Good News From CEF!

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Campaign for Kids

What if you could change a child's life for just $8.33 a month? Skip just two Starbucks trips and you can sponsor a child in a Good News Club for a whole month.

Join us in ensuring that 300 children have the opportunity to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ this year. Sign up to sponsor a child today!

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Your business or employer can support CEF at no added cost to you!

Child Evangelism Fellowship and Genesis Sourcing Soultions are pleased to offer a unique opportunity to save your business money on credit card processing, while supporting CEF at the same time.

We call the program, Genesis Gives, and the funds generated from this program will go directly to CEF.

Simply process your credit cards under this program, and Genesis Sourcing Solutions will make a donation to CEF for as long as you participate.

As a participating merchant, Genesis provides you with a preferred credit card processing rate, which is guaranteed to save you money for your business.

The program does not cost anything; rather Genesis is committed to funding an ongoing donation to CEF for as long as you maintain your processing relationship with them.

We are so committed to the success of this program, that if we are unable to beat your current rate, Genesis will make a donation on your behalf to CEF for $500.00!

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For more information contact CEF at 805-845-3188.

Good News Club Schedule

Adams Elementary School

Fridays 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Club Director - Julie Churchman

Brandon Elementary School

Thursdays 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Club Director - Melanie Cuxil

Canalino Elementary School

Thursdays 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Club Director - Wayne Olson

El Camino Elementary School

Wednesdays 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Club Director - Steven Buesch

Ellwood Elementary School

Fridays 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Club Director - Sam Maxwell

Foothill Elementary School

Tuesdays 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Club Director - Colleen Ishimaru

Harding Elementary School

Fridays 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Club Director - Jeff Havlik

Hollister Elementary School

Thursdays 2:00 - 3:30 pm

Club Director - Sandy Mitchell

Kellogg Elementary School

Thursdays 2:30 - 4:00 pm

Club Director - Diane Lemons

Vieja Valley Elementary School

Mondays 3:00 - 4:30 pm

Club Director - Marina King

Greetings!

As we rapidly approach Christmas vacation we are very busy here at CEF. We have already seem some of the first fruits of this year at our Good News Clubs; new students, new teachers and new schools. We are anxiously waiting to see what God is going to do with these precious kids, and with all of us that are involved.

Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter, for being involved in this ministry and for helping us reach the world's largest unchurched people group....Children!

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Good News Clubs Celebrate Christmas with a Special Party

Brandon School Good News Club

Christmas time is a great opportunity to share the Gospel with even more kids at the Clubs.

At CEF we take full advantage

of this season by hosting Christmas Party Clubs. With special games, snacks and of course the Nativity story we are able to reach out to all those kids who are wondering what Christmas is all about.

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CEF Connects with the Local Community to Get our Message Out To Kids

CEFSB has had great success both promoting the gospel and Good News Clubs at recent community events.

In October, we were invited to be a sponsor for the Santa Barbara Christian School Youth Races, an event that included the entire Santa Barbara community. We set up a booth with the intention of presenting the gospel message through the wordless book bracelet. Kids came up to intrigued to know what the colors of this beaded bracelet represented. By the end of the day, almost all the participants, over 85 children had heard the message of salvation and had received an invitation to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior. They also received a flier detailing the 10 Good News Clubs offered in town.

This same activity was repeated a couple weeks later at the Learningden Preschool Harvest Festival and at Calvary Chapel's Light the Night Halloween event.

With all three venues combined, it resulted in over 200 presentations/invitations to both children and their parents.

Quite a success!

Next up, the ParentClick.com Children's Expo at La Cumbre Plaza, Saturday, March 3, 2012.

Good News Clubs Growing and Sprouting Up All Over Town

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The 2011-12 Good News Club year began much as it ended. 10 Elementary School Clubs including Adams, Brandon, Canalino, El Camino, Ellwood, Foothill, Harding, Hollister, Kellogg and Vieja Valley once again have a Good News Club presence on campus.

As wonderful as that is, we will not rest until every school in south Santa Barbara County has had a Good News Club bringing the gospel to kids and their families.
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Annual Cake Auction is a Sweet Success This year marked the 8th annual Cake Auction and Fundraiser for CEF. Bringing the Gospel to the kids of our area has been extremely fruitful, but it takes money to make it all happen.

This year at the annual benefit, besides the Cake Auction for which CEF has become famous, this year guests had the opportunity to bid and win vacation destinations, golf packages, unique dining opportunities and more!

The cakes were yummy indeed! And the food and fellowship was equally enticing! On Thursday, October 13 over 85 people attended the 8th Annual CEF Benefit for Children at the Reagan Ranch Center near downtown Santa Barbara.

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I have been privileged to witness God's hand moving in mighty ways through this ministry. Kids won to Christ yield a life of dividends and fruit. They hold a special place in God's heart and in mine. They understand God in a special way that adults sometimes miss and God speaks to them and through them. Together we can be sure every child in our community has an opportunity to hear the Good News.

Thank you for your support of CEF. As you consider your year end giving, I would ask that you prayerfully consider a gift to CEF. All contrubutions are tax deductable.

No organization in our community is better positioned to reach out to kids who deeply need to know they have a friend in Jesus. With your help, we can set them up for a lifetime of service for our savior.

Sincerely,

Colleen Ishimaru

CEF Santa Barbara is a 501(c)3 non profit organization. All contributions are fully tax deductible as allowed by state and federal law. You can donate with any major credit card on-line at www.CEFSantaBarbara.org You can also donate shares of stock. For more information contact CEF at 805-845-3188.