“I could not justify retiring and then sailing off into the sunset– literally”. I heard these words from a Good News Club volunteer yesterday. She and her husband had dreamed of living on a sailboat after retirement, but now their priorities have changed. I get to work with the most amazing volunteers who encourage and spur me on “towards love and good deeds.” In Greenville, Pickens, Anderson, & Oconee right now 1,580 volunteers minister to over 5,700 children weekly in schools, daycares, and community centers. Homeschooled teens come with their parents or grandparents. College students ask which GNCs meet when they are free. Grandmothers man the church nursery so that young mothers can use their giftedness. Middle-aged work extra hours to make up for the time they spend encouraging and teaching the children. Some volunteer at more than one GNC – right now one works at 4 while holding down several jobs. Whole churches are planning year-end services which will include baptisms of children saved this year in Good News Club. I am so thankful for these believers who have looked “to see that the fields are white for harvest” and heeded the call of our Lord to work now, for “night is coming when no one can work.”
~ Cindy Griner, Ministry Coordinator
