New Harvest Church

Listed below are across the BORDER, across the OCEAN ministries New Harvest Church has partnered with to spread the message of Christ.

ACROSS THE OCEAN
BILL AND MARTHA SIMPSON IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA
THe simpsons have been in PNG serving as community development missionaries for Wycliffe Bible Translators for 6 years.  Their faithful service includes work in translating the Bible into the tribal languages of PNG.  Their 2 daughters, Paige age 6 and Emma age 2 are growing up bilingual and bicultural.  The Simpsons' work is not just in coordinating resources to provide for basic human needs such as clean water and a healthy diet, but in providing the best resource of all -- God's Word and salvation through Jesus Christ.  NHC has been investing $200 per month in the Simpsons' work since 2003.  They are great partners in giving us updates on their ministry and frequent expressions of their gratitude.  They are also faithfull in prayer on behalf of Pastor Mitch and the family at NHC.

ACROSS THE OCEAN
BELIZE MISSION AND RETREAT
After 30 years in business and banking in the Bay area, Basil and Vera deKlerk "sold it all" and founded Belize Mission under the
Baptist General Conference.  Belize Mision has become a center for training and outreach efforts.  Partnering with short term missions groups from the US, the deKlerks are meeting the physical needs of local villagers by reaching out with the love of God.  Strong relationships have been made with locals by investing time and resources, such as education, construction, health care, and spiritual guidance.  The grounds of the mission are near beautiful beaches and host youth camps, retreats, and conferences. 
NHC invest $200 per month in this growing ministry.

Ronny Welong: Serving in Borneo, Indonesia
In January of 2005 a team, headed by lead pastor Mitch Ribera, visited the ministry of STK (Seminaria Teologica Kalimantan) in Borneo, Indonesia. Mitch rekindled a friendship begun 15 years ago with the dynamic leader of this evangelistic ministry, whose cornerstone is a leadership training seminary. Currently over 400 Indonesian students are enrolled, each with the goal of serving the Lord in ministry.

The Vision of the Seminary is to become a quality institution of theological education to equip those who are called by God in order to minister in His work.

The Mission of the Seminary is: By God's grace this institution was founded to serve all denominations and Christian institutions to prepare, educate, and train each person, man or woman who is called by God in a special way, in order to develop the ability and skill to minister as Pastors, Evangelists, Teachers, Counselors, and Leaders.

Over 150 churches have been planted in Borneo and other provinces in Indonesia by graduates of the school -- 500 more are planned within the next 10 years. Graduates also lead in their communities with career training to develop each area where churches are planted.

New Harvest Church has become a ministry partner with STK under the direction of Pastor Ronny Welong. Our partnership is people based, as well as financial. Annual trips to this area are planned.

NIAS
NHC is alongside our ministry partners in an outreach to the island of Nias, which was devastated by the tsunami and earthquake in December, 2004. Reconstruction is underway and now a team from STK, the Holistic Ministry Team, is at work in several villages in Nias to help rebuild as well as share the Gospel of Christ with compassion and evident care.

Our church's resources are being invested in this area to help the people there as they rebuild their lives and prayerfully enter the kingdom of God.

Agua Viva Ministries
Ensenada, Mexico
Vision: Reaching Mexico for Christ
Rancho Agua Viva (Ranch of Living Water) is located in the hills 10 miles outside of Ensenada, Baja California. The 120-acre camp has grown from bare land with a few trees and cactus to a mature facility which can house over 400 people.

From the inception, the vision for the ministry was to create a place where:
• People could hear about and respond to God’s plan for their lives;
• Mexican men and women could be trained to be leaders in their village churches; and
• People could experience the passion of serving God in a missions environment, to forever change the way they view the world.

The vision is implemented through four aspects:

1.   The Ministry Training Institute, where Mexican nationals come from all over Mexico to study at intense 14-week sessions. These are dedicated leaders in their own areas who desperately need biblical training to enhance their ministries. Nearly all are poor, and can pay only a fraction of the cost to attend the institute.

2.   American Missions Awareness. Short term groups come from churches in the US and Canada to experience cross-cultural missions and so expand their Christian world view. Groups are involved in work projects in and around Ensenada, prison ministries, evangelism, outreach events, helping at orphanages and local churches.

3.   Mexican camping program, including youth camps. Retreats, conferences, seminars, concerts and 2-week long youth camps are refreshment for Mexican believers and tremendous outreach for those who are not yet in the kingdom of God.

4.   Missions training. All full and part time staff is trained in missions as well as living daily missions experiences. Each summer, Americans come to the Ranch to help with short-term groups. Many of these “summer staffers” are now in full time missions work around the world.

New Harvest Church takes at least one trip annual to Mexico to stay at Rancho Agua Viva and do projects with a local church. All ages (including family groups) are invited to participate and are encouraged to take the “missions plunge.”