Mailing Address:

CEF of Nebraska, 6400 Cornhusker Hwy, Suite 400, Lincoln, NE 68507 Phone/Fax: 402-484-7877 Mobile: 402-525-5305 www.cefnebraska.org e-mail: jonathan@cefnebraska.org

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Summer 2020 Volume 10, Issue 2

‘N Focus: A Prayer Update of CEF of Nebraska

Training for Life and Eternity

T wo Christian Youth in Action® (CYIATM) trainings were held in Nebraska this year, CYIA Central and CYIA East! CYIA North was not held due to the Covid-19 restrictions. Over 100 young people were

trained and prepared as summer missionaries! We are thankful for the trust of parents, for the protection from the Lord, and for His strength for CYIA!. The eight (8) days

Summer S t r e t c h

Significant Opportunity

W e are thankful for the extra financial

provisions the Lord provided through the

CARES Act that CEF of Nebraska applied for and

received this year. With 100—150 5-Day Clubs

during this summer, extra time and resources are

needed. Summer is always a challenge financially

for any ministry, and CEF is no exception. We are

so thankful for God’s people who continue to

“invest in eternity”

The CARES Act funds will soon be gone, and

the time for the Lord to use His people’s generosity

grows greater. Would you pray and give a $10,

$50, $100, even $1,000 gift so that we can surge

forward reaching children with the Gospel? We

could use an immediate $10,000 for current

of CYIA consisted of around 110 hours of ministry. Activities each day began at 7:00 AM and were supposed to end at 10:30-11:00 PM. CYIA would not happen without the great returning CYIA staff, full-time CEF staff missionaries, and especially the cooks!

CYIA Central was able to be held at our regular location of Whispering Cedars Baptist Camp. CYIA East was not able to be held at its normal location of

* names have been changed (cont. p. 2)

CYIA Staff—Central

Camp Moses Merrill, but was held at a local church in Omaha. Navigating the directed health measures for the trainings was a challenge, but we did our best to follow them, and everyone went home from the trainings safe and healthy.

The summer missionaries are already underway teaching 5-Day Clubs throughout Nebraska. We are thankful for the families and churches who are willing to still host these clubs for the children. We are prayerful that over 100 5-Day Clubs will be held in Nebraska. We are also prayerful that more children will attend the clubs this year than in previous years. There is still time to schedule a 5-Day Club for your neighborhood, but act TODAY.

Please pray for safety and energy for the teachers and pray the Lord would bring multitudes of children into a dynamic and transformational relationship with Himself.

Training for Life and Eternity (cont.)

Once you are

gone, where will

all your wealth

go?

Have you considered

Planned Giving? A

planned gift is any

major gift, made in

lifetime or at death as

part of a donor's

overall financial and/

or estate planning.

These include gifts of

equity, life insurance,

real estate, personal

property, or cash.

Include CEF of

Nebraska in your

planned giving. Use

the resources the

Lord has given you to

continue to impact

eternity after you are

already there.

Contact Matt

Anderson with any

questions or for

further assistance.

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Missionaries (Laborers) Needed!

C EF has an urgent

need for called and

qualified full-time

missionaries in the

Lincoln Chapter,

Southeast Chapter, and

proposed Platte Valley

Chapter. Please join me,

a member of the Harvest

Club, committed to

beseech the Lord daily at

10:02 for laborers for His

Harvest, especially for laborers for CEF in Nebraska.

To join, visit www.cefnebraska.org/harvestclub. Not only commit to pray,

but even to give financially a minimum of $10.02 monthly, if you aren’t

currently a monthly investor. (Financial amount and time is based on Luke

10:2)

CYIA Staff—East

A nother summer is here! It definitely has been a unique year. Home school didn’t

change all that much for us, since we were already home schooling. It did however, require the Classical Conversations community we are a part of to need to meet via video conference. Consequently, I think we all have become more familiar, and dare I say, comfortable, with video conferencing.

Ariana was looking forward to participating in a

mock trial this year. Due to the directed health

measures, her class could not attend the mock trial in

person, so their instructors improvised, and held not

just one, but two different mock trials via video

conference. It was an interesting experience to say

the least. Ariana turns 14 August 25th and will begin

high school this fall! Our sweet little girl is turning

into a sweet young lady.

