This ministry began in August, 2000, when 25 people from Bethel Assembly of God Church in Sedro Woolley, Washington went to San Luis, Mexico and put on a Vacation Bible School, youth rally, and provided a worship services for a week.  George and Linda Henson began to coordinate other mission activities through Bethel Assembly of God, to San Luis and included other churches in the Skagit Valley area.  Many people from many different churches have been involved in the outreach since that time and many others have been involved in fund-raisers, contributing items, prayer, and attending events in support of this ministry. 

    Until June 2002, all of these activities, including financial activities, were coordinated through Bethel Assembly of God and the various churches that have been involved.  At that time, Harvest Vision Ministries was incorporated as a 501-C-3 federal tax exempt organization.  Starting in 2003, George and Linda were joined by Chris and Heather Sanderson in full-time work in this ministry. George is licensed and ordained and Chris and Linda are licensed through Christian Life Outreach Ministries in Mt. Vernon, Washington.

    In November 2005, the first trip to Africa established a ministry outreach in Kampala, Uganda to Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.

    INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE FOLLOWING:

In San Luis

·         Providing pastoral and church ministry support

·         Vacation Bible Schools

·         Providing sound equipment, instruments, and worship training (including paying for music lessons)

·         Teaching and working in the school

·         Teaching at the mission church in Cardboard City

·         Soccer and sports ministry

·         Jesus film & Vegi-tales in Spanish

·         Tikvah dance ministry

·         Food, clothing, diapers

·         School supplies

·         Purchasing property for families

·         Building and improving homes

·         Building mission housing and showers

·         Painting Jr. High school

·         Children's playground equipment

·         Building Home for Pastor Martin & Eunice

·         Septic, plumbing and bathrooms at mission church

·         Helping start "Kings Kids" (a weekly children's program at the mission church)

·         Starting a bicycle give-a-way program

·         Men's & Women's prison ministry

·         Building a children's shelter

·         City-wide ministry and crusades for family, women, youth and children

·         Resource center for smaller churches

·         Outreach to families that have members in or recently out of prison

In Skagit Valley

·         Harvest Vision presentations (churches, church groups, Girl Scout Troops, public schools

·         Publish and mail newsletter to 400+ contacts

·         Design & Maintain web site

·         Set up board of  directors

·         Register as a non-profit corporation in Washington state & as federal tax-exempt with IRS

·         Fundraisers (Basketball tournament, rummage sales, car washes, rest areas)

·         Developing ministry guidelines and coordinating trips

·         Seeking to establish relationship with area churches

·         Sponsoring family worship services in area churches

·         Sponsoring men's worship services in area churches

·         Sponsoring women's worship services in area churches

·         Weekly men's group

·         Weekly women's group

·         Harvest Vision celebrations

In Africa

·         Establish an office and mission housing with partners in Uganda

·         Support evangelism, outreach and churches in cities and villages in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo & bordering Tanzania.

•   Establish a Central Africa webpage and communications network