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** Harvesters of Hope continues to expand ministry
(Outreach to migrant communities sees record number of
salvation decisions)
** Hendrickson appointed Straight Arrows-Buckaroos coordinator
(New position created at national Royal Rangers department)
** A/G Colleges
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** HARVESTERS OF HOPE CONTINUES TO EXPAND MINISTRY
Harvesters of Hope, a Virginia-based outreach to migrant farm
workers and their families, continues to expand its ministry,
reports the Rev. Daniel Hesse, Jr., Assemblies of God minister and
founder of Harvesters.
"We have had more than 250 decisions for Christ just this past 8 �
week season in just one camp," Hesse says. "We have a presence now
in 5 camps. We are involved with owners who are in contact with
about 1,500 workers in this area. We've also been up to Maine and
in contact with the Northern New England District. Next year we
plan to be involved with the blueberry pickers in the Cherryfield
area of Maine. There are more than 2,000 workers in that area."
Dan and Sheryl Hesse began evangelizing communities of migrant
fruit pickers in 1997. (See the May 21, 1999, issue of "AG-News".)
Numbers of churches have volunteered to help them, and fruit
growers have taken notice of the impact the Hesses are having among
workers and their families.
"This year we have invited our supporters and other churches to
come out and be with us in our services," Hesse says. "Our first
year it was my wife and me and two volunteers. The next year we had
about 45 people. This year we've had close to 100 people involved
as volunteers from different churches and denominations. We have an
Apostolic church that supports us, an International Pentecostal
Church of Christ, a number of Baptists and an independent Spanish
church. A group of our Assemblies of God churches have worked
with us.
"In the process of establishing relationships with the pastors,
I've been able to take some of them over to the camps with me for
them to see firsthand what we're doing. Everybody that comes finds
the experience to be life transforming. Williamsburg Assembly's
Pastor Dave Gibson came with me in October. He was shocked as
almost 20 men came forward to receive Christ that night."
The Frederick County Fruit Growers have donated a room at a
Winchester, Va., location to be renovated by Harvesters of Hope
into a chapel.
"We're approaching them about using the entire Building 13," Hesse
says. "There's a story behind that. The workers don't want to sleep
in Building 13 because they say it is haunted by a Confederate
soldier who throws them out of bed. We've gone in and thrown the
Confederate ghost out and invited the Holy Ghost to come in. And
we've seen a tremendous response."
According to Hesse, not only is Harvesters of Hope having an impact
locally, but they are in the process of growing nationally.
"I was just on the phone with the U.S. Department of Labor, and
they've informed us that we are eligible to go out to their
conferences on the eastern, midwestern and Pacific regions."
As a result of Harvesters of Hope services held at camps during the
past three growing seasons, some 600 salvation decisions have been
recorded. The Hesses believe these numbers can only continue to
grow more rapidly as they establish outreaches across the country.
And the impact does not end even at a national level. With many
migrant workers coming to the U.S. from Latin America and the
Caribbean, there is the potential for an international gospel
witness as these workers return to their homelands.
"Originally, the criticism toward our ministry was that these
workers are only here 8 weeks or 10 weeks. What impact could we
have on them?" Hesse says. "We're not only having an impact on them
for the 8 to 10 weeks, but we're preparing them to reach their own
countries with the discipleship materials we distribute."
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** HENDRICKSON APPOINTED STRAIGHT ARROWS-BUCKAROOS COORDINATOR
Brian Hendrickson has been appointed the Straight Arrows-Buckaroos
coordinator for the national Royal Rangers Department, effective
November 1. Royal Rangers is the Assemblies of God ministry to
boys. Straight Arrows and Buckaroos are programs designed for boys
in grades K-1 (ages 5-6) and grades 2-3 (ages 7-8) respectively.
Prior to his appointment, Hendrickson and his family lived in
Loyalton, Calif., where he taught kindergarten and first grades at
Loyalton Elementary. He was active throughout his community while
living in Loyalton, also working in law enforcement, resort
management, and construction.
Hendrickson served as a Royal Rangers commander at Loyalton
Assembly of God and in sectional and district Royal Rangers
positions. With this wealth of experience in Royal Rangers and in
education, he has been assigned with the responsibility to write
new curricula for the Royal Rangers programs.
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** A/G COLLEGES
...Central Bible College to dedicate Activities Center
The dedication of Central Bible College's (Springfield, Mo.) Forest
Arnold Activities Center will be held Tuesday, November 16,
at 1:30 p.m.
As the new home of CBC's athletic program, this facility honors the
pioneer of the college's athletic endeavors, the Rev. Forest
Arnold. Arnold, professor of Bible and General Education, is now
serving his 42nd year at CBC.
The 19,000-square-foot center has a basketball court with seating
for 1,400, coaches offices, locker rooms, a spacious lobby, ticket
booth, and concession stand. The renovated adjoining facility
includes three regulation size racquetball courts, a weight room,
full basketball court, and a spectator/lounge area. This renovated
area will be designated as the fitness center.
CBC is one of 18 endorsed A/G postsecondary schools
...CBC Radio goes worldwide online
Using Internet radio, Central Bible College (Springfield, Mo.) has
launched CBC WORLDWIDE. This new outreach, run by CBC students
training for full-time ministry, broadcasts international news and
weather, talk programs, and music and informational programs via
the Internet.
CBC WORLDWIDE also offers programs for ministers, missionaries,
laymen, women and students. News from the A/G Division of Foreign
Missions (DFM), alumni programming and foreign language programs
will be presented. CBC basketball games can be heard live, or
played from digital archives available online.
This latest CBC ministry tool is available 24 hours a day at
<http://www.cbcag.edu/iradio/>.
...VFCC receives $250,000 gift for chapel renovation
Valley Forge Christian College (Phoenixville, Pa.) received a
$250,000 gift for remodeling and expansion of its 600-seat chapel.
The donation from Gerry and Carolyn Hindy, local businesspeople
from Monroeville, Pa., will enable VFCC to nearly double the
chapel's current size.
"With 608 students this year, we desperately need a larger space
for our daily chapel services," President Don Meyer said. "With
God's help, we anticipate occupancy by the fall of 2000."
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