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NEW DREAM VAN

You must have received my letter this week. So that your organization feels confident as you consider partnering with us to acquire a a newer van for our 27th summer of sending Harvest Ministry Teams, we’ve created this post on our website.

We’ve sold our current van, have raised money and now are seeking a replacement.

Here’s what we need / are hoping for:

• Lower mileage (60,000 or less)
• Anything between 2018 and current year
• One ton or similar – able to pull a double axle trailer full of equipment
• At least 12 passengers and possible extra space in back (or we could remove seat)
• Dream: slightly raised roof, medium height

We have a budget of around $35,000 and though we know what we’re asking is probably in higher price range, we would like to offer a tax deductible donation letter to your organization for the remainder of the balance of a purchase.

ABOUT HARVEST:

As the founding director, I began serving as a music leader for Christian youth and children’s camps in 1990. In 1996, Harvest was officially born and since that time, more than 325 young adults have served on team around Illinois and twenty other states. The mission of the ministry is to GO OUT to sing, share and serve and to RAISE UP the next generation of ministry leaders.

Our summer schedule is full, as is our regular school year calendar.

Your partnership will help us continue in effective service.

Harvest is a non-for-profit, 501 C 3 organization. The Harvest Board oversees the operation and operating budget of $120,000. We’re lean and mean and our only real asset is the Harvest Van, Trailer and Sound System. But we’re making a generational impact and it’s awesome!

If you have questions, let us know. If you discover such a van as described above, reach out.

Tim Price | tim@harvestminstryteams.com | 618-541-8291

OLD VAN (SOLD)

Fire-Up Conference for high school students took place February 24-26, 2023 in Troy, IL and it was awesome!

You can view the Facebook Photo Album here.

The theme was DARE TO… It came from Lamentations chapter 3, “Yet I still dare to hope…” The planning team took words from that chapter and used it for the framework of the weekend: Dare to Return, Dare to Wait, Dare to Follow, and Dare to Grow.

Students responded, we’re trusting that seeds were planted, and that faith in Christ will grow in the hearts of the next generation.

We’ve in the process of compiling a Fire-Up History Page, where you can see more info about 2023.

But in this post, we wanted to especially thank those who prayed during the weekend.

It’s not too late to join the texting loop prayer team:

FOR NEXT YEAR’S FIRE-UP: text PRAY4FIRE to 618-2453-7476

FOR GENERAL PRAYER TEAM: text PRAY to 618-243-7476.

All glory to God for this year’s Fire-Up Conference!

A thanks to each church who sent/brought students, to each leader and to each student. We’re praying for you!

The Fall Rally was an incredible day of student ministry! The point was clear and Rev. Sarah Wanck did an awesome job sharing it: Jesus notices you and by his grace, you’re going to do greater things than you can imagine!

Jesus said, “You believe because I told you I saw you under the fig tree. You will see greater things than that. - John 1:50
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. John 14:12 

Message Note Doodles

Session 1

Session 2

SEE YOU IN 2023!

Here are some specific links and connections for each of these main things we do!

BOOK HARVEST FOR A SUMMER CAMP OR WORSHIP EVENT

ATTEND A CONFERENCE

LISTEN TO PODCASTS | LISTEN TO MUSIC

READ THE WORSHIP LEADER BLOG | READ TIM PRICE BLOG

JOIN THE TEAM OR SIGN UP FOR AN INTERNSHIP

Text HARVEST To 618-243-7476 to stay in touch!

A huge thanks to our prayer and support team. We’re grateful for your partnership as we continue to serve in this kingdom work through Harvest Ministry. We just finished a great summer, have had several one-night events this past month and this weekend, and we’re leading worship for Living The Adventure Mission Banquet. Don’t forget, if you’re part of our support team, receive text updates by texting SOWER to 618-243-7476. You can also text PRAY or HARVEST to that same number! Join all three groups if you would like.

A few bullet points and snapshot updates:

SHOUTCO! PUPPETS

We kicked off the ShoutCo! Puppet Crew, just before Covid and only did one event in 2020. Since this Spring, ShoutCo! Crew has done several events, including the Light Kids Conferences, VBS events, Summer Camp, and most recently, the first-ever stand-alone event, where Harvest as a whole wasn’t there already. It was great! Thanks to Ruby Price for her leadership and creativity with the scripts and planning. And thanks to Courtney Bettis, Loren Fear, Suzanne Price and Marissa Story for their leadership in the ministry! And of course, thanks to all the team members who have served. The next event is at Friedens Church in Troy, IL in October.

RECENT HARVEST EVENTS

The last three weekends, we had the opportunity to serve in worship ministry at First UMC in Vandalia, IL; Outdoor Worship Night in Oblong and an Outdoor Worship Night at the Federated Church in Carlinville, IL. The teams included: Ryan Froidcoeur, Audrey Cheetham, Tim Price, Deborah Thorp, Rebecca Thorp, Daniel Tatjenhorts, Josh Case, Caroline Stewart, Elizabeth West, Ruby Price, Justin Hart, Hannah Thorp, and Dan Yarger.

SUMMER MINISTRY 2022

The 27th summer of Harvest was a huge blessing! We’re grateful for the way God worked through our team to serve. We led worship for camps, churches, and ministry events. We had lots of time for fun, games, prayer, ministry, worship, and devotions. We heard lots of sermons, drove lots of miles and we’re praising God for the dent we made in sharing the love of Christ with students and children all over the state. We’re so grateful for those who support the ministry and the summer is a huge outcome of your support.

On September 10, our team is reuniting to debrief the summer ministry and officially celebrate as a team. Covid sort of brought an abrupt end to our ministry this summer at the end of the last camp, so we’re looking forward to this day of team ministry closure.

FALL CONFERENCES

We’re praying for and preparing for the MINISTRY LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE on September 17 and the FALL RALLY on October 29.

The Ministry Leadership Conference will be in Troy, IL on September 17 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm and is for worship leaders, worship tech team members, youth workers, kids ministry leaders, and hospitality teams! Pastors/churches: bring or send your leaders to this one-day training event!

The Fall Rally is for students in 6th-12th grade and it’s going to be an awesome day!

VINTAGE HARVEST SONG

We just recently uncovered a little-known Harvest Recording from 2006. We were asked to write and record a song for the Illinois Great Rivers UMC Annual Conference and we just ran across the song again and loaded it on YouTube. Listen to By Faith In You.

And if you haven’t before, make sure you add Harvest Songs to your playlists!

Spotify | Amazon | Youtube | Apple

SOCIAL MEDIA & CONNECTIONS

1. Text HARVEST to 618-243-7476
2. Like our Facebook Pages (Harvest, Tim Price, Worship Leader Toolbox)
3. Follow on Instagram (Harvest, Tim Price, Worship Leader Toolbox, ShoutCo!)