21 | The Bowers: Answered Prayers for Healing
When our son was born in May of 2016, he had a slight bump on his forehead. At the time, doctors assured us it would go away in time. However, as he continued to grow, so did the mass.
20 | Stephon Chester: From Death to Life
God intervened in Stephon Chester’s life during a time where he was at the lowest point in his life – homeless, jobless, on drugs and in a toxic marriage. God pursued him even while he was living the life he was living, choosing the world and a unhealthy relationship over Him.
19 | Ryan Shaughnessy: Learning to Become a Father from Our Heavenly Father
Fathering a newborn was completely different than what I thought it would be, and I quickly found myself struggling with thoughts of inadequacy. I felt helpless, alone, and like I had nothing to offer my daughter or my wife.
18 | Richard Newby: God’s Patient Pursuit of a Hardened Atheist
By the time I graduated college, I had not only renounced the faith, but condemned it. I thought believers were either too dim to figure out the truth, or too stubborn to accept it. I was happy to show all the evidence I had built up over the years that there was no God, and that religion was a man-made institution. And I was miserable.
17 | Madison Lee: Finding Biblical Community Through Serving
When Madison started to work for Christ at Harvest, she thought she would just be getting involved by playing the keyboard once in a while on Sunday mornings.
16 | The Daily Grind: Building Habits Through Community
We’re all in different small groups and this doesn’t change the life-sharing we do there, but it’s been helpful to know that there’s a group of men waiting for me every morning to confirm that I’m going to plant myself in God’s word.
15 | Austin Uphoff: Working for Christ Led to Deeper Community
When we first moved here, we weren’t part of a meaningful community, but through God’s leading, we’re now surrounded by and committed to our church family here at Harvest Fairfax.
14 | Kristy Rumbaugh: Serving People Right Where God Has You
I am not a person who particularly enjoys being up front. I hosted the Sunday morning announcements a few times in the early days of Harvest and honestly, I dreaded it. Being up on stage is not my thing. But I soon realized that doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways I can serve.
13 | Brian Eckenhoff: God’s Relentless Pursuit of the Unsaved
Brian Eckenhoff shares how God relentlessly pursued his unsaved grandpa and was faithful to his word.
12 | JT Gill: When God’s Plan is Different Than Ours
When I look back to that planning week last year, I see how I was guilty of telling God how
things were going to be instead of listening to and following Him. Proverbs 19:21 is right when it
says, “Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the LORD that will
stand.”