This is one of my favorite times of the year. We ask each of our Local Outreach partners to send brief impact reports back to us. This allows us to glimpse what God is doing to unleash hope in our community through your generous Give Hope gifts. This week we are spotlighting our ministry partners Joni & Friends. Be sure not to skip over the success story section!
Meet Shannon Sebastian, a dedicated Local Outreach volunteer at Harvester Christian Church who humbly embodies a heart for service. While volunteers like Shannon rarely seek the spotlight, we believe it’s important to highlight how God is moving through individuals to transform our community. Shannon’s commitment to unleashing the hope of Jesus shines through in her faithful service, and her story serves as an inspiring reminder of the power of generosity and compassion. Let’s celebrate what God is doing through Shannon and the ripple effects of her faithful work in our local outreach efforts!
Where do you serve with Local Outreach?
Serving provides a physical representation of God within the community. For some, It may be the first or only representation that they have experienced. Every time we express God’s love, through our actions,it could guide someone to Him. Planted seeds will grow.
As you start to map out your holiday plans don’t forget to prioritize serving our city. We have lots of things planned but I would love to hear how you and your small group will unleash hope in your neighborhoods during the holiday season!
| Serving Opportunity | Date | Time | Location | Sign-Up |
| Elections | 11/4 | 6:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m. | HCC North & South Entrances | No additional volunteers needed |
| Post Election Prayer | 11/5 | 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. | HCC Chapel | No volunteers or sign up needed |
| Woot Woot Wagon of Snacks to Hackmann Rd | 11/6 | Anytime before 4 p.m. | Hackmann Rd Early Childhood | Email Carissa Figgins
cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| Harvest Ridge Veterans & Active Military Breakfast | 11/8 | 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | Harvest Ridge Elementary Cafeteria | Email Rachel Vandemeulen
rachel.e.vandermeulen@gmail.com
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| School Outreach Monthly Pray & Prep | 11/11 | 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | HCC St Charles Campus
Annex Door 10 |
Email Carissa Figgins cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| Guest Services/Local Outreach (GSLO) Gathering | 11/14 | 6:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m. | HCC St Charles Campus
The Landing |
https://my.display.church/e/mZ4F75Uh/tqyDV7d8V9U |
| Kona Ice Volunteers at Barnwell | 11/15 | 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Barnwell Middle | Email Rachel Vandemeulen
rachel.e.vandermeulen@gmail.com
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| The Sharing Shed | 11/16 | 9 a.m.-11 a.m. | The Sharing Shed | Email Carissa Figgins
cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| Education Support Educator Appreciation Gifts Delivered to Schools | 11/18 | Flexible times | Hackmann Rd
Barnwell Harvest Ridge Becky David |
3 volunteers needed
Email Carissa Figgins cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| Help Local Outreach decorate the Mission Café Lobby for Christmas at the Movies Series | 11/25 | 10 a.m. until complete | HCC St Charles Campus Mission Cafe | Email Carissa Figgins
cfiggins@harvester.cc |
| School Outreach Monthly Pray and Prep | 12/2 | 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. | HCC St Charles Campus Annex Door 10 | Email Carissa Figgins
cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| Undecorate Christmas at the Movies Only | 12/23 | 1 p.m.-3 p.m. | HCC St Charles Campus Mission Cafe | Email Carissa Figgins
cfiggins@harvester.cc |
| Deliver Christmas cards and gifts to local schools | 12/5 | Flexible times | Hackmann Rd EC
Becky David Barnwell
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3 volunteers needed
Email Carissa Figgins cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| Serve Hot Chocolate to Parent Pick Up Line | 12/12 | 2:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | Harvest Ridge Elementary | Email Rachel Vandemeulen
rachel.e.vandermeulen@gmail.com
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| Kona Ice Volunteers at Barnwell | 12/13 | 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Barnwell Middle | Email Rachel Vandemeulen
rachel.e.vandermeulen@gmail.com
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| Undecorate all Christmas from Mission Cafe | 1/2/25 | 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | HCC St Charles Campus Mission Cafe | Email Carissa Figgins
cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| School Outreach Pray & Prep | 1/6/25 | 6:30 p.m.-8:0 p.m. | HCC St Charles Campus Annex Door 10 | Email Carissa Figgins
cfiggins@harvestser.cc |
| Food Pantry | Multiple Days | Multiple Times | HCC St Charles Campus Food Pantry | Email Sherry Bollinger
sbollinger@harvester.cc |
| Food Backpack Ministry | Multiple Days | Multiple Times | HCC St Charles Campus Food Pantry | Email Shelly Swart
swartshelly@gmail.com
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As we move into Good Neighbor Serve Week please join hundreds of Harvester Christians as we pray for our neighborhoods, communities, and city.
