You and I often greet others with the quick question, "How are you?" Usually we get a hurried "fine" in reply. Many times we barely slow down for the answer. The Maasai tribe of Kenya has a greeting that goes a bit deeper--"How are the children?" It would be good for us to stop and ask that same question.
Can we answer as the Maasai would, "The children are fine"? Judging by statistics, no! Many children are struggling with challenges at school, cultural pressures and family relationships. Even more important than these issues is the child's relationship to God.
Child Evangelism Fellowship has seen phenomenal success with our What Went Wrong?® program being welcomed into prison systems across the nation. You can be a very important part of that as a Legacy Changer.
Course Dates: September 13-November 21
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The Teaching Children Effectively Level 1 online course equips students with basic skills and effective methods to evangelize children and immediately begin a neighborhood outreach. Through lectures, online class interaction, demonstrations and practice, students are trained just as effectively as in they are in a classroom setting. Read this testimony from Eileen Dowd, a recent online student, as she shares her story about the effectiveness of this online course.
Yesterday at club I
noticed a third grader who wasn't taking part in her small group. She was
detached, uninterested, and determined to stay that way. Last week I tried to
engage her in conversation, but she refused to answer my questions or make eye
contact. Last night I made the decision to speak to her parents about her
behavior - if she wasn't going to participate, maybe she would rather not be at
club ... and maybe my job would be a bit easier if I didn't have to worry about
the situation.
Children of prisoners have a 70% chance of going to prison themselves one day. We must intervene now! For only $5 per month you can fund the personal discipleship of one child of a prisoner. Find Out How!
Flags Flying at International Headquarters
Every week Child Evangelism Fellowship® head quarters staff and volunteers gather in the International Plaza to raise nine flags and then pray for those countries. Eight of the flags are from a country that is in each of the eight regions that CEF® is currently working in and the ninth flag is for a country that has been specifically targeted by the regional directors to get the work going in within the year.
Yesterday at club I
noticed a third grader who wasn't taking part in her small group. She was
detached, uninterested, and determined to stay that way. Last week I tried to
engage her in conversation, but she refused to answer my questions or make eye
contact. Last night I made the decision to speak to her parents about her
behavior - if she wasn't going to participate, maybe she would rather not be at
club ... and maybe my job would be a bit easier if I didn't have to worry about
the situation.
Children of prisoners have a 70% chance of going to prison themselves one day. We must intervene now! For only $5 per month you can fund the personal discipleship of one child of a prisoner. Find Out How!
Every week Child Evangelism Fellowship® head quarters staff and volunteers gather in the International Plaza to raise nine flags and then pray for those countries. Eight of the flags are from a country that is in each of the eight regions that CEF® is currently working in and the ninth flag is for a country that has been specifically targeted by the regional directors to get the work going in within the year.
