Hello family and friends!

I am so excited to work this year with Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF). I have waited for this opportunity to work as a summer missionary for a few years now. I accepted Jesus as my Savior on July 14, 2019. My brother, Andrew Burke, led me to the Lord when he was a summer missionary with CEF himself. He helped lead me to the Lord one Sunday at church. Since that day I want others to come to know Jesus, too. Now that I am 12, my time has come to share God's word and love with the children in our community and even with their parents. I finally get to work for CEF and teach in the 5-day Clubs. This summer I will be able to tell kids about Jesus!

A 5-Day Club is a Vacation Bible School on the road. We will be going to trailer courts, parks, campgrounds, and more this summer. We will also be sharing Jesus at the county fairs. To take part in this awesome summer missions' outreach, I will be attending a one-week training called Christian Youth in Action (CYIA). This is where I will learn to teach missionary stories, memory verses, and more. The summer mission's outreach does cost money to run. I am asking you to give to help support the work I will be doing with CEF this summer. Pre-training will begin Tuesday May 30, Wednesday May 31, and Thursday June 1 here locally. After that, we head down to Indiana Wesleyan University Sunday June 4 - Saturday June10 for CYIA training.

I appreciate any support and all the prayers that you will speak for me and my team. 

So many cannot go out and do this every day like I will be able to this summer but that doesn't mean you can't be an important part of my journey. We all can be a team through donations and many prayers. Anything is better than nothing.

July 14, 2019

Support our Summer Missions' Outreach! Every year our chapter conducts a summer missions' outreach here in North Central Indiana. Our mission is to reach the lost children in our Jerusalem and Samaria as commanded by the Lord Jesus. The summer begins with Christian Youth in Action^® (CYIA™). CYIA is a specialized one week training for teens and young adults. Those who attend will learn how to teach Bible lessons, Missionary lessons, memory verses, prayer time, and more. The training will equip our summer missionaries on how to lead a productive 5-Day Club^® ministry.

After training, the teens will come back to our local chapter and work in 5-Day Clubs to share God's Love to the children. A 5-Day Club is an exciting 1.5 to 2 hour club that meets consecutively for 5 days. The club components include: dynamic Bible lessons, real life Missionary stories, life-changing scripture memorization, relationship building activities, interactive games, God centered prayer time, and worship songs.

The summer missionaries will also work alongside us in the county fairs to share the Gospel message to the fair visitors.

This is an exciting program that helps to equip teens to share their faith and gives them opportunities throughout the summer to do so. Many of our teens begin at the age of 12 and continue with us until they go into college. We ask that you prayerfully support this work to help us reach the children of North Central Indiana and to help equip the next generation to be the hands and feet of Christ until He returns.