Good Neighbor Serve Week Prayers
Heavenly Father, we ask for your presence in families in our neighborhood. We pray
for strength and understanding between the marriages in our neighborhood. We ask
for loving, strong bonds between the children, teenagers, adults, and grandparents.
We pray that each branch of the family will demonstrate love for one another.
God Almighty, we ask for healthy, thriving relationships between neighbors. We pray
different cultures will be able to understand and care for one another in our
neighborhood. We pray that the diversity of your people will be celebrated by all
neighbors, just as you affirm and love each one of us.
Father, we pray for the teachers and local principals who devote their days to
shepherding our students. Please be present as district and state leaders make
impactful decisions. We ask for guidance and patience for the parent volunteers as
they serve our neighborhood schools. We pray that our schools will be a safe, positive
community for our students.
Lord God, we pray for guidance for our local pastors as they nurture Your
congregation and seek to serve those around them. We pray Fieldview Church and
Harvester Christian would welcome neighbors with open arms. We hope for residents
to find a place to experience community with the body of Christ as they grow
spiritually.
God we ask for your presence in the streets and homes of our community. We pray for
local law enforcement and first responders, for their safety and wisdom and
compassion in all circumstances. We pray for your comfort for those who have
experienced violence and destruction, and we ask your protection for all our
neighbors.
Father, we ask you to give our state and local leaders wisdom make decisions affecting
our city and county. We pray they will be thoughtful in their decisions and listen to the
voices of the community. We pray for courage to stand up for our community and to
live with grace and dignity in our city.
God, we ask for a flourishing community, where neighbors learn to love each other
and come to know Jesus. We pray that we can be good stewards of Your love to each
one of our neighbors. We ask that You help us to learn from our community, and it
may be a place where all are welcomed.
Dear Lord, we lift the lonely people in our community to you today. We pray that you
will bring them comfort, companionship, and hope. Please surround them with your
love and care. Let them feel your presence in their lives. Make us instruments to seek
out the lonely and give them comfort.
Lord, we pray the body of Christ rises to the needs of our neighbors. In our city, if
someone is hurting and in need, we pray your people will step in and minister to their
needs. Teach us to provide both the physical and spiritual needs serving as the hands
and feet of Jesus.
Lord, there is much work to be done in our city. We pray that You will guide us as we
address these challenges and bless our efforts to create a community where everyone
feels valued and supported. We rebuke the lies of Satan as he comes to steal, kill, and
destroy. Open the eyes of our churches so they see this as spiritual warfare. Bring our
city to their knees to fight the battle against Satan’s efforts.
We pray Father God that you will unite our community in a spirit of generosity, justice,
and hope. Help us to see that we are part of Your family and we all have been
commanded to Love You and love others.
Heavenly Father, help us to listen to our neighbors, to seek common ground, and to
work together. Give us the wisdom to recognize the needs of our community and to act on
those needs with creativity and innovation. Remove all fear and apathy from our
hearts. Create in us a clean heart. Pour out your compassion, empathy, and kindness
through us.
Lord dissolve any prejudices or biases within our community and replace them with a
deep understanding that you have fearfully and wonderfully made all of us to glorify
you. Help us to work together to build a community of unity, understanding, and
compassion. Sweep our community and bless us all with the eyes and heart of Jesus.
