This summer I was involved in serving at Foster Kids Camp, Girlfriends Conference, and Youth America. A few weeks after I decided to dedicate my summer to serving I made a scary discovery that I had a cyst on my thyroid and needed surgery soon to have it removed.  The surgery was going to be right before GFC and the recovery was supposed to take a few weeks. I was upset because I had really been looking forward to helping out. Just a few days after surgery, I already had no pain, and had all of my strength back. The doctor told me I was already healed and he released me to go back to doing everything like normal. I was able to go right into serving, and never had a problem with my neck after that! That was definitely God giving me clearance for service! With each summer event I learned a lot about time management and dedication. I’d never done so many weeks of serving in one summer before, so to be honest I got a little tired at times! Seeing all those souls come to know Jesus gave me more than enough energy and passion to keep serving! Volunteering this summer was one of the most fulfilling things I have ever done. I plan on helping every single year because it is so much better than a vacation or being lazy every day! The experience of seeing hundreds of people grow closer to God is one that cannot be matched!

At age 12 my stepdad sexually abused me. A year later, I moved to my Dad's. I was severely depressed and I was abusing myself. I was also messing with weed and I was on 4 different meds for depression. Within a year at my Dad's I ended up in the hospital for depression and suicidal thoughts. This happened 3 times. Grades in school plummeted. I went back and forth between hating and loving God. I didn't know who I was or where I was going. In fall 2010 I took multiple pills, trying to get high, to feel happy. That day I went to the hospital, I thought it was the end, but God knew it wasn't. He saved me again. I got help from leaders at church. In Jan. 2011 I was off all my meds, feeling free and ready for my future. Looking back now I see that every bad thing Satan meant for destruction was turned into something beautiful by God's grace. The brokeness, shame, depression, hate was turned into love, strength, joy,]and hope. This isn't the end to my story, God's still writing it.

My story starts with some troubled teenage years. I was molested by my uncle and raped, upon which I contracted a disease I was told I would have for the rest of my life. I went to church with my mom, but never really knew God or Jesus. I suppressed all that happened to me and never got counseling. I was constantly in and out of relationships. I thought my husband would be my savior. It wasn't long before I was cheating on him. When I was caught in an affair I wanted to run from my life and family. I went to church with my sister and the preacher spoke on adultery. I recommitted my life to Christ. Not only did God restore my life with my husband, He cleansed me of guilt and shame. He also healed me of the disease I carried around for so long. We came to Harvest seeking a new start. We found acceptance and love. Today God is using my story to reach others and give them hope in their future.

Harvest has awesome prayer warriors. I’d been undergoing chemotherapy for cancer and had a horrible reaction after the 5th treatment. The bone pain was so excruciating; I couldn’t function without taking prescription medication for 5 days. I slept so much I didn’t eat enough and began losing weight. I went to the altar and asked for help because I began to doubt I could continue the next three treatments if I was going to be in so much pain. Kelly asked me what I wanted and I replied “no bone pain”. He prayed for me and the difference with the remaining treatments was nothing short of miraculous. After the first 4 treatments I usually had to go in to the clinic for assistance, but needed no help for the last three treatments. Even the nurses and doctors were amazed at how well I did and asked what I did differently. I told them it had to be the power of prayer and they asked what I prayed! I said Mark 16:18-...if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them,...

April 13, 2011 was the start of the biggest challenge of my life. I was hit head on by another driver, the impact was over 100 mph. When the car came to a stop..I was alive, I was concious, talking and calm. This accident caused several injuries, 15 broken bones and 7 inches of my right femur was gone. But Praise the Lord, no head injury, no spinal injury and no internal organs damaged. Nine surgeries later my body was on the road to restoration. I am so thankful to God for the firefighters, the EMTs, and the great surgeons.   I know when trials come, God has equipped you to walk through them, and you never have to do it alone. I still have a ways to go, but thank God as I write this, I have legs to walk and I am up and walking on them. I claim total healing, I will be able to do everything I did before and more in Jesus name! I Love You Jesus.

At our son Jantzen's 2 year check up we were told he had a heart murmur and needed to be checked out further. I wasn't really worried at the time b/c most of the time heart murmurs are not a big deal. We took him in a week later for an echocardiogram. The tech all of a sudden turned serious and called the Dr in. He told us he thought Jantzen had a Sinus Venosus Atrial septal defect in his heart that would require surgery. He ordered another echo at Childrens Hospital to verify once more before we went forward. We were praying and asking many others to pray for complete healing. The Sunday before the next echo we decided to give a sacrificial gift to put action to our faith that healing was coming. We went in that week for the echo and the Dr said that he was not sure where it went but he could not find any defect or problem with the heart! He said it looked like a completely normal fully functioning heart! We know that God healed our sweet boys heart completely! Praise Him!!