Guam Harvest Ministries

Dr. and Mrs. Schettler, Peter Blake, Pastor and Mrs. Herron

During the 2010 Missions Conference at Harvest Baptist Church, a number of guests have had the opportunity to minister and be ministered to during this special week of meetings. Dr. Jim Schettler, Pastor of First Baptist Church in Santa Maria, California and his wife Marilee along with a team of seniors from Valley Christian Academy in Santa Maria have had multiple opportunities to minister and challenge the local church body. During each service, Pastor Schettler has spoken on different topics related to missions from “How to Roll Away Stones so Christ can Give the Dead Life,” to “The Most Important Word in Prayer.” During each service, the VCA students have helped minister to the children during the “Get Out of the Bleachers and Into the Game” children’s program in the Family Life Center. Pastor Schettler and the students have have also ministered during the week in HCA and HBBC/I chapel. Not only have the VCA seniors helped but they have also been able to enjoy the island of Guam during what is also their Senior Trip. The students have gone on hikes and plan to enjoy jet skiing and a boat trip on the ocean later in the week. Also joining us during the conference is Missionary Peter Blake from Australia who has spoken in chapel at HCA, shared about his ministry during the Tuesday night service, and recorded a future radio interview for KHMG.

Valley Christian Academy Senior Class Trip

Each year during the Harvest Missions Conference, a number of Harvest Baptist Bible Institute graduates are invited to participate in a parallel set of meetings known as the Fresh Water Conference. This year, Joe Abraham (Kosrae, Class of 2001) and his wife Kenye (Class of 2000), Noland Tash (Marshall Islands, Class of 2005) and his wife Christy, and Salomon David (Pohnpei, Class of 2008) were the special guests. Throughout the week, not only do these guests enjoy all of the Missions Conference activities, they also have the opportunity to minister to the HBBC/I students and be ministered to during sessions with the Harvest Pastoral staff. This week is truly a time of refreshment and encouragement for the HBBI alumni as they continue to serve the Lord faithfully on their home islands.

Keynote speaker Dr. Jim Schettler

Join Harvest Baptist Church for the 2010 Missions Conference continuing through Thursday, March 11 at 7pm each evening. The purpose of this year’s conference is to inform our people of the responsibilities of the local, regional, and global commission in Acts 1:8, to ignite a passion to surrender ourselves (Acts 13:4, II Cor. 8:5), and to instill a need for giving to our Faith Missions Giving (II Cor. 8:10-11). Services will take place in the Harvest Auditorium. A nursery is provided in the church nursery facility and a children’s missions program in the Family Life Center.

Keynote Speaker: Pastor Jim Schettler
First Baptist Church, Santa Maria, CA
Dr. Jim Schettler joined the family of First Baptist Church, Santa Maria, California, in January 2007.  Jim grew up in Michigan but spent the last 31 years in Pensacola, Florida.  After graduating from Pensacola Christian College, he became the Youth Pastor for the Campus Church.  After seven years of Bible teaching and youth pastoring, he served as the senior pastor for Campus Church for 18 years.  He and his wife Marilee have been married for 28 years and have three sons, Ben (also a pastor), Luke, and Drew.  Heard and seen for many years on Rejoice Radio and Rejoice in the Lord television broadcast, Pastor Schettler’s excitement for the Lord and heart’s cry to bring the lost to a saving faith in Jesus Christ permeates his preaching, teaching, and outreach.  Jim’s weekly sermons can be accessed from his church’s home page.

Missionary Speaker: Peter Blake, Australia
Pete is a native Aussie who grew up in Brisbane, Queensland and was called into the ministry at the age of 17. In 1991, he travelled overseas to study missions at Northland Baptist Bible College. Upon graduation, Pete joined the Steve Pettit Evangelistic Team and ministered with them for 3 years. While attending Bob Jones University in 1998 to work on a graduate degree, the Lord allowed Pete to meet Jessica (who was teaching on the music faculty) and they were married at the end of the following year. In 2001, the Blake family returned to begin missionary work in Australia. They are currently assisting in the preaching, youth and music ministries of Ingham Independent Baptist Church and have the oversight of the ministry of Camp Benaiah. Additionally, Pete serves as a chaplain in one of the local public schools and engages in itinerant ministry to other churches throughout the year. The Lord has blessed Pete and Jessica with 4 children: Nathan (9), Abby (7),  Jeremy (5), and Christa (2).

Children’s Missions Program: Pastor F. G. Homsher and the Valley Christian Academy Youth Group
During the Missions Conference, a special missions program is available for children in the Family Life Center. Under the direction of Associate Pastor F. G. Homsher, and with assistance from the Seniors of Valley Christian Academy in Santa Maria, California, children will have the opportunity to have fun, learn about missions, and be challenged during a program designed specifically for them.

The evening services will also be available via streaming video.