May the Holy Spirit sweep over our city, resulting in a true revival where actual change
occurs inside and outside the church walls.
Heavenly Father, We come before You with grateful hearts for the nonprofits and
schools in St. Charles County that serve our community with dedication and love. We
lift up every leader, teacher, volunteer, and staff member who works tirelessly to meet
the needs of others. Strengthen them with wisdom, patience, and compassion as they
fulfill their roles.
Lord Jesus, may Your peace, protection, and provision cover every organization and
school, and may their work reflect Your grace and mercy. Help us as a community to
support and encourage them in their mission. Unite us in our efforts to care for the lost
and wounded and to unleash hope to our community.
Holy Father guide us to be instruments of your love and mercy, showing kindness and
compassion to all we encounter. For those living apart from Jesus, please open their
hearts and minds to the truth of Your word and the gospel message. Help them to see
the beauty and power of your love and to experience the transforming power of your
grace.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the unity we have in Christ. Just as Jesus prayed for
His disciples, we also lift up those who believe in You, and for those who will come to
know You through our witness. May we be one, just as You, Father, are in Christ, and
Christ is in You. Let the unity of believers reflect Your love and truth, so that the world
may believe that You sent Jesus. Help us live in harmony, united in purpose and love,
so that Your name may be glorified. Bind us together in a spirit of peace, that our unity
may reveal Your presence to those around us.
In the name of Jesus, we pray,
Amen.
I will get right to the point. I debated for a long time this year on whether it was a good idea or not to organize another Serve Week for our HCC family. Let me be clear. My ping-ponging in my head was not about whether it was a good idea or a needed thing much less a commandment to serve. The Bible is pretty clear on that one. If you need a list of biblical proof you can find a growing list here.
My concern is if I was giving people a reason NOT to serve. I worried that if we focused all of our attention and energy on this one week would we be fooled into thinking we had done our duty for the year. That somehow there was a spiritual checklist that we checked off serving one time that we were good to go until next year. I debated on perpetuating the idea that serving in this day and age had to be convenient, it had to fit in between this soccer game, this trip to the lake, this business engagement, and these two birthday parties, and if it was a full moon, and if it was not too hot and not too cold and with the people I know, doing a thing I know how to do that wasn’t too hard or too strenuous or too involved or too messy or if it interfered with my work-life balance. We tend not to commit to something ongoing or even one time as we wait to see if something better or more enticing or entertaining comes along.
Did I mention this post was a little raw and honest this time?
I am genuinely worried that we are selling ourselves short of all the blessings God truly intends for us by offering ourselves up as a living sacrifice obedient to Him. There are loads of “feel good” reasons to serve. You no longer feel guilty about sidestepping your Local Outreach Pastor (wink, wink). It makes for some very likable Instagram posts. Science also tells us that serving makes us healthier, it helps us live longer fulfilling lives because we have a sense of purpose and identity in something greater than ourselves. Our service directly glorifies Him. Serving isn’t a clickable option for living as a Jesus Follower. God hard-wired us to serve. Serving others is a form of worship. It puts us in our proper place and posture to God. But it’s also messy, And it doesn’t always work out into a neat social media post. And the people we serve are not always dripping with gratitude. And the people we serve with are just as likely to be stinky, biting, obstinant sheep like us. Serving is probably going to test our boundaries and push us way out of our comfort zone. It usually takes place during a time that doesn’t fit the family calendar.
Serving allows us to experience God’s presence in a new way. If we stop relying on an annual serving event to remind us that we are to love our neighbors as ourselves and rather allow ourselves to be led by the Holy Spirit to serve others we start to see that the small, cumulative intentional acts of kindness, gentleness, and love in God’s name are what are truly pleasing to God. When we are real and authentic about serving, the cost of serving, the reason why we serve, and WHO we serve, this is what will lead our neighbors to find and follow Jesus.
we start to see that the small, cumulative intentional acts of kindness, gentleness, and love in God’s name are what are truly pleasing to God.
