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Esther's friends beg her to consider competing to become queen. If she doesn't, they say, the wicked Mahnoosh may win the crown and all of the girls in the harem will suffer. Esther realizes that God may have placed her in the palace for this very reason. But God's plan for Esther extends far beyond reigning beside the king. When Esther learns that the evil prince, Haman is plotting to kill Mordecai and all of the Jews, she must decide if she will risk her own life to save her people. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

C.J. and Staci discover one of Mr. Collins' cylinders that tells the amazing Bible story of Esther, a beautiful, young Jewish girl who God used to accomplish extraordinary things. In part one of the story, Esther is kidnapped and forced to compete in a contest to become the next queen. Realizing she might have to spend the rest of her life in the palace separated from her family and friends, Esther wonders in despair if God has forgotten about her. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

It’s a battle between the Haves and the Have-Nots! With his father making a lot of money working for Mr. Rockler, C.J. quickly finds himself on the outs with his jealous friends. New clothes, new privilegeseven Tiffany thinks C.J. is okay now! When God told us to weep with those who weep and rejoice with those who rejoice, He didn’t mean we have to be happy for C.J., or did He? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Mr. Rockler's new railroad threatens to run right over The Fortress! Now the Club must band together to save it. They don't know it yet, but the battle is for much more than just their clubhouse . . . it's a spiritual battle for the future of Shadow Valley! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

C.J. and Ned are shepherds for a day! Really, how tough can it be? But when wolves plan an attack, C.J. and Ned learn first-hand it’s not as easy as it seems. Discover how our Good Shepherd cares for His sheep. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Exercising Your God-Given Gifts It's time for a spiritual workout! C.J. and Gooz, each in their own way, try to use the gifts that God has given them. But when they meet some unexpected failures, they both vow to give up and never use them again! Find out how a little "gift exercise" will help keep you spiritually strong. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Christmas Is about Jesus Just days before Christmas, a mysterious illness spreads through the town sapping everyone of their strength and their hopes of winning the big Christmas decorating contest. With only hours before the judges arrive, can The Club find a way to save Christmas or has everyone been making Christmas something it's not? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Jesus Came That We Might Have an Abundant Life On the way to perform their Christmas pageant in Modesty, The Club, Paw Paw Chuck, and Miss Harbor run into an unexpected delay. Forced to seek shelter in a hillside home, the group help a man and his son find healing, To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Learning to Give Thanks for the Gift and the Giver During the school gift exchange, Miss Harbor challenges her class not just to appreciate the gift, but spend time being thankful for the giver. Through her challenge, The Club poignantly discovers the depth of God's love for us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Counting Our Blessings When gifts begin to mysteriously appear on doorsteps all over Wildwood, Ned and Tiffany join forces to reveal the identity of the "Christmas Gift-Giving Bandit." What they discover is a special lesson in God's goodness and counting His blessings. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Two Are Better Than One The New Wildwood Library is nearly completed and Miss Harbor's class has been given the honor of making something to go on permanent display. Ned knows just the thing and sets off to create his masterpiece. But his foolish pride and anger put the project and his life in jeopardy! Can his friends save him from destruction? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Learning to Give Thanks for the Gift and the Giver During the school gift exchange, Miss Harbor challenges her class not just to appreciate the gift, but spend time being thankful for the giver. Through her challenge, The Club poignantly discovers the depth of God's love for us. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

All Things Are Possible with God Marsha has a great idea but thinks she could never do it since she's just a kid. With some encouragement from Paw Paw Chuck and the Bible story of Gideon, Marsha learns that nothing is impossible with God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Showing Grace to Others Staci can hardly believe what a rude reception she received from Miss Helga Grissel. After all, she was only trying to welcome Miss Grissel to Wildwood. With Miss Harbor's help, Staci learns an important lesson in showing grace to someone who's hard to love. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Envy When Ned refuses to part with an autographed baseball that C.J. wants, C.J.'s envy threatens to get the better of him. With the help of Mr. Collins' cylinder player, C.J. hears the story of King Ahab and Naboth's vineyard and discovers how destructive envy can be. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Love Hopes All Things Staci tells "The Club" the shocking news: Hugh wants to join the club! But the club only wants him if he's changed his ways. Hugh is seen doing good deeds and being kind to others. His transformation even impresses Miss Harbor. But C.J. quietly struggles with how one can know if a person has really changed. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Sinning Hurts Our Service to God C.J. tries to bring peace between "The Club" and Hugh. Being a peacemaker is certainly what God would want, right? But C.J.'s idea to bring the "two tribes" together explodes when his methods betray his good intentions. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

There Is One True God The local baseball team is on the brink of winning the championship, when an injury sidelines their star player. But Gooz finds a "lucky" penny, and the Cavalry is on a roll. Now "The Club" must decide if the team's dependence on the penny is just some harmless fun or takes their focus off of playing to please God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

God Is Always with Us A hot day drives C.J. and Staci inside to explore the cool basement of the Collins Mansion. The recovering of Mr. Collins' private journal leads them to the discovery of a lifetime! But someone lurking in the shadows will do anything to keep them from it. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29

Serving One Another When Miss Harbor teaches a lesson on King Arthur, The Club decides it should make up some rules of conduct, just like Arthur and his knights did. But instead of bringing peace, The Club's rules threaten to divide them all. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/198/29