Pictures from Camp

Children listening to the Bible lesson.


Praying for the missionary family in Haiti.


In prayer.


Talent show


Laughing so hard he cried.


Practice club @ camp.


Teaching the actions to a song.


Being cooperative children during a practice club.


Welcome to 5-Day Club!


Morning song introducing the Weather Man!


Free time.


A cool ride.


Studying hard.


Learning new skills



Barrel rides


Hangin' out


Playing together

Special helper =)


Learning to minister to all types of children.


Monkey face


Cabin bonding


Being silly!


Team building


Trying to learn the trick to escaping the handcuffs.


Smiles


Family bonding time.


Building strong friendships.

CYIA Start of Week 2

It has been an incredibly busy time at camp. Summer Missionaries have continued to learn and pass their lessons. We took a short break from classes on Sunday to enjoy some time with family and friends. Today (Monday) we start teaching actual clubs. It's great to have the practice before returning to Madison, but it is also very stressful to do it for the first time. The weather has been VERY hot and humid, but we are surviving. =) Please continue to pray for us. There are many items that we need to accomplish before the end of the week. I am having trouble getting pictures to post today, but will hopefully have an opportunity towards the end of the week. Thanks for staying connected with us while we're gone.

Week 1 of CYIA

Hey all! Camp is going well. I, Michelle, am amazed at how quickly students are learning their information. Everyone is healthy and doing well. They have already passed their memory verse and song presentation, as well as their Wordless book. We will be working on completing a Bible Story lesson or Missionary Story lesson today (Friday) and tomorrow. We will run through a practice club on Friday. Summer Missionaries have loved the mail they have received! Thanks so much for thinking of them and supporting their experience here. I'll try to get more pictures posted soon! Please remember to pray for us.

CYIA Commissioning Service

Yesterday the Christian Youth in Action summer missionaries were commissioned into ministry at Hillcrest Bible Church in Oregon.


Summer missionaries who were able to attend the service.


Worship was lead by Pastor Fred, Emily (Summer Missionary) and Ric.


The committee members present introduced themselves. Together they have more than 90 years of experience with CEF!


Pastor Eric spoke from 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, challenging the summer missionaries to remember that God has an eternal plan and that their role is to cheer on his work.


Summer missionaries introducing themselves.


Jim spoke about his experience growing up with CEF. He encouraged summer missionaries not to get discouraged throughout the summer, but to remember that while they may not see immediate results, God is at work.

Thank you to Hillcrest church, members, and missions committee for their help and role in making this service a success! Thank you to Sharon for taking pictures!

Oakfest

On Memorial Day, CEF was invited to share the gospel with people attending the carnival at Monona Oaks Church. Teachers, volunteers, and Summer Missionaries shared the Wordless Book and facepaint with those in attendance.

CYIA Orientation 2

This past Saturday was the second orienatation for our Christian Youth in Action summer missionaries.

Alicia, Luisa, and Michaela waiting for the session to begin.

The guys demonstrating the 5 goals of High Octance clubs.

Parachutes will be used with children this summer so the summer missionaries had a chance to play with them at training.



Christine



Sam sharing his experience during the past 4 years with CEF.

Anne teaching the proper way to use puppets.

More parachute fun!

Update: Azalea

I wanted to thank you for all your prayers. Azalea has just celebrated her first birthday in Florida!!! She is healing very fast and is in no pain. She will even be able to swim (in the shade). God is so good! Your prayers have been answered, God has taken Azalea's pain away during this whole thing. We used very little of the pain medicine, I really believe God took her pain. She is healing so fast that you can almost see it. Every time I look at her burn I am in awe of God's power. Thank you so much for praying, remember God does care and he answers our prayers. Azalea seems to be out of any danger, but please continue to pray that she has no scars from this. With God all things are possible. Please feel free to pass this info to those you know who were praying. I know many are praying that we don't even know and we are so grateful. Thank you and thank God!

~ Lori (Azalea's Mom)