Director’s Address

During the month of January, our clubs had a hard time getting restarted. There were two weeks in a row where we had clubs canceled due to weather. Praise the Lord, the weather broke and by the third week of January all of our clubs were restarted. Even though the clubs were slow getting started, the Lord blessed us with new children that started to attend. Our goal, this year, was to have an enrollment of 200 children in our clubs. Over the last two weeks of January, we had over ten children start attending Good News Club^®. Praise the Lord for what He has done! We were told by one of our club teachers that one of the new children did not know anything about what Jesus had done for him. There are still children in the United States that do not know who Jesus is. I know it’s hard to believe, but it is so true. My prayer is that this one will learn and realize his need for Christ.

We have been diligently working on getting a club started in Hart. I am pleased to say that we have a starting date of February 6, and it will be held at the Congregational Church in Hart. We are so thankful how the Lord worked it out where we had a place to meet. One of our committee members, Jennifer Syer, has been the one leading the charge in getting this club together. I am so thankful for her willingness and desire to get this club started. Two other committee members will also be joining her in this club, David Juhl and Evlyn Bump. It is awesome to see committee members helping to get this club started. We have been working very hard at getting the news out and handing invitations to children as they leave school. Pray that this club will have a great start.

Wendy and I also had opportunity to speak two different times at Oceana Christian School. The first time I spoke in their chapel. I did an old lesson called Heaven and How to Get There, and had students look up the verses that were on the visual. The students had a great time participating, and seemed to really enjoy the lesson. At the end of chapel, a young boy came to me after the students left and said “I want to know how to get to Heaven.” I had the opportunity to counsel with him and he prayed to receive Christ. The second time, I did a presentation to just the seventh and eighth graders about summer training. Four of the students showed interest in working with us this summer. I hope all of them will have the opportunity to go to training and work with us in some way.

Clubs—10
Enrollment—204
Salvations—13
As of the end of  January

 

 

This summer, we would love to be able to have at least 18 clubs with more children in enrollment. Are there children in your neighborhood that need to be reached? Is there a week that you can give an hour and a half each day to host a club? Will you pray about hosting a club this summer?

Weeks that we are looking for clubs:
July 9—13; July 16—20; July 23—27; July 30—Aug. 3; Aug. 6—10; Aug. 13-17

Times for these clubs; 10:00 a.m.—11:30 a.m.; 1:00 p.m.—2:30;
3:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m.; 6:30 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

If there is a time and date that works for you, contact our office and ask for Virginia, and she will get you set up.  If you do you not see a time or date that works, let us know and we will work with you.

We are also getting ready for our fair and festival ministry. We will need help with: storytellers, passing out tickets, face painting, and games. Our first festival is March 17 at Mason County Central High School. We are also hoping to have the Ark at some of our events.

Announcements

Þ Our Pie Fellowship is February 8 at 6:30 PM at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Ludington.  Come join us and bring your favorite pie to share. This is where you have the opportunity to meet the staff and committee, and see plans for this summer.

Þ Our annual statewide teen event THE RETURN is Saturday, March 3 from 10 AM to 3 PM at South Church in Lansing. This event is for teens that have worked with Child Evangelism Fellowship^® or are interested in working with us this summer. The cost is three dollars to cover pizza.

Þ Our annual banquet is Saturday, April 7 at Shelby Rd. Baptist Church starting at 5 PM. The theme this year is Catch Our Vision. Our speaker is Pastor Mike Deblois from New Era Bible Church. Mark your calendars for this event and we hope to see you there.