Ethan turned 10 June 14th. This year, he

celebrated his birthday at home, instead of CYIA as

he usually does. That was a little different for all of

us, but he still enjoy celebrating. He is appreciating

riding his bike. He had to move to a larger bike this

year. He has enjoyed riding his bike with his friends

from Classical Conversations a few times this

summer. This fall, he will be in 5th grade!

Isaac turns seven (7) July 3rd and will be in 2nd

grade this fall. He also upsized his bike, he now is riding his older brother’s bike. Oh, the joy of being a younger sibling. He does well keeping up with his

older siblings.

Summer seems to always go by too fast. Because

of summer ministry, we don’t often get vacations

during the summer. Yoli stays busy. She helped teach several classes at CYIA. She keeps up with us all and is preparing for home school, which is only a

couple months away.

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Musgrave’s Moments

Stewardship Director

F inancial update: We are thankful for how the Lord provides through His people. We have been praying for the Lord to double

our ministry to the children in Nebraska. We have asked Him to help us be reaching over 15,000 children by the end of this year. Due to various circumstance, and especially with the challenges 2020 has brought, God will have to do a might miracle for 15,000 children to be reached in Nebraska. To reach them would necessitate doubling our current full-time staff to 15 and doubling our budget to meet salaries and expenses ($700K). We would also need to double the amount of volunteers. We are confident God still can do all those things!

This past quarter has proven a challenge with Covid-19. With jobs being lost, the stock market taking a hit, and our economy not doing well, we have been thankful the Lord has provided through the CARES Act.

Great News: the government has announced that gifts up to $300 are now 100% deductible even for those using the standard deduction. This means you can deduct up to $300 whether you itemize your deductions or not. For donors making a major gift donation, the maximum deduction is raised to 100%. The stimulus package allows individuals to deduct up to 100% of their adjusted gross income (AGI) in 2020. Corporations have a greater incentive to make charitable gifts. The limit has been increased to 25% of taxable income.

M E M O R I A L S

AND HONORS That Live to Serve Others

Honor the name and memory of

a loved one by sending a gift in

their name to CEF to enable us

to continue sharing the Word of

God to the children.

In memory of

Mark Your Calendar

Friday, October 23, 2020 at 6:30 pm

Join CEF of Omaha as they celebrate God’s

goodness and testify of His work in the Omaha

Chapter. Come prepared to contribute to CEF of

Omaha so they can expand the ministry to reach

even more children with the Gospel.

The banquet will be held at Emmauel Fellowship,

8345 Crown Point Ave., Omaha, NE. Guests will

enjoy a nice meal and a program sharing testimonies

of God at work! The event is free to attend.

RSVP’s are required. www.cefofomaha.org

CEF Omaha Banquet

C ome, share the life-

changing message of

Jesus and His love to children

at a fair near you! Partner with

CEF at your local county fair

and/or the Nebraska State Fair

(August 28 - September 7,

2017).

This is an opportunity for you and your church to

impact your mission field through sharing the Gospel

and inviting families to attend your church! We’ll come

to your church or group and provide an hour-long,

hands-on training. Follow-up or pre-training instruction

can be found at https://online.cefcmi.com/mod/page/

view.php?id=20460 or www.onlince.cefcmi.com and

click on FREE How to Lead a Child to Christ link.

Don’t let this amazing opportunity pass. We’ll even

help you get into the fair(s) for free!

Powerful Church Outreach

Mark Your Calendar!

Monday, October 13, 2020 at 6:00 pm

Join CEF of Lincoln as they celebrate God’s

goodness and testify of His work in the Lincoln

Chapter. Come prepared to contribute to CEF of

Lincoln so they can expand the ministry to reach

even more children with the Gospel. Dr. Tom

Osborne, former Husker football coach,

congressman, and founder of Team Mates, will be

the keynote speaker! The banquet will be held at

Suite 101, 70th & A Streets in Lincoln.

RSVP’s are required. www.cefoflincoln.org

CEF Lincoln Banquet