Upcoming Events

Saturday–March 6,2010–High School Tennis-All Island Meet, Rick Ninete Center

Recent Results

Thursday, March 4, 2010–Family Life Center: The Middle School Boys ended their season playing against St. Pauls. The team took an early 10-2 lead in the first quarter. The second quarter saw a comeback by St. Pauls and the half ended 19-19.  St. Paul took the lead in the third quarter by 2 points. In the fourth quarter, St. Pauls took a five point lead. Nik Cruz hit a three point shot, but it wasn’t enough and the boys lost 47-45 in a heart breaker. The boys ended the season with a 6-5 record.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010–HCA Soccer Field: The Lady Eagles Middle School soccer team finished their season with a 1-0 victory over St. John’s.

Monday, March 1, 2010–Yigo Gym: The Middle School Boys basketball team faced off against Dominican on Monday night. They took an early lead in the first quarter, 10-1. In the second quarter, Dominican was able to begin scoring. HCA then ran off 10 straight points, to take a 23-11 half time lead. A hard offensive foul did send Nik Cruz to the locker room with a bloody nose, right before the end of the half. Domincan came out strong in the second half and pulled within 3 points, making the score 24-21 during the third quarter. But some steals and better defense helped the boys to maintain their lead, 30-24, at the end of the third quarter. Domincan came on even stronger in the fourth quarter, and took the lead 35-32 on a 3 point shot. Dominican then decided to stall, but the boys were able to make a couple more steals and tied the game at 40. Nik Cruz was fouled and made both free throws which gave HCA the lead 42-40 with just a few seconds left. Dominican turned the ball over on the next possession and Harvest was able to hold on for the win, moving to 6 and 4 on the season and guaranteeing a winning season. Nik Cruz led all scorers with 17 points.

Thursday, February 25, 2010–Family Life Center: The junior high boys basketball team fell to St. Anthony, 47-27. This loss brings their record to 5 and 4.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010–HCA soccer field: The girls lost in a tight game 1-0  to St. Anthony. Their record now stands at 4-2-1.

Monday, February 22, 2010–Family Life Center: The Boys Middle School Basketball team faced Bishop, a team they have never been able to beat. Lead by Nik Cruz, with 15 points, and Dung Tran, with 9 points, the boys jumped out to a 20-3 half time lead and were able to hold onto that lead, and won the game 34-12.

Thursday, February 18, 2010–Agana Tennis Courts: The Eagles played against Simon Sanchez and claimed a victory. In the boys division Joon Wha Park (HCA) was defeated by Stanley Rice (SSHS) 8-6 but Alfred Chan (HCA)  was able to overcome Jason Perez (SSHS) 8-3. In the doubles division, Dylan Wallis and Ryan Cueto (HCA) won 8-0 in a forfeit, and Hyo Bin Im/Roy Kim (HCA) defeated Lucand Camacho/Keith Muna (SSHS) 8-1. In the ladies division, Stacy Lee (HCA) lost to Tessa Rice (SSHS) 3- 4, in a match retired because of darkness, and Shaneika Lai (HCA) defeated Rizzee Ubaldo (SSHS) 8-3. In doubles, Sirena Laguana/Nicole Ramos (HCA) defeated Claudette Ayanon/Sheena Subido (SSHS) 8-0 and Hye Young Kong/Jie Wang (HCA) overcame Paullaine Florida/Shany Clemente (SSHS) 8-1.

Thursday, February 18, 2010–McCool basketball court: Harvest played well against a much taller team while also missing a key starter in Jonathan Javellana. The boys were only down by 4 at half. But McCool jumped out to a huge lead in the 2nd half. Harvest pulled to within seven before McCool added more points to seal the victory, 37-26. The loss drops the Eagles to 4-3. The Seahawks of McCool Middle School only have one loss—in an opening game against St. Anthony.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010–Tiyan Tennis Courts: The Eagles played a match against GW with the boys winning 24-16, and the girls losing 32-12. In the boys singles division, Joon Wha Park (HCA) defeated Mark Burgos (GWHS)  8-0 and Alfred Chan (HCA) defeated Daren Dela Rosa (GWHS) 8-2. In doubles, Dylan Wallis/Sam Cho (HCA) defeated Leomar Alviz/Chris Dolores (GWHS) 8-6 and Hyo Bin Im/Roy Kim (HCA) defeated Tito Castro/John Borja (GWHS)  8-0. In the girls division, Stacy Lee (HCA) lost to Amber Fejeran (GWHS)  8-4, while Hye Young Kong (HCA) lost to Jenna Arriola (GWHS)  8-2. In doubles, Sirena Laguana/Shaneika Lai (HCA) lost to Erin Duenas/Connie Meluwelmeng (GWHS) 8-3, while Jie Wang/Mariana Sizemore (HCA) lost to Kimberly Dolores/Chris Lopez (GWHS) 8-3.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010–McCool Soccer Field: The Lady Eagles middle school team took on McCool winning the game 3-1. Hope Thompson scored on a penalty kick and Elisha Benavente and Maranatha Hennegan both scored goals. This brings the girl’s record to 4-1-1 and second place in their division.

