White Unto Harvest Photos

"Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest."  John 4:35

Dad, Jonathan, and I have returned from attending the White Unto Harvest conference in Asheville, NC this past weekend.

The Ridgecrest conference center was bright with fall colors and bustling with families from around the country and world who came to gain a deeper understanding of the good news of Jesus Christ and to become equipped to share it with others.

The opening keynote session was an excellent exposition of Scripture by Scott Brown, where he explained the Great Commission as found in Matthew 28:18-20:

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

As we headed back to our room the first night, we ran into some familiar faces from VA and chatted a bit:

One of the 35+ workshop choices during the weekend was given by Mr. Paul Robie from Utah. He spoke on ways to converse with Mormons, especially by sharing the difference between their view of Christ and the truth of God's Word.

Another session we attended was a 3-man talk on open-air evangelism, where they focused on the reasons and attitude of someone proclaiming the gospel.

Evangelism and the Power of the Family Table by father and son team, Jim and Taylor Tsantles, was another effective presentation we heard, with a look at 1 Kings 10 where the Queen of Sheba visits Solomon, is amazed, and blesses God for what He had done for Solomon.

Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.
If you say, “See, we did not know this,”
Does He not consider it who weighs the hearts? ~Proverbs 24:11-12

Anna L., an acquaintance from blogland who was attending, joined us:

We found time one busy afternoon to call home and see how the other half of the family was doing! Thankfully, Dad's vacation did not have to be canceled because of the looming storm preparations.

Balcony seating gave us quite the perspective on the speakers and crowd....

Before each message, the crowd joined in singing hymns such as The Church's One Foundation, and Jesus Saves.

The hospitable Hayden family invited us for a spaghetti lunch in their lodgings on the final day of the conference. It was good catching up with them before hurrying back to the next session by Paul Washer.

There was a closing panel discussion on several Biblical considerations for missions. It included Jesse Saint, the grandson of Nate Saint, who was one of the 5 famous missionaries killed in Ecuador.

Valuable times were spent fellowshipping around meals in the cafeteria. We met some new folks and talked with friends we had previously known.

The night the conference was over, there were rumors of an impromptu hymn singing in one of the upper rooms, so we joined in for awhile. Many people gathered around a piano, some with other instruments, and we sang until we were hoarse!

We were glad to be able to attend this important weekend and hope to apply what we gathered.

And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are You to take the book and to break its seals; for You were slain, and purchased for God with Your blood men from every tribe and tongue and people and nation." ~Revelation 5:9

~Hannah

Comments

[Sharon]

Sounds like a wonderful conference. Glad you had a blessed time!

Sharon B.

[Tammy C]

Always fun to see friends and acquaintances.

ways to converse with Mormons,-that sounds interesting.

I would also liked the talk by Jesse Saint.

[Leslie W]

I recognize that red-headed young man from Virginia! :)

[Alisha Ann]

Thanks for the comment you left on my blog :D

I actually happened by your blog through Striving to Serve at Home's blogroll :D No I haven't been reading MM long at all...probably about 3 wks.

You're invited to follow my blog :D

Blessings,
Alisha

www.alishainprogress.blogspot.com

[Lauren Fletcher]

Hey! I stumbled across your blog on accident, but we were at the WUH Conference as well!
In fact, my Dad and Mom are in the picture above of the hymn sing...my Mom and dad are on the far right bottom of the picture..
I was one of the ones playing violin there...
We go to Scott Browns Church in Wake Forest, NC