2021 is the Platinum Anniversary of CEF of South Carolina!
One way we’re celebrating is to highlight one of our staff members each week. (You can read more about our 70th Anniversary on our blog here.)
This week, meet Rachael Cline. She serves as a ministry coordinator and CYIA coordinator here at CEF Greenville. She first heard about CEF from her cousin who attended a Good News Club at her elementary school! Rachael started working with CEF Greenville as an intern 2 years ago and came on staff fulltime shortly after in February 2020. Her favorite part of working with CEF Greenville is having community with other Christ followers.
”We all work together for a common goal and that’s to be the hands and feet of Jesus sharing the gospel with others.”
Her favorite memory so far includes overcoming the obstacles facing CYIA (Christian Youth in Action) last summer as we stared in the face of our first COVID summer. She says the summer was transformative for both her and the summer missionaries she led throughout the season.
One of the stories she shared about being able to minister to a child is included below:
“ I was able to minister to a child from a community club here in Greenville, SC. After the Bible lesson he had many questions from it. He wanted more of an explanation of peace and the peace only Jesus can give us. I could tell he so badly wanted that peace, I wish I could give it to him in that moment. I realized that wasn’t my role, my role was to point him to Jesus because he is the only one who can give us that peace. I was quickly reminded of Philippians 4:7 “And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” So I had him read it to me, and we broke down the verse and what it meant. After we talked about it more you could see that big smile on his face. This was a moment God showed me just how powerful he is and he works in mysterious ways. Truly how my thoughts are not his thoughts, and my ways are not his ways. “
