Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted by Ashley Hoover

Happy Thanksgiving to you! I hope you have a wonderful holiday and spend some time counting all your blessings. These are some of the things I'm thankful for. (in no particular order)

1. Salvation. I don't deserve it but am so thankful for God's grace & mercy!
2. My family. I love you all very much and can't wait to see you all again soon. It's kinda boring without people to play with.
3. All my friends. I miss you guys but I look forward to seeing some of you in December!
4. My great new church family here. I feel really blessed to have gotten to meet them and be a part of what they are doing here. They are some of the most genuine people I've ever met.
5. I'm thankful for how God is working in my life and teaching me so much. Either through church, home group, Bible study, personal devotions or just life itself, I'm constantly challenged spiritually.
6. Being in full time ministry. There's nothing like doing what you love to do.
7. For YOU and all your encouragement & support. I seriously couldn't do this alone and thank God all the time for the amazing ministry team He has put together to reach the children of Honduras with the Gospel. Thank you!
8. Safety during all my travels this past year and thousands of miles.

When it comes down to it, I always have what I need plus often a bunch of other surprises along the way. There's so much to be thankful for. Let's live a life of thanks and not just a day.

Answer to Prayer in Ghana

Answer to Prayer in Ghana

Posted by Ashley Hoover

I wanted to pass along this answer to prayer especially for those of you who joined us November 3 for the CEF World Day of Prayer.

For over a year CEF Ghana waited for their Wonder Devotional Books to be released by the dock authorities. It didn't seem like it was ever going to happen. Then on the evening of November 3 two large trucks suddenly arrived at the national office. It took four hours with 12 laborers working nonstop to unload the boxes. November 3, as you recall, was World Day of Prayer. The plight of these books was on everyone's prayer list and people from all over the world were praying. As Tom Levanos said, "They were released in answer to our prayers."

Book Resource

Book Resource

Posted by Ashley Hoover

I recently learned about a great resource and thought I'd share it with you. Author John Piper has written a number of books that I've just recently started reading and am enjoying them so far. Instead of having to get them from the library or buy them you can download them for free in PDF form right from the Desiring God website. So, for those of you who like Piper or want to read some of his books, visit http://www.desiringgod.org/resource-library/online-books/by-title

Honduras trip

Honduras trip

Posted by Ashley Hoover

The Honduran flag flies at CEF International Headquarters in Warrenton, MO

Some of you have probably seen the little countdown widget on the side saying I'm going off to Honduras but I haven't really said anything about it here. Well...the reason for that is I was waiting for more details and things to be finalized. Now that I have some definite dates I can share with you as much as I know about the trip. I'm super excited!!


I have the opportunity to go to Honduras and help with the ministry January 1-16. The week of January 3rd is Camp Good News which I'm looking forward to experiencing. I've never seen a Camp Good News in action so I will learn a lot I'm sure! They are also holding their Jóvenes Con Visión (Youth with Vision, similar to Christian Youth in Action®) training for young people who want to do ministry with Child Evangelism Fellowship by teaching 5-Day Clubs the week of January 10th. Having missed helping with CYIA this year I can't wait to see what it's like in another country/culture/language. I can hardly wait to be there and learn more about the ministry and people who work with CEF Honduras.

I would appreciate your prayers that this trip would be a beneficial time of learning about the ministry and country. Also that preparations leading up to Camp Good News and JCV would go well. Children would be reached with the gospel and the youth that come to JCV would be better equipped to reach children with the Gospel.

I will keep you updated on how things are progressing as time gets closer to leave.

Good News Club visits

Good News Club visits

Posted by Ashley Hoover

Here are some photos from a couple of the Good News Clubs I've visited this past week.

 Bible lesson

 Singing, the normal song leader was sick so we got to help out. :)

 Small group/Wonder Time. It was great to hear what the kids learned during the week in their time with God.

 Song time at this club

 Learning the motions for the memory verse

I sat in on the 5th graders small group time

Playing "Zonk" to review what they learned

Winter Newsletter

Winter Newsletter

Posted by Ashley Hoover