So here’s the confusing part about being raw and honest. God has cleared the way for Serve Week. 🙂
Our Good Neighbor Serve Week is September 28-October 3. I hope you will take advantage of some of the serving opportunities we have lined up to use your gifts and talents for God, connect to other HCC members, meet our neighbors at Fieldview Church who are also serving with us, to unleash the hope of Jesus. I also hope you and your life group will seek God and see where He wants you to consistently serve your neighbors again and again.
But my ultimate prayer is that you will wake every day asking God how you can love and serve others in His name through the everyday seemingly small but intentional acts of love. I hope you can’t help yourself because of what Jesus has done for you.
In Luke 10, we read a story that we have heard since we were kids, the Good Samaritan. It is a story that can encompass a lot of lessons learned throughout life. If you haven’t read the story or maybe haven’t read it as an adult…..take a moment to read it:
” And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” – Luke 10:25-37
It’s a fascinating story when you really dig into the content. First off, Jesus, being a master story/parable communicator, finds a man that is looking to catch him off guard and/or trick him into saying something that the Pharisee’s could use to arrest him, so Jesus uses a story to answer his question. Secondly, the content of the story revealed a glaring piece to not only the social status/structure, but also the image that some of these people that everyone would have known, had to the public. Lastly, Jesus uses a kind of a dark horse character in the end to illustrate the point of the story.
This story, as much as it is about Jesus teaching about the two greatest commandments of the 10, but he also calls those that follow Him, to a goal in life:
to be The Good Neighbor.
That might look different for all of us. It might literally mean the person that lives right next store to you, in all reality those neighbors should be on your heart all the time, but it could also be someone that lives around the corner or up the street or around the block or in a different apartment building. It could be someone that lives in a completely different area.
The thing about this story Jesus tells, is that it is in a random spot on the side of a dangerous road where this outside of the time, shows what it means to really show mercy to someone. The Good Samaritan in this case, was The Good Neighbor.
The question of our day, is will you be The Good Neighbor?
John 13, gives us another example of what Jesus means by loving and being a good neighbor. In the upper room, before passover we see Jesus take the place of a servant, by bending down with a basin or water and a towel to wash his disciples feet. This was the role of typically a servant of the house to clean the guest’s feet, not the person sitting at the head of the table. But Jesus does this and then he looks at his disciples and says:
” When he had washed their feet and put on his outer garments and resumed his place, he said to them, “Do you understand what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them. ” – John 13:12-17
Even as Lord and Teacher and Rabbi and Messiah and King….Jesus showed us what it means to be The Good Neighbor.
A few moments later, Jesus also commands his disciples to love one another and those around you just like Jesus loves them and that BY THAT LOVE SHOWN, people will know you are disciple of Jesus.
As people, we have a hard time looking past our own situations and problems and seasons and tasks and home to-do lists and schedules and the rest of the things that keep us bogged down. What if as a group of people that love and follow Jesus, we look to be The Good Neighbor? Not just to our own neighborhood, but the one’s that need their lawns mowed or that need help moving or need help with getting a dresser up some stairs??
We have the ability and the time, we just need to think about re-prioritizing that time.
If you would like to stay in touch with our Local Outreach opportunities — BE THE GOOD NEIGHBOR — click that link, it might bring you an experience that you don’t expect.
When we allow God to work in our lives and then also through our lives……we can also be The Good Neighbor.
Middle & High School Backpacks
Main Pocket of Backpack
Middle pocket of backpack:
Small front of backpack– leave empty
Top loop of backpack: hook on green tag to designate as middle/highschool
Main pocket of backpack
Middle pocket of backpack
Small front pocket of backpack leave empty
Top loop of backpack: hook on a tag: yellow to designate elementary
“What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you say to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled”, without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.”
– James 2:14-17
Serving others, out of a humble heart, is not an easy choice that not everyone will make.
