Local city kid
requests “If
we didn't have a Good News Club® here, our community would change.”
"Pray for my dad and mom, they are getting in some fights."
"Pray for our school [to] get better." Current prayer requests and
information on
CEF prayer ministry (click above).
Indicators of answered
prayer “When
parents teach their community Good News Club®
when staff is away.”
"When city kids cry if there is no Bible lesson presented due to
time."
"When club members and families become your
friends and allies."
When kids keep attending club after moving out of the community."
"When visitors are impressed that CEF workers
know the names of the kids."
Will you adopt
your street and pray for it by name everyday?
PrayDurham
Sign up to adopt your street in
prayer above and see the current needs of city kids and other requests from CEF around the world, nation, state, and
Durham.
John Blake shares his Heart for
City Kids, offers urban ministry
ideas, and relevant insights to collaborating with local and national
ministries for transformation of the city block by block.
Team More Than Gold
Sponsoring city kids for sports camps
Various sports and
overnight camping will be offered to 1,000 city kids who would not typically get to go to
camp. $100/kid sponsorships are being received in honor of Coach Larry
Parrish.
Coach Parrish with John Wooden (UCLA)
Tennis Academy for city kids
Tu, Th, and Sat March - May 2012 on city
courts in partnership with Durham Parks & Recreation and the USTA.
Basketball Camp Downtown YMCA
M-F April 9-13, 2012 8AM-4PM for boys
and girls 7-14 yrs of age with an emphasis on skills and team play.
Soccer Tourney at Duke Campus
Sat. April 14, 2012 East Campus fields
for student and adult teams - $10/fee
From the Community “You guys are doing an
amazing job in Durham.
I never believed churches and ministries could come together like this... totally
for you; I salute you.” Pastor
"Thank
you for your excellent ministry to children in Durham. We honor you... We're
praying for you. God bless you." Supporter
What’s good with you? Encouraging news and video segments found at Brand
Newz
with our friend Christopher Martin.
From Around the
World
"I just wanted to say that I’m so glad that God used you guys to
write the song "God loves me" (7MIT).I’m
studying abroad inThailand... I just had the opportunity to
teach that song to about 20 Buddhist kids..." Melissa
Scheffler
Cassie's Garden
City kids living in 10 Durham under-resourced communities will be physically, mentally, and spiritually nurtured in Cassie's Garden throughout their growing school years. The Youth Life Foundation Center in the Cornwallis Rd. Apartments is the first location to incorporate Cassie's Garden into their program.
A room is dedicated for Cassie's Garden especially for special enrichment activities. Other communities scheduled to start their own Cassie's Garden are Carriage House Apartments, Liberty St. Apartments, and a new location in Northeast Central Durham. The first seeds in Cassie's Garden have been planted, but funding and volunteers are still needed. Planting a Cassie's Garden in all 10 target-communities will help CEF complete its
Systematic Model for Effective Ministry (see below). Personal involvement is necessary for city kids
to be nurtured in a beautiful Cassie's Garden.
Room dedicated to Cassie's Garden at the Youth
Life Foundation after school program in Durham
Kathleen Blake, known to so many as Cassie, was a Duke University graduate and a devoted wife for 54 years to her husband, Jim Blake. In 1952 they were married in Duke Chapel and began a family of five children and seven grandchildren. She was also a teacher's assistant in the Durham Public Schools. Cassie enjoyed life, many friends and her family, especially while at the coast, playing on the beach, or riding her bike, or even on a raft drifting lazily past the closest pier or over the roughest, big wave. She loved to dance, sing, and throw birthday parties for her kids. In all her endeavors of life she blessed those around her with laughter, warmth, and service. Besides staying active and planting flowers in her garden, Cassie was devoted to Christ and a prayer warrior for many including the work of CEF.
Cassies Garden
City kids living in 10 Durham under-resourced communities will be physically, mentally, and spiritually nurtured in Cassie's Garden throughout their growing school years. The Youth Life Foundation Center in the Cornwallis Rd. Apartments is the first location to incorporate Cassie's Garden into their program.
A room is dedicated for Cassie's Garden especially for special enrichment activities. Other communities scheduled to start their own Cassie's Garden are Carriage House Apartments, Liberty St. Apartments, and a new location in Northeast Central Durham. The first seeds in Cassie's Garden have been planted, but funding and volunteers are still needed. Planting a Cassie's Garden in all 10 target-communities will help CEF complete its
Systematic Model for Effective Ministry (see below). Personal involvement is necessary for city kids
to be nurtured in a beautiful Cassie's Garden.
Kathleen Blake, known to so many as Cassie, was a Duke University graduate and a devoted wife for 54 years to her husband, Jim Blake. In 1952 they were married in Duke Chapel and began a family of five children and seven grandchildren. She was also a teacher's assistant in the Durham Public Schools. Cassie enjoyed life, many friends and her family, especially while at the coast, playing on the beach, or riding her bike, or even on a raft drifting lazily past the closest pier or over the roughest, big wave. She loved to dance, sing, and throw birthday parties for her kids. In all her endeavors of life she blessed those around her with laughter, warmth, and service. Besides staying active and planting flowers in her garden, Cassie was devoted to Christ and a prayer warrior for many including the work of CEF.
