Slingshot Saturday

Last May, the staff of CEFOntario was challenged to consider a new idea in reaching kids. The weekly Bible Clubs of "Good News Clubs" are an incredible discipleship ministry that Child Evangelism Fellowship has run for 70 years. However, in Ontario, Good News Clubs have been declining in number rather than growing over recent years. Yet it's so easy to go with what has worked in the past rather than working to develop something new that may work better.

That is what has led us to consider "Slingshot Saturday" a once a month "mini day of camp" that has been run effectively for several years by a staff member and his church in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). Consistently, once a month from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm games, Bible teaching, lunch and various activities are held. Also, once a year the kids have the opportunity to attend a week of CEF Ontario's Camp Good News. The goal is to reach kids that are not being reaching and may come from difficult home situations.

It's scary and exciting at the same time to think about re-working the way we are use to doing ministry. However, it is SO worth the work if it will effectively reach kids with the Gospel and develop relationships through which discipleship can happen.

Please pray with us as we consider launching some of these programmes. Please pray for:

• Wisdom and Direction as to how the Lord would want this to look in our area
• The right location(s)
• Quality volunteers that love the Lord and love kids
• Children that need to hear about the Lord and be loved
• The Holy Spirit will bring understanding to the hearts of the kids