In the church, we talk about serving all of the time. And to be honest, we have too. Serving is of vital importance to every church’s existence and operational ability. The church was not created to be a paid enterprise organization that is able to pay every single person that changes a diaper or leads a small group. As crazy as it sounds, the church was created to be a vessel of people that would pour into the people around them and inside the walls of the church building to be able to lead those to knowing and following Jesus.
There is one thing about learning about God from an academic stand point, but it is something completely different when it comes to following Jesus’ example of life here on earth.
When we see the disciples, which eventually become Apostles in the book of Acts, get called by Jesus, very early on we see the disciples both learning things and unlearning things. The disciples are learning from Jesus about what life could look like and unlearning what they have been taught since they were kids. Jesus also takes the moments to send his disciples out, very often, the disciples are sent out to serve and to preach the good news of Jesus.
You see when you begin to follow Jesus, and become his disciple, we find that serving is intertwined with your faith and your deepening understanding of who Jesus is for us and through us.
The problem we all face, is that serving has become somewhat of a ‘glamour’ seeking endeavor. Serving has been distorted to be into something that we can brag about. If you read Thought #8, you may be thinking, this sounds a whole lot like hospitality, well because serving and hospitality go hand in hand with our discipleship to Jesus.
You see as we get closer to Jesus, we see that Jesus had a natural rhythm to life that we can emulate. It may not be as deep or as perfect as Jesus’, which is no surprise, it can be lived out in a daily way.
” ………….But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” – Mark 10:43-45
Serving is not about your ability to brag about where you serve or how many people you serve. Serving is about the love you have for Jesus overflowing out of our hearts towards others. It could look like this:
Having a meal with family friends that don’t know Jesus. (hospitality)
Planning a VBS while on a mission trip in Ethiopia. (serving)
Wiping the nose of an upset 3 year old at church in the middle of the summer. (serving)
Stopping to listen to a hurting friend or coworker. (hospitality)
Cleaning the bathrooms at a church that doesn’t have anyone to clean the church on a regular basis. (serving)
Reaching out to your neighbor about the doctors appointment they had. (hospitality)
Could it be hauling furniture from The Sharing Shed to a family in our community? (serving)
As our love for Jesus grows, our hearts for hospitality and serving increase.
There is a forward-facing part of serving and hospitality that is undeniable and very real.
When we serve someone or a group of people, there is a very real and undeniable focus put on you and the same goes for when you show hospitality to someone or a group. As Christians, we are called to go and make disciples of all nations, of anyone that will listen and accept the good news of Jesus and to lead them to following Jesus and his commands. Which means we will be looked at and unfortunately, potentially judged for our actions.
Jesus gave us a new command in John 13 by saying ” we must love one another, like I have loved you…..BY THIS, all people will know you are my DISCIPLES.” – John 13:34 & 35
Then again in John 17, Jesus says ” I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of this world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world…..I do not ask this for these only, but also for those who WILL believe in me through their word, that they may be one just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me….” – John 17:15-21
To James’ point, can we have faith with out works….yes but it doesn’t mean much. On the flip side of that, can we just serve others with out the faith behind it….sure but that also doesn’t mean much because there is nothing attached to the deed. Sure you could be looked at a good person, but in the discourse of salvation, serving to check a box on a to-do list, doesn’t lead to being a disciple of Jesus.
Serving should first and foremost always come from the outpour of love that Jesus has given you and now you attempt to give to others.
As much as bible study and worship and small groups and prayer and silence and solitude are important to your discipleship with Jesus, if we neglect to serve also, then we are missing the whole picture of being a disciple of Jesus.
The question then is, where will you serve to be able to breath the life and love of Jesus out to others?
If you are reading this and are not serving, here is a painted picture worth thinking about:
Here at Harvester Christian Church, there are hundreds of places you can serve…….hundreds really.
Recently I asked just some of the ministries around HCC, what kind of volunteer numbers could they use right now…….150…..Meaning, we could use 150 more people to come and serve the church and the guests that are coming to church each and every week and month.
