A Word from Pastor (Papa) George
USA – Harvest Kids and CEF, December 28, 2019
What a beautiful day that the Lord provided for our last Harvest Kids fellowship of the year. After crushing cans that had been donated, these young people counted out their donated change and had $86 that will finish paying the money for the Comfort Africa ministry to orphans in Uganda and to pay the teachers of the Wambuti pygmy tribe in the DRCongo. Their next project will be replacing the mosquito nets for the orphans that attend and live at the Nalidi Grace Primary School in northeast Uganda. It was great to have Wayne and his mother-in-law, Stanny from Canada, and his wonder dog, Walker with us at Harvest Kids. Lynn, from Child’s Evangelism Fellowship, shared the story of Jesus, from birth to death and resurrection to the kids and they were able to help with the lesson. The “Word Up” for the day was, “God keeps His promises”. We are praying that our young people can be built up in God’s Word and strengthened before they enter their mission field in the public school at the first of the year.
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength. These commandments that I give your today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:5-9)
Thank you to everyone that prays and support these young people as they become true disciples of Jesus Christ and agents of change in their families, schools, communities and around the world.
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USA – Smokey Pt. Rest Area outreach ministry, December 27-30, 2019
Many thanks to everyone that donated cookies and helped share the love of Jesus with people at the Smokey Pt. Rest Area on Interstate 5 over this holiday weekend. We received almost $250 that will be used to build God’s Kingdom locally, in Mexico, El Salvador, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Burundi, the DRCongo and Australia. It is amazing what this simple act of unselfishness does to encourage so many people that share their gratitude with those of us that choose to serve. We surely want everyone that prays, provides cookies and allows their family to come and participate to share in this special joy.
“This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.”
(2 Corinthians 9:12-13)
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Africa – November outreaches, Dec 19, 2019
“The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel, which means ‘God with us’. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” (Mt 1:23, 21)
If Jesus wrote a letter to Santa, what would He ask for?
If Jesus sang the song, “All I want for Christmas”, what would He ask for?
Actually we already have been given that answer.
Jesus said, “For the Son of Man came to seek and save what was lost”. (Luke 19:10)
We are thankful for our co-laborers in central Africa, that spent the month of November coordinating 26 outreaches and witnessed the Holy Spirit prompt the hearts of 1,968 new believers to respond to Jesus. Jesus said, “Here I AM. I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them and they will eat with Me.” (Rev 3:20)
Many thanks to our co-laborers that pray and help financially support these native missionaries.
We are praying that others will join with us as we continue to support these brothers and sisters and even more so as we have coordinators in the east and west Uganda, eastern DRCongo, southern South Sudan and Ethipoia, El Salvador and Australia that are needing sound and video equipment to better reach those in their respective regions. They work with Christian pastor’s and leaders to bring the gospel message to those that are broken-hearted and crushed in spirit in their respective communities. That is six sets of equipment that costs about $3,600 each by the time we are able to put them all together. If God has blessed you, it isn’t to raise your “standard of living” as much as it is to raise your “standard of giving”. Please prayerfully consider increasing your partnership in the kingdom ministry of our Lord, Jesus Christ who “came to seek and save what was lost”.
If you would like to make a donation, they can be made on line at www.myegiving/hvm or the “electronic giving” on the home page of the www.harvestvisionministries.org website or through PayPal to harvestvision21@msn.com. If you would like to donate electronically but do not have access to the internet or would like someone to assist you, please call George Henson at 360-421-8811 or Kylee Walker at 360-540-0890. To maximize your gift, on donations directly out of a checking or savings account a fee of $.25 is withheld, while credit and debit cards the fee is $.25 + 2.7%. You can also mail donations to Harvest Vision Ministries, PO Box 733, Sedro Woolley, WA, 98284. All donations are tax-deductible and help advance the gospel of Jesus Christ and build His Kingdom.
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USA – Trouble in this world December 27, 2019
“Belay” – The securing of a person or a safety rope to an anchor point (as during mountain climbing); to make fast; to fasten down.
Jesus said, “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)
“God is our refuge and strength, and ever-present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)
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