What It Takes to be a Volunteer?
At CEF people often ask us what the requirements are to be a volunteer. It is really simple: A willing heart. A few hours a week. Ability to learn and work with others. No criminal record. That’s it. No kid experience, no teaching experience, no special talents. We live and die by our volunteers. They [...]
Camp Good News Makes a Big Impact on Local Kids
On July 5th, 5 children who had participated in our local Good News Club during the school year, boarded a van to make their way to Camp Good News near Lake Lopez in Arroyo Grande. Alina Raynor, Levy and Mai Cabrera, Ruby Celio, and Abbey McKee, along with Michael Ishimaru, the Good News Club leader [...]
Back to School Goals-GNC in 15 Schools!
The 2010-11 school year was great for CEF of Santa Barbara. We had 10 elementary school clubs reaching over 300 children and over 75 decisions for Jesus Christ, not counting the families reached – moms, dads and siblings. Our work never ends, however, until we see a Good News Club in EVERY elementary and even junior high [...]
Ambitious Goals
The 2010-11 school year was great for CEF of Santa Barbara. We had 10 elementary school clubs reaching over 300 children and over 75 decisions for Jesus Christ, not counting the families reached – moms, dads and siblings. Our work never ends, however, until we see a Good News Club in EVERY elementary and even junior high [...]
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Join us in Prayer for the New Good News Clubs
School is just around the corner and Good News Clubs in the Santa Barbara area are scheduled to begin sometime between September 12 and 23. Our goal is to have 12 to 15 school clubs this school year. In order to meet that goal we need favor from the school districts, the principals and the teachers AND we need a total of [...]