That number gets even larger when asked what would a dream number of volunteers be….one ministry said 200, another said 270!!
Imagine the kingdom impact we could make as a church if we all took one opportunity to serve in some way….what would it look like, what would it feel like, how would you be used to impact someone else’s life?
Can I challenge you…..take a moment and think about where you would want to serve, just TWO TIMES…what ministry would be it, how would you be serving?
Could it be that you want to help guests find a parking spot with our parking team?
Could it be opening a door for one of our disabled guests that struggle to open the door themselves?
Could it be serving behind the cafe counter helping our guests with some donuts to make the environment of Sunday morning warm and welcoming?
Could it be holding a crying baby until they fall asleep in your arms so that the parents can go and worship?
Could it be leading a small group of 2nd graders to help them understand how much God loves them?
Could it be flipping switches on our tech team in that back where if we didn’t have people, our services wouldn’t happen?
Could it be having conversation with our online guests to welcome them and help them have the best online experience they can?
Could it be helping a new family walk from Guest Central to Kids Check in to help them feel calm and welcomed as they bring their kids to Harvester Kids?
There are so many opportunities for you to step out, in faith, and serve those coming to Harvester Christian Church.
The question is, will you?
If you are interested, let us know or join us for Discover Harvester on June 9th, here is a link – Discover Harvester –
A little over a year ago, I started searching for additional opportunities to serve through Harvester Christian Outreach. My husband and I have called Harvester, “our home”, for a while now, but being a large church, I wanted to meet new people and find new ways to serve. The perfect opportunity presented itself when I was introduced to the idea of volunteering at The Sharing Shed. I fell in love with this ministry on the first day I volunteered. They serve families in crisis, each with their own stories and struggles. The Sharing Shed provides furniture and household items to individuals and families coming out of homelessness, loss of home due to a fire or flood, displacement due to loss of a job, or individuals coming out of abusive home environments. Their stories and struggles are as diverse as their needs and The Sharing Shed provides a place of hope where they can begin a new story.
I wasn’t sure what to expect on my first day volunteering
as I had never visited the location.
I wasn’t sure what to expect on my first day volunteering as I had never visited the location. It was immediately evident to me that great care and thought were used to create a space where clients could shop with dignity and respect. This is not just a warehouse full of items to poke through but is designed as a picturesque shop with an array of items like comforters, towels, dishes, small appliances, furniture, and everything in between. It is truly a wonderful space with an opportunity to serve in various roles. Our volunteers serve as Personal Shoppers, Processors for newly donated items, along with Pick-up and Delivery Crews.
It has been rewarding to play a small part in helping people
find solutions and items that fit their current needs.
It has been rewarding to play a small part in helping people find solutions and items that fit their current needs. This ministry has been a blessing to me in more ways than one. I always leave The Sharing Shed with a sense of fulfillment. I have been blessed by meeting new individuals and families, hearing their stories, and witnessing their renewed sense of hope and gratitude for what they have received. One of the first clients I helped was a military veteran who had been homeless for a good portion of his life. As we shopped for the items he needed to fill his new home, he requested that I pick them out. He said he didn’t care what they looked like or even if everything matched. He was simply thankful to have a home and the things needed to fill it…the everyday necessities that we often take for granted. I
Serving consistently at The Sharing Shed has left me with a renewed sense of gratitude for the blessings in my own life. The Sharing Shed has also gifted me the opportunity to meet new volunteers from Harvester. I am grateful for the team I work alongside and the connections and friendships formed. It truly feels like family.
Harvester Christians serve at The Sharing Shed every 3rd Saturday from 9 a.m.-11 a.m.
If you are interested in joining this team please email cfiggins@harvester.cc
Lisa Rogers Harvester Christian Sharing Shed Crew Member
On mission with the community to meet the needs of those in crisis together for the Glory of God. We are a furniture bank that provides household goods and furniture to families in need, in St Charles, Lincoln, and Warren county.