From the GOD CAN at Good News Clubs in
schools... “We
prayed for all our benchmark test scores and guess what... I got a 3.5.”
"I need Him to help me... really!" “Pray
because my grandma died on Saturday.” "...and I love going to Good News Club. Help other kids come
too." “Please make
my Mom and Dad stop fighting…"
From
Pastors and Community
Leaders
“I wish our entire
church could see what happened in our building today… (speaking of the CEF
Extra Good News Christmas Party attended by apprx. 200 kids and families)
...hopefully we can host several more of these events.”
“You guys are doing an
amazing job in Durham.
I never believed churches and ministries could come together like this... totally
for you.”
“Why I Love
Durham: 10 Signs of Hope” mentioned, John Blakeof Child Evangelism
Fellowship who is rallying churches around neglected communities in the
name of Christ…
What’s good with you? Encouraging words and video segments found at Brand
Newz
with Christopher Martin.
Are
They Worth Reaching?
"John Blake Shares His Heart for City Kids" blog for revolutionary
Christians
Christian
Youth in Action NC
CYiA® Training at CampGood News Asheville
from June 15-25, 2010 and two sessions of the Urban Missions Breakout! in Durham June 27-July 3 and July 11-17. More details on the
Education page
Boston '10 this summer!
Good News Across America will be held in Boston
July
19-31, 2010
to reach kids and develop CEF/Church partnerships.
HiSStory
booklet & guide
Click
Here
The
HiSStory booklet contains biblical teachings from Creation through the life of Jesus
Christ + the 7 Most Important Things* are integrated. A free teacher's guide
is included for classroom helps and ideas.
MLK Day of
Service 2010
On Jan. 18th staff and volunteers led city kids and residents in a day of
service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Cornwallis Rd Apt
community. Clean up of playgrounds and the Youth Life Center were done.
Pizza and hang out time followed an afternoon of work.
not one should perish...
Matthew 18:14
Child
Evangelism Fellowship®
of North Carolina in Durham has a simple, but profound threefold
purpose: to evangelize
children and youth with the Gospel, disciple
each through the Word of God, and connect local churches to
them.
We have a priority calling to reach city kids, those
living in under-resourced communities and those not attending
Bible classes or a local church. Download the most recent
newsletter The Good News Beacon
for current information and view Together for Durham highlighting
our collaborative efforts with the broader Church at
Durham. Please request a DVD if this
would help you in mobilizing your church to adopt
an underserved community or enhance outreach to one of these
identified communities in Durham.
A season for giving: Volunteers
give all year of their time, passion, and talents Some say you can only be sure of two things, death and taxes. Wait one
minute, I know of at least three more. Like the love of my wife or better, the
love and forgiveness of my Lord Jesus Christ. You can also be sure
of several other things when you think of CEF Ministries in
Durham. For several years its 300 or so volunteers have been
giving of their time, finances, and talents. They give all
year enabling its work of reaching boys and girls with the
Gospel to flourish. A group of Christian women, mainly widows,
have met monthly to handle the CEF mail. Usually around a big
table this faithful bunch sings, tells stories,
laughs, eats, and quotes Bible verses while stuffing
dozens, even hundreds of envelopes. Other volunteers use their
energy, talent, and passion to directly impact children and
youth on city courts, backyards, and after school programs.
Coaches, musicians, teachers, and people who love kids are
needed for this operation to function efficiently. Every
volunteer is a blessing to the CEF staff and more importantly
to city kids in Durham being touched year-round by their
efforts. John E. Blake
City kids
ready for some extra fun & good news
After the holiday excitement wears off, the toys break, and school starts back
kids want to have some fun. CEF is
there to rescue the kids and their Moms who need something for their kids to do. Extra Good News is the answer. City
kids in Durham are bussed to a downtown venue filled with loud music, games,
fun, and a relevant Gospel message for their age. This monthly
meeting began last summer. The latest event was at a Christmas
Birthday
Party for Jesus on Sat. Dec.12th at First Baptist Church.
Usually, these monthly events are held at the Salvation Army
gym on Saturday afternoons.
2008-09 Ministry Highlights
by the numbers:
418 salvations —
1200+ involved in community-based weekly
discipleship... 2nd annual Urban Missions Boot Camp was
completed on July 4th. The Durham Urban Missions Network was formed to serve
10 under resourced communities in Durham.
More Than Gold basketball clinics and camps were held locally and across America with the greatest results ever.
Prayer and visitation plans have been established for all ministry sites.
Durham staff participated in Little Rock ‘09 July 20-August 1.
In Durham, 5-Day Clubs were held at 42 regular Good News Club sites with a record
84 weekly
clubs in 2009... 25% held year-round. The 7MIT song is now being used across
the USA and internationally via CEF Press and
the Durham chapter. There was one more highlight of 2009,
in the form of a 4 month long move of the CEF office
and training center to 801 Gilbert St. in Northeast
Central Durham. Contact information changes are indicated below.
Additional CEF profiles and links are provided at the bottom
of each page.