August, 2020 - Child Evangelism Fellowship

In the Sweet By and By

Posted on August 14, 2020March 3, 2021 by CEFSyracuse

“Have you ever stopped and wondered about the impact your teaching has had on the children you taught? For many of us, it will not be until we get to Heaven that we truly know the outcome of our ministry. And really, God is just calling us to be faithful. To be faithful in our personal study of the Word, to be faithful in our lesson preparations, and to be faithful to share the truth of God’s Word with the children. And we are to leave the results with Him.”

Listen below as our director, Emily Ramsdell, shares about trusting the impact results of our ministry to the Lord in “the sweet by and by.”

In the Sweet By and By lyrics by Alabama

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
Oh, we shall meet on that beautiful shore

There’s a land that is fairer than day
And by faith we can see it a-far
For the Father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore

We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blessed
And their spirits shall sorrow no more
Not a sigh for the blessings of rest

To our bountiful Father above
We will offer our tribute of praise
For the glorious gift of His love
And the blessings that hallow our days

In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore

(Repeat 8x)

The Children Had Never Seen the Bible!

Posted on August 14, 2020September 27, 2020 by CEFSyracuse

Would you believe there are some children today that still have never seen or heard of the Bible?

Juli, who has taught Good News Clubs®, had the opportunity recently to be a part of her church’s outreach ministry on the northside of Syracuse. She and a preteen helper were asked to watch/entertain over 40 kids for an hour while their refugee parents worked on job preparation and things.

Juli said she planned a few games and she had a small lesson to go with one of the games about the love of God.

She said to the children, “Do you know what this is?” (holding the Bible) and only two kids raised their hands. I called on one of them and he said, “That’s a book!'” It wasn’t as a joke, it wasn’t to be silly, and it wasn’t to make the other children laugh …they just simply had never seen a Bible before and when I said, ‘You’re right! This is God’s Word! This is His letter to us!’ A few of the kids had never even HEARD of God! Praise God that Juli was able to share with these precious children about GOD.

Juli went on to say that this was a one-time outreach for the church to get into the homes of nonbelievers. I don’t believe the elders were ever invited back. But I know that the children that day learned about God’s Word, His love for them, and were given a special invitation to have a personal relationship with Him!

You can be a part of Good News Clubs to join in this important work of sharing the gospel with the children of Central New York who may not hear it from anyone else! Check out more about Good News Clubs by clicking here.