His ever-growing kingdom! 👑

“How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,”

Isaiah 52:7

Every Child. Every Nation. Every Day.

Thank you so much for your interest and partnership in the ministry of CEF Central Coast! We are so excited to introduce Nereida, our newly hired Spanish Ministry Coordinator. God brought her to our chapter in a wonderful way and we are so excited for your financial gifts that have made it possible for us to bring more missionaries on board. Look below for her introduction; we are still praying for God's direction for county-specific Ministry Coordinators - please pray with us!

We are also thankful to report that so far in 2026 we have trained 17 new volunteers! We pray for more workers in God's harvest. In this newsletter there is information on our next free volunteer training; please share with your friends about this incredible opportunity.

Finally we are gearing up for our summer ministry! Check out our article below on Christian Youth In Action - and how your teens can be involved!

Meet Nereida!

Hello! My name is Nereida Figueroa, and I'm from Puerto Rico. I've lived in Salinas, California, for 10 years with my husband, Dardine Soto. I love working with children. I have three adult children, three grandchildren, and a granddaughter on the way. I'm passionate about working with children and I'm very excited to serve in all that God has prepared for me as Spanish Ministry Director. God bless you!

Gift of His Word

A favorite part of this ministry is giving children their very own Bible! Thanks for bringing His Word to these sweet kids!

CYIA Website

St. Patrick - CYIA

This month is St. Patrick's day, and while that holiday has been co-opted in some pretty worldly ways, I love the original and true story of Patrick. A young boy taken as a slave to Ireland, then, after escaping to freedom, feeling called by God to go back and minister to his former captors. I think of him as one of the original Christian Youth in Action- and thanks to his answer to God's call, many Bibles were preserved through Europe's dark ages.

Are the teens in your life ready to share the gospel with their friends, neighbors, or family? Are they equipped to teach in youth group or church? Are they being entrusted with the work of the kingdom?

CYIA Camp does all that! I cannot fully express how incredible this ministry is! I have seen, first hand, how God uses the training, equipping, and support of CYIA to completely transform a teen's life and walk with God.

Thanks to gifts given at our 2025 Vision Dinner, we are able to help each teen with their missionary support for CYIA camp with partial scholarships.

🐰 Hoppy to Share the Good News!

We are thrilled to be joining once again with Compass Church’s Easter Egg Drop to share the hope of Jesus at Easter! Our special Message of the Easter Eggs is a fun and interactive way to share the gospel at Easter.

We are still in need of 6 volunteers to serve on March 28th in Salinas - will you be one of them?

Join our 2nd Annual Go & Tell 5K!

We are so excited to host our second annual Go & Tell 5K! We are walking to raise the funds we need for this year’s summer ministry…a special time for our community to share the Gospel with children in more relaxed and fun ways outside of school. We train teens through CYIA, host 5 Day and Party Clubs, and meet kids at special events through our Fair Outreach Booths. This year is especially exciting with the pat of the FIFA World Cup being held in San Jose!

Save the date for April 25th, 10:00am-12:00pm! We are walking along the Monterey Costal Trail, starting at First Baptist Church of Monterey and turning around at Lover’s Point Park. Be on the lookout for an email invitation to come this week as well.

Follow the link below to register or give!

Go & Tell 5K Registration

Join the Vision Dinner Planning Committee

Last year we saw God provide in an amazing way through our first ever Perfect Vision Dinner! Not only through finances, but through growth in support, prayers, and community. It is so encouraging to have more workers joining us in the harvest here on the Central Coast.

We are excited to see how the Lord will be at work in this year's Dinner. Are you an event planner at heart? Are you a people person that will help us to share CEF's mission on the Central Coast? Would you join our Vision Dinner Committee and help us plan and execute our fall fundraiser?

Please reach out to Keri today if you would like to serve in this special capacity!

Training and Equipping

Training is one of the hallmarks of CEF ministry and we believe strongly in the power of well trained volunteers. We will be hosting monthly volunteer trainings throughout 2026.

Our next volunteer training is

March 27th from 9:00-3:00

Click the link below to fill out our volunteer paperwork and email centralcoast@cefnorcal.org to register for this free training today!

Volunteer Paperwork

Nothing will stop God from reaching His children with the Gospel!

Join us in praising Him for what He has done and praying for the ministry to continue to grow.

If you wish to make a donation to support CEF NorCal Central Coast in bringing the Gospel to more kids this year, click the button below.

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Thank you for reading!

Hannah Baker, Nereida Figueroa, Amy Gilbert,

& Keri Beck

CEF NorCal Central Coast | cefnorcal.org/cc

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