Let’s face it: as teachers, we are not always sure how much our students remember. The boy poking his friend, the two little girls giggling in a corner—how much do they absorb? We prepare fascinating lessons; we teach with excitement; we pray that God grows the seed. But do they remember? In one Good News
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“‘Belle! Get that water, girl!’ Little Isabella Baumfree stared at her new master. This was all so different; three days ago she had been sold away from her mother. Belle and her mother only knew Dutch, but this new master, named John Neeley, spoke English to her, and if she did not obey him perfectly,
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Powerful words. Terrifying words. Years ago, a teacher asked me to replace the word “love” in 1 Corinthians 13 with my name, and see if it still rang true. Do I bear all things? Believe all things? Hope all things? Endure all things? The answer stung: some things, but not all. Recently I had the
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“CEF not only has had a great impact in my life, but also in thousands of other children and adults with whom I come in contact on a regular basis. So often… I ask adults when they came to know the Lord as their personal Savior, and time and time again the answer will be
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During Christmas there is much talk about joy, and “Christmas Spirit”. There is some vague idea that you should conjure up some great memories, make some hot chocolate, go throw a snowball, and voila! You have the “Christmas Spirit”. If that does’t work to make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, then you...
Read moreChristmas was always a special time for me growing up in Nazareth, Israel. At this time of the year, people were open to talking about Jesus, who He was, and why a personal relationship with Him could give joy and peace in the middle of political unrest where neither joy nor peace could be found. Local hospitals
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Dametrius caused trouble all year. But last week, he prayed to become a Christian! Then he told God, “Thank You, thank You, thank You!” That makes me so thankful that God has allowed me to teach children. “Our teacher never gets mad at us,” one child stated with conviction. “Yes she does,” argued another. “You
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“Some people don’t believe in early conversion. They complain if you do get hold of [children] and they are converted, they won’t hold out… Well, that is not my experience. Some of the most active men that I have helping me in Chicago were little barefoot boys picked up in the lanes and byways whom
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“I love working with the children who don’t come to club well-dressed, who don’t seem perfectly put-together and well-cared for at home.” My co-club teacher was really good at noticing these children, and she lavished love on them. Many of us have memories of that special adult who took an interest in us, who made
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Lost: 1: not claimed 2: no longer known 3: ruined or destroyed physically or morally (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Many children are lost. Their parents don’t notice where they go. Their relatives don’t take time to learn their favorite colors. They have sinned, and like the rest of the human race, they cannot stop. She wouldn’t meet
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