daughter assured of salvation.
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“Yesterday after returning home from church I went into my 20-yer old daughter’s room to find her in tears. She shared with that she had doubts about her salvation and had for a long time {she was saved at age 6). I ran and got the Good News literature and went through the plan of salvation with her and especially shared about how to KNOW you are saved.
Read MoreDouble Good News Club®s, Double Children
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In the next 5 years I would love for the CEF NEAL Chapter to more than double their Good News Clubs, their 5 Day Clubs, and the number of children and families coming to Christ and getting involved in local churches. Our area of ministry includes Jackson, DeKalb, Marshall, Madison, and Etowah counties… CEF has already established clubs in 14 schools, not to mention their many 5 Day Clubs and summer programs.
Read MoreSomething Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue
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It is a little poem that has been used about weddings since the 1800’s which parallels our first month of ministry in June and July with child Evangelism Fellowship of Northeast Alabama, or CEF NEAL for short. While our ministry is not nearly as elaborate with the external trappings of royal weddings, it is richer with eternal significance bringing in the harvest of souls.
Read MoreHappy Kids, Helpful Citizens, Good News Club
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This analysis finds that in the U.S. and many other countries around the world, regular participation in a religious community clearly is linked with higher levels of happiness and civic engagement (specifically, voting in elections and joining community groups or other voluntary organizations).
Read MoreNew Calling, New Coordinator
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Now God has called me back to the ministry which started it all. On June 1, I began to serve as Coordinator for Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) in Northeast Alabama (NEAL). Our desire in Northeast Alabama is to reach “Every Child, in Every County, Every Day.” We are seeking partners to join us to try to get in every elementary school in the five counties the Lord has given us.
Read MorePrayers, People, Provisions
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I want to obey Christ’s command to “go into all the world and make disciples” (Source) and help others do the same through the power o the gospel and the Holy Spirit working in and through us. Thus, we seek prayer, people, and provisions to make this happen. With God’s help, our goal is to raise $50,000 a year for three years to expand the ministry.
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