Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) of NE Alabama has evangelism opportunities still available at the Chapel on Wheels and its adjacent tent at the Northeast Alabama Fair this Labor Day weekend, most afternoons and evenings, within the 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. time range. Children passing by are given twisted animal balloons with tracts tied to them and those who take time in our exhibit area are told the Wordless Book Story. The Wordless Book Story is a means of conveying the gospel. In that story, the following meanings are associated with colors in a book: Gold page means God and heaven. Dark page means Sin and death. Red page means Jesus' death in our place. The burial and resurrection are mentioned on this page, too. Clean page means receiving Jesus for forgiveness of sins. The child is told how to trust or believe in/on Jesus for salvation. Green page means G.R.O.W. which means Go to church (fellowship with believers); Read the Bible and pray; Obey God; Witness (Tell others)The children are given opportunity to receive or make a bracelet with leather and colored beads having these same colors. They also can spin a spinner and if they can say the meaning of the color that the spinner lands on, then they get an additional candy prize with tract attached.

We prefer that volunteers serve for 3 hours, although we are flexible. We like to get 6-8 volunteers per shift. Some help invite the children to our booth, holding out balloons to offer them. Others tell the Wordless Book Story or help the children make bracelets. Some volunteers in some shifts paint faces. Some also run a puppet show, lip syncing puppet mouths with a 7 minute pre-made recording. There are a variety of jobs to do. We would train you at the fair just before you serve. Call Susan at 830-6542 and leave your phone number and times it is OK to return your call if you get an answering machine. Susan's e-mail address is s_stulting@netzero.com.

To find out more about this CEF organization one could look at www.cefonline.com which is the headquarters website of this organization. CEF is an interdenominational. Workers should not promote their own church or specific doctrines of their church or denomination since many churches are working together to get the gospel across. We should stick to the basics of the gospel, which we all agree on and is the main point of this ministry. CEF is dedicated to reaching unchurched children. CEF has been around and incorporated since 1937. It has many missions in other countries as well as the USA.

Our Chapel on Wheels will be fairly near the entrance of the fair gate, in the center of the asphalt. There will be a few exhibits before us. The fair is on the old airport asphalt northwest of the Police Academy near Airport Road. Airport Road turns into Johnson Road east of the Parkway. You will be able to see a ferris wheel from the intersection of Airport Road and the Parkway, which is the nearest intersection of major roads to the fair.