Alan Wimbish State Coordinator of Child Evangelism Fellowship in New Mexico forwarded this to me. This article is written by Moises Esteves, VP of USA Ministries and Good News Club Teachers. This is a response to the Satan After School Clubs.
Dear Good News Club teams,
Thank you for all you do to help teach God’s Word to the boys and girls in Good News Club®.
The article concerning “after school Satan clubs” published on Saturday in the Washington Post was written by Katherine Stewart*. Sourcing that article, many other media outlets (TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, etc.) have run similar pieces. The people behind this new effort are also atheists.
It is my absolute conviction that this is another wave of attacks on Child Evangelism Fellowship® with the specific goal of closing after-school Good News Clubs. The original article and its two dark videos are designed to scare the community and the parents so they will put pressure on schools not to accept the Satan club. This pressure can cause schools to have no choice but to close the door on all after-school clubs (including ASGNCs).
The people behind the after-school Satan clubs are atheists dressed up in scary costumes. This isn’t a Satanist club, this isn’t a devil worshiping club, these are atheists trying to scare parents with pitchfork and devil horns. The original article by Katherine Stewart, an atheist journalist, reads, “The Satanic Temple doesn’t espouse a belief in the existence of a supernatural being that other religions identify solemnly as Satan, or Lucifer or Beelzebub. The Temple rejects all forms of supernaturalism….”
This is a parody, a publicity stunt. These atheists have opposed the Good News Clubs for years. Last year their new atheist club in New York State failed and this effort will also fail because God is the head of this ministry and He is very protective of this ministry to the children that He deeply loves.
I am fully convinced that parents will not sign up their kids for a Satan club, just like they did not sign up their kids when the atheists in New York State started an atheist club. After starting with much media attention, it closed after a few weeks with no children attending. The Satan clubs will have the same end. Schools and parents should not overreact, but recognize this for the stunt it is.
Here’s how Good News Club teams can help:
Let’s mobilize prayer. Pray for wisdom in responding to the media. Pray that the school districts will recognize the public relations stunt and not overreact. Pray that the school districts will be determined to keep the ASGNCs open. Pray that the public relations around the country about GNCs (even if negative) will get many believers excited about joining the work of CEF. Pray for the salvation of these deceived atheists. Pray that God will turn to good the evil intended against CEF.
The CEF family needs to be assured that God is going to protect His CEF ministry. He is the Almighty God. “Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world” (1 John 4:4).
Thank you for all you do for the sake of the children, even in the midst of spiritual warfare. Remember that Christ is always victorious!
Moisés Esteves
Vice President, USA Ministries
Child Evangelism Fellowship Inc.
* Katherine Stewart wrote a book in 2012 opposing Good News Clubs and CEF and since then has fueled attacks on GNCs in schools with her atheist friends.
