What is Humble Harvest Ministries?
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For those of you new to our ministry, here is a quick overview of the “why” behind this family endeavor to “seek first the Kingdom
of God” and to do all we can to share our passion for God’s Word and our love for Jesus!
In a nutshell, in 2008 the Holy Spirit put it on my heart to ask the women in my church disciple group to read through the Word with me that year. I had read it alone the year prior and was absolutely IN LOVE WITH THE WORD!!!
As a former English teacher, my reading was normally from British authors, never before had this 40 year old momma of two been truly exposed or fully aware of the life-changing power of the gospel!
Back to the story.
I heeded the voice of the Holy Spirit and asked my disciple group of 12 women to read long with me. One woman in the group initially said, “Yes,” and asked me to forward her an email of the daily reading. Within a week after her "yes" the whole group was signed up for the journey!
Who could think looking back that one simple question of others could turn into Humble Harvest Ministries? Only God could write this story!
After the 12 ladies, there were 40, and then 400, and before the year was through, 1500 signed up to read the Bible all the way through.
In the early stages of this multiplication, my friend Janice became my sister in Jesus who walked hand in hand with me to bring the Word to as many as we could. She is also responsible for our amazing and beautiful graphics !
A couple of months into signing folks up to read The Word, the Lord gave a vision of a field of blessing as a way to help our community after a season of multiple break-ins in our neighborhood. The Humble Harvest is the result of that vision. We just celebrated year 16 of preparing a Humble Harvest annually each December!
Shortly after the Humble Harvest field launch, we began a prayer team for the ministry. That prayer team, affectionately called the IPT, still meets monthly today ! These warriors are the heart of this ministry ! Special thanksgiving to Amy, Amelia, Angie, Judie, and Odette.
In 2010, God cast the vision for G3. G3 stands for "God’s Grafted Guys and Girls" and began as our daughters started inviting their friends over to our home for a Bible teaching. If the IPT is the heartbeat, G3 is the song of HHM! G3 homes share the curriculum that I am blessed to write and Janice designs. We currently have moms and dads opening their homes or meeting at a school to extend the gospel message to all ages!
In 2014, after a directive to my husband and I to “expand our tent,” we purchased land in South Carolina. We are currently awaiting that new beginning, and are believing this new opportunity to expand G3 to SC and host pastors quietly on cultivated land will arrive this spring !
In reflection, I could not have begun this journey with Jesus without the strength and love of my husband, BJ, and our daughters, Hailey and Cameron. Now with my son-in- law Charlie added to the family, who knows where God will take us next . May we just be obedient to His call!
Join us in the Word this year! We pray you are encouraged through this little hub of messages!
God bless you and keep you !
John 17:17
Lori Ibach
For those of you new to our ministry, here is a quick overview of the “why” behind this family endeavor to “seek first the Kingdom
of God” and to do all we can to share our passion for God’s Word and our love for Jesus!
In a nutshell, in 2008 the Holy Spirit put it on my heart to ask the women in my church disciple group to read through the Word with me that year. I had read it alone the year prior and was absolutely IN LOVE WITH THE WORD!!!
As a former English teacher, my reading was normally from British authors, never before had this 40 year old momma of two been truly exposed or fully aware of the life-changing power of the gospel!
Back to the story.
I heeded the voice of the Holy Spirit and asked my disciple group of 12 women to read long with me. One woman in the group initially said, “Yes,” and asked me to forward her an email of the daily reading. Within a week after her "yes" the whole group was signed up for the journey!
Who could think looking back that one simple question of others could turn into Humble Harvest Ministries? Only God could write this story!
After the 12 ladies, there were 40, and then 400, and before the year was through, 1500 signed up to read the Bible all the way through.
In the early stages of this multiplication, my friend Janice became my sister in Jesus who walked hand in hand with me to bring the Word to as many as we could. She is also responsible for our amazing and beautiful graphics !
A couple of months into signing folks up to read The Word, the Lord gave a vision of a field of blessing as a way to help our community after a season of multiple break-ins in our neighborhood. The Humble Harvest is the result of that vision. We just celebrated year 16 of preparing a Humble Harvest annually each December!
Shortly after the Humble Harvest field launch, we began a prayer team for the ministry. That prayer team, affectionately called the IPT, still meets monthly today ! These warriors are the heart of this ministry ! Special thanksgiving to Amy, Amelia, Angie, Judie, and Odette.
In 2010, God cast the vision for G3. G3 stands for "God’s Grafted Guys and Girls" and began as our daughters started inviting their friends over to our home for a Bible teaching. If the IPT is the heartbeat, G3 is the song of HHM! G3 homes share the curriculum that I am blessed to write and Janice designs. We currently have moms and dads opening their homes or meeting at a school to extend the gospel message to all ages!
In 2014, after a directive to my husband and I to “expand our tent,” we purchased land in South Carolina. We are currently awaiting that new beginning, and are believing this new opportunity to expand G3 to SC and host pastors quietly on cultivated land will arrive this spring !
In reflection, I could not have begun this journey with Jesus without the strength and love of my husband, BJ, and our daughters, Hailey and Cameron. Now with my son-in- law Charlie added to the family, who knows where God will take us next . May we just be obedient to His call!
Join us in the Word this year! We pray you are encouraged through this little hub of messages!
God bless you and keep you !
John 17:17
Lori Ibach
2008The start of "Scripture Sisters," the first level of Humble Harvest Ministries, as well as our annual "Humble Harvest."
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2010"G3" our ministry for raising up our children as disciples of Jesus and His Word begins.
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2014"Living Waters" land is purchased in South Carolina.
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2024Getting back to our roots of getting men, women, and children in the Word as God continues His vision with the ministry.
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