I had the privilege of hosting a five day club this summer. The is a program through Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) that allows teenagers the chance to practice bringing forth the gospel to younger children. Last year our elderly neighbor lady hosted and the girls had a blast. At the beginning of spring Abi biked over to ask Mrs. Sapp when she was going to have the five day club this summer and was crushed to learn that she wasn't. Later that day Mrs. Sapp rang my bell and gave me the information and suggested that I be a hostess this year since she was unable to. I gave it a few days to think it over and decided to give it a go.
After passing the background check, we received the invitations in the mail to pass out. Abi and Lizzi went and handed them out to the few kids that are on our street. Our kids make up about half that are on the block, so we invited our church friends and MOPS friends. Surprisingly there were 16 kids at the peak day!
I was highly impressed with the teenagers that came to teach, they were very responsible and respectful. I could tell that they loved what they were doing. In 90 minutes they managed to play games, sing songs, tell stories, and work on a memory verse. Abi wowed me even more as each day she help set up and take down the sleeping bag sitting area. It warmed my heart to see her reciting her memory verse each day and to see her digging into her Bible without my prompting.
It was a crazy whirlwind of a week, but I'm so happy that I took the plunge to be a hostess. It was easy for the most part. Open the door and welcome everyone and serve snacks. The hard part was not being accustomed to hosting, as it's left me a bit worn out at the end of the day. I found it very worthwhile and will be signing up to host again next year!
Want to learn more about CEF? Check out this link and consider opening your doors to children receiving the good news of Jesus Christ!
http://www.cefonline.com/
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