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New 2009 Student Thunder Team Prepares for Wales

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:30:00 GMT

A new group of students will be headed to Wales this summer for a missions trip of a lifetime. Please Begin praying for planning and preparation of this trip scheduled for July.

Staff & Board Retreat Coming Soon!

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:25:00 GMT

The state-wide staff and board retreat is coming February 20 and 21 to WhiteOak Retreat Center. Special guests include Alethea, Ronda Paulson, and Moises Esteves - the new Vice President of CEF USA ministries! This is a relaxing time of spiritual renewal and fellowship that everyone is sure to enjoy.

Merry Christmas from CEF of SC

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:10:00 GMT

Remember the lyrics to that old Christmas song, "The Little Drummer Boy"? It is such a vivid reminder of the Christmas story from a child's point of view.

Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

What will you do to honor Him

with what you have to bring?

Praying that you experience

the joy of knowing Him

this holiday season!

State Website Expands To Assist Worldwide

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 18:10:00 GMT

Visitors from all over the United States, Canada, the Phillipeans, and even Jamicia have navagated to the CEF of SC website to find encouragement and helpful tools to effectively reach children through songs, Bible visuals, and even puppet skits. The site receieves about 3,000 hits per day and is slowly increasing each year

Volunteer Base Grows Over 4000

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 12:05:00 GMT

Teaching all the schools in SC requires a huge base of volunteers - each committed to an application process, training, weekly study & devotion to reaching children with the Gospel. Our ministry recently broke the 4000 volunteer mark making CEF of SC one of the largest volunteer based ministries in the southeastern United States.

Confernces Pop Up Across The State

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:22:00 GMT

Children's Ministry Conferences are taking place across the state in preparation for new After-School Good News Club start ups. Sunday School teachers, children's workers, vacation Bible school workers, Awana leaders, Good News Club volunteers and parents have been attending the Good News Across America Children's Ministry Conferences. The full day conferences have taken place in Greenwood, Horry, Florence, Orangeburg, Barnwell, Summerville, Beaufort, Lancaster, and Georgetown counties within the past three months.

Good News Clubs Begin

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:55:00 GMT

All across the state and throughout the nation Bible clubs are beginning in the public schools. Here in South Carolina we hope to have well over 200 schools with the Gospel in them this year. New areas such as Charleston, Calhoun, and Rock Hill counties are just a few where we are going where we've never been before. Be in prayer for all the counties and school to have the proclaimation of the Gospel in them.

Summer Ministry Numbers In

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 08:32:00 GMT

Each Christian Youth In Action student worked hard conducting 306 Clubs resulting in reaching nearly 8000 children hearing the Good News during the end of June and all of July. Of that number 632 recieved Jesus Christ as their personal Savior.

Student Thunder Team Arrives Safely Back Home

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:20:00 GMT

Jen, Abby, Candace, Mildred, & Rebecca all arrived back to South Carolina today after three and a half weeks on the overseas mission field in Trinidad. This was CEF of SC's first Student Thunder team - a mission to provide advanced students of our summer Christian Youth In Action the opportunity to experience CEF abroad. "The trip was awesome! God really showed up! I am excited to be home but I'm really miss Trinidad!" said Rebecca, our 'unofficial' missionary reporter. We will be getting together with these students and leaders in the next few weeks to interview them and allow them to share their experiences on video. We'll premiere the footage on cef-sc.org as soon as it's available.

Beaufort Conference Set to Begin

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:35:00 GMT

The "Good News Across America - Childrens Ministry Conference" tour begins in the Beaufort / Hilton Head area on August 2nd at Lowcountry Community Church, 801 Buckwalter Parkway in Bluffton. The one-day conference will be of benefit to anyone wishing to reach and teach the truth of God's Word to children - parents, pastors, Sunday School teachers, VBS workers, and children's workers of all sorts. Registration and info can be obtained online at cef-sc.org

Trinidad Team Flies Back to U.S.

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:25:00 GMT

The four students and two leaders that have been in Trinity for the past two and a half weeks have made their way back to the States on Saturday July 19th. Working with the CEF representative in Trinidad, the team ministered to hundeds of children. "We could stay much longer, but it's good to be home." Rebecca Rhoads, one of the team members said. We'll be bringing video interviews in the weeks ahead of these youth and their experiences in CEF of SC's first Student Thunder overseas summer mission trip. Be looking for further developments.

