THE CHILD ADVOCATEThe Newsletter of Dan & Darlene Shirlen August 2005

5-Day Club Stats81 apartment clubs were taught. Some were 2-week

clubs.51 daycares allowed us to conduct clubs. Several clubs

were held in some of the larger daycares. 3 YMCA locations (all Alief area) were divided into

several clubs. 31 homes hosted clubs! 3 parks were used for clubs. 4 Children's Church services were taught by our teens, including one Salvation Army service.1 VBS finished up the summer work for some of our teens4,000+ children, teens, & adults were reached this

summer with the Gospel message by our Christian Youth in Action missionaries!

1,054 prayed to receive the Lord Jesus as Savior! 20+ churches participated either in sending missionaries

or helping with meals, drivers, etc. 33 trained teachers taught Bible clubs.100+ J.T.’s (junior missionary in training) served this

summer. 

Serving with Child Evangelism Fellowship® of Greater Houston Area

“Empowered by the Son”, a part of the 5-Day Club army.

“Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.” Revelation 7:12

THE BIG PICTURE Our 6 weeks of summer 5-Day Clubs is over! This issue of our newsletter will deal with the big picture: the overall numbers and reports of the summer evangelism campaign. But the big picture is made up of countless and precious stories of God’s daily miracles! How we wish there were room for all those stories!

Each evening at dinner we had rounds of testimonies of how God’s Holy Spirit had worked in the life of a child, or a daycare director; of God’s divine protection when evil was present; of God’s opening spiritual doors, stopping the rain, sending children, etc. His grace and power were seen daily, hourly!

The VesselsSome of our Bible teachers served only a few days,

some a week, but many served two weeks or more. All were trained through the Christian Youth in Action program at Le Tourneau University in Longview, or had received training through the 11-week Teaching Children Effectively, Level 1 couse. Serving this summer were: Joshua Lewis, Tho Ngo, Eric Jimenez, Priscilla Ching, Enoch Ching, Janet Taylor, Yini

He, Marah Perez, Niwa Babayemi, Heidi Lit, Kirk Storseth, Victoria Guo, Amanda Rodriguez, Natalie Coqk, Karale Williams, Li Ding, Jonathan Loh, Joseph Loh, Rebekah McGowan, Dori Page, Linda Lissavalid, Eric Chan, Daniel Lopez, David Xavier, Kezia Ramirez, Keisha Pierce, Cathy, Elizabeth & Sarah Davis, Dale Edwards, Bobbie Doyle, Guichun Yao, Heather Johnston.

Calendar…August 20 – Reaching Today’s Child seminar, Chinese Bible

Church, 6025 Sovereign Drive. 9 – 4 p.m. Free. To register, call Darlene @281-530-7282.

September 11 – Teaching Children Effectively, Level I. Eleven wks. 5:30 – 8 p.m., Clear Point Community Church, 5151 E. Sam Houston Pkway, Pasadena.

September 12- same course (TCE I) offered at Chinese Bible Church, 7-9:30 p.m. For Sept. 11 or 12, register by calling Darlene @ 281-530-7282.

September 15- same course (TCE I) offered at CEF office in Pasadena, 1320 Scott St. 713-524-7994.

October 14 & 15 – Teen Rally, details later!

October 22- Face Painting Workshop, Chinese Bible Church.

December 17 – Christmas Blitz. Trained teens do evangelistic parties in area apartments.

 

Enoch Ching- “Knock Out”With 4 clubs a day and Houston heat, even

teens wear out!

Teen missionary, Kezia Ramirez practices with hand puppet.

Yini He and Lisa Collins at a 5-Day Club. A thoughtful boy brought chairs for the club!

Heidi Lit, Jennifer Gaius and Janie Cao at a day care club.

program this summer, and your book is evidence that you applied yourself well! Some came only one day to serve, but Brian and other J.T.’s served many days. Last summer, this program was just beginning to emerge, with no real plan. However this summer there was a scheduled plan for training and practical skills. Under the gifted leadership of Mrs. Clarissa Belbas and Mrs. Zena Wong, the Junior Missionary Training program became an exciting and successful reality! Every morning as teen missionaries left for daycare clubs, the J.T.’s could be seen organizing into prayer teams. Our teachers led them to pray for people groups around the world, as well as our own mission teams going out. Then there was Bible memory time. Our teachers also drilled them with application questions, to match the verses to real life situations. About mid-morning laughter and chatter could be heard in the hallways and rooms, as the “J.T.’s” began their “All things in order” time, doing practical chores around the church. Of course they were allowed a Popsicle break, but then back into the auditorium for inspirational missionary stories and videos. Thursday mornings included special “Science Speaks” time with Mrs. Clarissa. Friday mornings were “missionary project” times, when the J.T.’s had outings like prayer walks, passing out 5-Day Club invitations, and learning how to give out Gospel tracts. Mrs. Clarissa and Mrs. Zena made sure all the J.T.’s were well acquainted with the “J.T. Job List”, so they would be ready to serve inthe evening 5-Day Clubs with our teen missionaries. Brian, your well-worn book is evidence that you studied diligently. You and your brother Brandon were some of the outstanding J.T.’s this summer! Congratulations on a job well done!

Brian’s Book Brian Ho, if you’re looking for your little book entitled “Sharpening the Sword,” I found it. It’s your well-worn Bible Memory Verse book, and by every one of the 27 verses is a date and sticker. You were one of about 100 who came through our Junior Missionary Training

Pray for God’s grace in growing these new lambs… Pray for vision and provision for the Fall schedule of afterschool clubs and teacher training!