News from Nance
We recently did a workshop for students at a Christian school. The classroom we were assigned had a bulletin board that said:
How sad, but true is that? The background for the words was newspapers.
How glad I am that we have the GOOD NEWS that everyone young or old needs to hear.
Recently, we were able to conduct several Easter Party Clubs, and tell 43 kids that all news is not bad. The best news is that, “He is not here: for He is risen as He said…”
Soon our Good News Club® season will wind down. We are still trying for several spring clubs but some schools are giving us challenges.
As we head into summer, new ministries will be kicking off. The first GOOD NEWS Blitz will be May 16th. After training, we begin sharing the GOOD NEWS through 5-Day Club® on June 15th. The GOOD NEWS Tent at fairs begins July 14th and continues through August 29th, alternating with 5-Day Clubs.
We covet your prayers as that plan sounds exhausting, and some of us are aging a little (just a little, mind you). Pray that the CEFMV team will continue being augmented by younger workers excited to share the same old GOOD NEWS with generation X, Y, Z, and Alpha as we await Christ’s return.
Rachel’s Report
In the last full week of March, we helped with a spring break camp at the Dayton Chinese Christian Church. They have a heart for reaching out to the Chinese community in Dayton since they are a Chinese congregation. They planned activities for the whole day to help parents who need to work during their child’s spring break. We came for an hour and a half in the morning to do a 5-Day Club program and a special activity each day. That week, one boy trusted in Christ while we were there and then three boys trusted in Christ with the pastor in the afternoon!
Also in March, we were part of Legacy Christian Academy’s Day of Missions and Evangelism. We taught a 50-minute overview of the Wordless Book to four different small groups throughout the day, speaking to a total of thirty-seven students and four teachers. The whole point was to encourage the middle and high school students that they can share their faith and to equip them with a method for explaining the Gospel. It was encouraging for me to meet a few teens who really understood the method and who were taking evangelism seriously.
The Easter Party Clubs went well! Each club was a fun time of celebrating the real reason for Easter: Jesus died for sin, was buried, and rose again. We were able to share with forty-three children across the four parties, and four children made decisions for Christ!
Praise God for:
The many salvations in March (including several in a Troy Good News Club)
Providing volunteers to help with all of the events in March
Please Pray for:
Wisdom in communication and favor with three school districts that we are working with for Good News Club
Trust in God and good organization as I continue learning to juggle multiple projects at once