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At Least We Got The Van Out!

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We’re on our second day at Epworth Camp! Yesterday, students showed up. Harvest led get-to-know-you games, led worship, and led the evening activity. God is always at work, and we’re thankful that we’re seeing some of the fruit as we go along. It’s amazing.

Praise the Lord for the many ways we’ve watched the church connect in worship, spend time meeting Jesus at the altars in prayer, and catch the messages, lessons, and devotions! It’s been an incredible few days.

Each evening, the camp gathers in prayer circles. Harvest always circles up as we have done all summer, to pray for the ministry, for God’s work to be done, for the hearts and lives of students as well as ours.

At about 8:30 pm on our first evening here, we pulled the van around to unload into our cabins, and it got stuck. Everyone pushed, but it wouldn’t go. Thankfully, and for the second time in two years, Corben Roth came to the rescue and pulled us out!

Just a little too wet and not enough room to turn around – but we got out with the help of Corben at Epworth Camp!

We’re grateful to have gotten here and for all the great ministry opportunities we’ve had. Wanted to document some of it here for all our prayer partners, supporters, church, and families.

Teaching during the Rockbridge Methodist VBS!

Last week we finished up Camp Point / Quincy Ministry and had a great time! On Friday, we drove to the Price Farm in Rockbridge, IL, to have lunch with Greg and Debbie Price. From there, we headed to the church to set up for VBS.

Lunch with Greg and Debbie Price.
A tour of the Price Farm Barn hayloft.
Rockbridge VBS, Rockbridge, IL

Friday evening, we had dinner with Dennis and Iris Price, played some games, swung on the rope swing (everyone is mostly ok), and did some folk dancing.

Harvest 2026 with Dennis and Iris Price, who have been hosting and supporting Harvest since 1996.
English Country Dancing one evening.
Rockbridge Rope Swing

Saturday was amazing as we led kids from Rockbridge from 9 am to 2 pm! What a great group, and we got to invite those kids to respond to Jesus’ call—he seeks the lost.

What a joy to spend the day with kids from Rockbridge, IL as we Tune In to the transforming power of the parables of Jesus.

On Sunday, we split up – Tim drove to preach at Troy Methodist and the team took off to lead at Bement UMC for the morning. That afternoon, we all met in Greenville for a worship night at Durley Camp. Praise the Lord for effective ministry, health, energy, and travel safety.

Leading at Bement UMC in Bement, IL
Leading the worship night before the week at Durley Camp in Greenville, IL. It’s great to have Dave Jahn join the team for the week.
Trip to Marcoot Creamery on a free morning.

Thank you to the Repp Family for hosting dinner on Sunday evening at Kahuna’s. And thanks to all of the recent host families.

Thank you, Repp Family, for the great dinner!

Don’t miss watching this ONE SHOT WONDER, a video we challenged ourselves to make one evening. For a One Shot Wonder, you choose a song, rehearse a little, then record the whole song in one take. No editing. No post-production. You just get what you get. We chose the song Daddy Sang Bass (Will The Circle Be Unbroken). YouTube | Facebook

We’re continually praying for our ministry this summer and for each student we minister with. Thank you for your partnership, prayer, encouragement, and support!