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We have some very exciting news!  Last week two girls were approved by our Board of Directors to move into Harvest House!  It’s taken us longer than expected to reach this point, but we are so thankful for everyone who has supported us along the way.  We wouldn’t be able to do this without you.

We have already started to work with the girls on developing their goals.  This will be a focus throughout their stay at Harvest House.  We look forward to seeing change in their lives and we can’t wait to share it with you. 

On a side note, last night we celebrated the end of another Princess Program.  The Princess Program is a 10 week study put on by Harvest Youth Ministries that teaches young women valuable life lessons such as purity and self worth.  After the girls got their hair and nails done they were escorted by limo to one of Dayton’s finest restaurants.  Pictured below are the girls.  Even though the Princess Program is technically over the girls want to continue the study which is great!  Thanks to HYM supporters for making this happen!  Also a special thanks to H & A Limousines and The Racquet Club

We have so much to be thankful for at Harvest House.  Although we don’t have girls in the house and we haven’t raised all of our monthly support, we are moving forward and it may not be long until we have our first residents.

Over the last month we had our annual fundraiser dinner for Harvest Youth Ministries at the Attic, our first meeting with the Harvest House Board of Directors, and the start of the Princess Program.  The Princess Program is a Bible study for young women that volunteer at the Attic.  At the end of the 10 week program we reward the girls with a night out to a fancy restaurant.  This time we are working through the book Every Young Woman’s Battle.

We have also began to accept applications online for girls interested in living at the house.  Please pray that the Lord would make it clear which girls we should accept into the house, because there are several that we have been praying about. 

As far as financial support, right now we are at $900 in monthly support out of our $3,000 projected goal.  Over the last month we have received a couple substantial one time gifts that have significantly helped, but we are still struggling to meet our monthly goal.  If you’re interested in giving, there is a donate link on our site.

If you’re interested in meeting with us to learn more about Harvest House or you’re interested in a tour of the home please don’t hesitate to email us at harvestdayton@gmail.com.  We’d love to meet you!

Blessings,

Casey & Christine

Harvest House Parents

When:  Saturday, October 30th 

    9am to 2pm

Where: Salem Church of God

    6500 Southway Rd #2

    Clayton, Ohio 45315

What:   The Miami Valley Adoption Fair and New Family Tree Orphan Outreach Ministry collaborate to present a one-day comprehensive adoption, foster care and orphan care educational experience. Community professionals and adoptive families will be available to answer questions and give information on adoption and foster care opportunities.

Harvest House will be in attendance at this year’s fair.  We are excited to meet other ministries in the area and share the mission of Harvest House with others!

More information can be found on their website.

http://www.miamivalleyadoptionfair.org/

What: Harvest Youth Ministries Update Dinner

When: November 11th 7pm – 9:30pm

Where: The Attic 2852 Wilmington Pike Kettering, OH

Harvest Youth Ministries will be holding its annual dinner November 11th at the Attic.  This is a great opportunity to learn about Harvest House, The Attic, and other ministries in the Dayton area.  You’ll meet staff members as well as hear from youth that this ministry has worked with.

Please RSVP to Elizabeth Kilby at beth@harvestyouth.org by Wednesday November 4th with your name and the number of guests that will be attending.

This is a free dinner and we would really like to tell as many people as possible about this awesome ministry. Invite your friends and family!  Whether you’ve been a part of this ministry for some time or would just like to learn more we’d love to see all of you!

If you’d like to learn more about Harvest Youth Ministries, you can also visit their website by clicking here.  

Email harvestdayton@gmail.com to sign up for our monthly newsletter!  The first edition will go out this week.

Also, mark your calendars Nov 11th Harvest Youth Ministries will be having its annual fundraiser dinner.  More information to come!

Continue to pray for Harvest House.  Our initial goal of putting girls in the house by August 1^st has passed.  We still do not have girls in the house, but the good news is the house is furnished and ready for at least two girls. 

The only thing holding us back at this point is the financial support.  We have had several very generous one-time donations, but right now we need the monthly support more than anything.  We are not fundraisers.  We know God will provide if we continue to obey Him.  If you haven’t prayed about the opportunity to give to Harvest House, please take time to talk to God about it.  Also, tell your friends about Harvest House.  We need all the prayer and support we can get! 

Right now we are sitting at about 15% of our monthly target in monthly support.  Help put us at 100%.  If 126 people give just $20 a month we will be at our goal. 

We will continue to keep you updated!  

Blessings,

Casey & Christine

Harvest House Parents

We want to take some time to introduce ourselves since many of you probably don’t know us.
We will be the house parents at Harvest House living side-by-side with the girls on a daily basis.

We both grew up in small towns in Northwest Ohio and moved to Dayton shortly after we married in July of 2008. Casey recently graduated from the School of Advertising Art with a graphic design degree and is currently working at Nova Creative in Centerville while Christine works at Verizon Wireless in Xenia. We are expecting our first child this December, which is very exciting.  We just found out Monday that it’s going to be a boy!

We’ve been volunteering with Harvest Youth Ministries for almost two years now and really can’t wait to see how God works at Harvest House. While we really have a lot of responsibility on our shoulders we know we can’t do this alone. We need help. Please continue to pray for us, the house, and the girls. The only way we are going to see a difference in the lives of these girls is with God’s help.

God bless,

Casey & Christine Spitnale