Trinidad Missionary Needs Your Prayers

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:05:00 GMT

Rebecca Rhodes, one of our six Student Thunder missionaries to Trinidad makes a plea for prayer and shares about the mission:

Hey every one or should eye say the faithful few! lol its a joke! SO i need ALL of your prayers, well not me but the church here in Trinidad! they are so confused, its like thely are bein lead in a colt and not in Gods word! It truly breaks my heart. The kids and teens are so confused because us missionaries are telling them one thing when the pastor is telling them another! The pastor actually asked us to use the Bible less in our lesson! He even scheduled a puppet show for Friday, which cut our time short, which meant we didn't get everything in! It truly breaks my heart. then the puppet show was making fun of various things about going to Hell! And the kids were laughing. Well some happy news is that we're all doin very well! We have made great relationships with our host and family and with the childrens music minister at the church. One of the little boys in our host family, named Jaseme is going to be having surgery in Oct. so pray for him. Then the childrens music min!
ister, Lendon, his wife left him. Hes a really good guy and you can tell God is using him, so pray for him as well!
BY THE WAY WE WATCHED KUNG FU PANDA TONITE!! it was good SO any ways thats about all i have for now! Take care, I love you all and may God bless!

By the way if you don't like KFC you should go to Trinidad, it's really good here, if you LOVE good beaches you should go to Trinidad, If you love mountains you should go to Trinidad, and if you love to have a good time you should go to Trinidad

More News From Trinidad

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:05:00 GMT

Here's another report from Rebecca Rhodes, one of our six Student Thunder missionaries to Trinidad:

So today was amazing! two little girls got saved!!! party in heaven! for your prayers specifically please pray for our attitudes. there is a church we are working in that doesn't want us to present a long gospel presentation but would rather us do more drama and games and crafts. we got a little fust at by them! it was very difficult to not loose our temper with them.God did provide a way of relaxation afterward though. A man named bobby took us to the beach named Maracus where we ate bake and shark. it is the best food i have had since i have been here! There were so many fish in that part of the ocean that when you were swimming you feel the fish hit your legs! thankfully there are NO sharks or jelly fish! Our host family is so nice! Infact if it wasn't for them i wouldn't be talking to you now! any ways i have a TON of pics that i will be puting on facebook when i get home! tomorrow marks the ten day mark for being in Trinidad, then we will be back in Missouri for!
1-3 days! i love being here, but i must admit i miss the US! Exspecially Missouri and SC! When i first arrived to missouri, i couldn't stand it!!! but within a matter of hours everyone felt like family! Thoughs of you in CEF, I STRONGLY encourage you to do Student Thunder next year, if only to go to Missouri, God will strecth you and work in your heart in ways you never thought! I love God, isn't He so amazing! He knows everything before it ever happens!!!Any way, i hope to hear from you ALL! it helps to keep the homesickness away!

Good News Across America Ministry Conferences

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:35:00 GMT

The teacher training team has launched the Good News Across America Children's Ministry Conferences across the state. Provided especially for children's workers of all sorts, parents & pastors, the one day conference is sure to be a hit with such topics as; How to Lead a Child to Christ, Teaching Life Changing Bible Lessons, Engaging the Christian Child, and more. Check www.cef-sc.org for details, locations, and registrtation information.

News From Trinidad

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Here's a report from Rebecca Rhodes, one of our six Student Thunder missionaries to Trinidad:

hey everyone from trinidad! it is amazing here! the people are great, the island is small, the temperature is comfuratable (except at night, the host family turns the air down to about thirty degrees) and the people are so kind. I must admit i miss you all! The food is very diffrent. Yesterday we had doubles (kind of like a chalupa from taco bell but more moist). Today we had goat meat, mangos in curry, chicken in curry, and pumpkin. we are not supposed to drink the water here because it could make us sick. well i almost got sick today! We visited two hindu temples and one catholic church. Yesterday we went on a ship calle LogosII, we were drafted to do puppets for the kids. All of us would be very greatful if you would keep us in your prayers! Culture shock is TERRIBLE...i have already experienced some. the first day we arrived, i was the random check person. that was fine and i went outside...then two police officers came out and said that i had meds in my bag and that the police
officer said i couldnt leave, that was the moment i was dreading. One of the police officers was kind, but the other was hateful. Once they told me they had mistaken me for someone else a wave of relief flew over me and began to shed some tears. That made the first night very hard for me! it is getting better, we are making friends and enjoying doing Gods work. Please be praying and I love you and miss you all. May God go with you!

Read Genesis 39:41!!

In trinidad you don't say hanging out you say liming. So im going liming tonight!!!