Thursday, February 11, 2010–FLC: The Middle School boy’s basketball team lost to San Vicente 39-32. It was a close game back and forth until the end when San Vicente pulled out the victory. The win puts San Vicente at 6-1, while the Eagles fall to 4 and 2.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010–HCA soccer field: The Middle School girl’s soccer team defeated St. Francise 1-0 with Elisah Benavente scoring the lone goal for Harvest. The victory raises the girls’ record to 3-1-1. The Eagles’ next game is on Friday, February 12th, at the HCA soccer field against San Vicente.

2010 HCA High School Basketball Team

2010 Middle School Girls Soccer Team

Tuesday, March 2, 2010: With Missions Conference around the corner, the ladies focused their attention on the world around them. The ladies began by singing “Day by Day” and “Sweet Hour of Prayer” to set a tone of quiet worship and prayerfulness. Mrs. Fremont spoke on how to pray for missionaries and what to pray for them…things like safety, a close walk with the Lord, special needs to be met, for the children to walk with the Lord and for contentment were a few of the ideas she gave.  The ladies then broke into small groups to pray for some of our missionaries and their needs. After praying, the ladies then were able to eat food from around the world and spend time talking and encouraging each other. It was a good meeting of quiet reflection and prayer.

Friday, February 26, 2010: Living on a tropical island with a rich cultural heritage is a wonderful experience. The students of Harvest Christian Academy had the opportunity to enjoy a little “island life” during the school day on Friday. To begin with, students came to school dressed in a variety of colorful island shirts, shorts, and dresses. The entire student body along with parents and relatives were welcome to purchase a delicious Chamorro feast including chicken kelaguen, red rice, BBQ beef, fruit, and vegetables. The Senior Class helped with lunch in order raise funds for their upcoming class trip. Classes all across campus enjoyed special island and cultural themed events like the “Capture the Coconut” game in sixth grade with teams like the “Taylorfofo’s” and “Potterita’s”–a nod to Guam villages like Talafofo and Santa Rita. Fourth graders were visited by a canine unit in order to learn how island officials are working to control the brown tree snake population. Fifth graders are learning about World War II and viewed a movie to learn about the Japanese occupation of Guam during that time period. A number of the younger children enjoyed a real treat–a visit from a Guam caribou. Some got to pet the large beast while others even enjoyed a caribou ride. All the students were dismissed early and were excitedly looking forward to a long weekend with no school on Monday as the island marks “Discovery Day!”

Play Date at the Guam Hilton Playground

The Play Date schedule for March is now online.  The Harvest Nursery coordinates weekly play dates for moms and babies (age 0-5).  Everyone is encouraged to be a part of this fun weekly time.  For more information about the times and locations each week, visit the Harvest Nursery page.

February 25, 2010: Salmonella, begonia, susceptible and gregarious were just a few of the many words the fifth through eighth grade spelling bee contestants heard on Thursday afternoon, as HCA looked for a champion speller. Beginning with twenty seven students and working down to one was quite a challenge, as it took ten rounds to find a winner. The spelling bee participants included two representative from each class in fifth through eighth grade at Harvest. The rest of the students from the classes looked on as Miss French would give out the words to spell. Students could ask for a definition, for the word to be used in a sentence, for the word to repeated, and even for the etymology of the word before having to spell their given word. Fifteen students didn’t make it past the first two rounds, but it took eight more rounds to get down to two students. Finally, Maria Borja, a sixth grader, and Riae Ahn, a seventh grader were the last two remaining. Eventually, Riae outlasted Maria for the spelling bee victory. Riae will have the opportunity to compete in the island wide competition, representing Harvest, for the opportunity to go to the States, to represent Guam. The Island wide Spelling Bee will be held on March 13, 2010, at the Marriott Hotel. Congratulations, Riae!

Young Artists' Competition winners: So Yi Yang (9th) and Bella Moon (6th).

Recently, the Guam Symphony Orchestra held the Young Artists’ Competition. Open to all musicians up to age 21, there were two categories–”piano” and “other instruments.” These categories included young people in three age levels: elementary, junior high and high school/college for a total of six different groups.  Many students competed and about one third of the competitors were students at Harvest Christian Academy.  The judges chose one and sometimes two musicians from each category/age level to play at a winner’s recital, as well as a runner’s up (2nd place).  HCA students Bella Moon (6th grade) and So Yi Yang (9th grade) won for piano and Roy Kim received second place (runner’s up) for violin.  Bella and So Yi will be performing in the Winner’s Showcase Concert on Friday, February 26, 2010 at 7:30pm at they Hyatt Regency Hotel. A strings quartet of HCA faculty members Leah Bere, Andrew Potter, Kelly Schlarb, and James Potter will also be performing. Tickets for adults are $12 in advance and may be purchased at the Faith Bookstore, Brown Bag Café, Dragon Locksmith or $15 at the door.

Saturday, February 20th, the piano students of Harvest Christian Academy had the opportunity to perform for parents, friends and judges. The students were divided into groups based on ability. Each student prepared worked on a piece of music ahead of time that they would then perform during the festival. During the performance, each student was judged on their performance, with the top two to three in each division being picked as the best for that group. The winning students will perform in a Winner’s Recital this Thursday February 25, 2010 at 7pm in the auditorium. The winners were: Philip Au,  Caleb Cobb, Maranatha Hennegan, Mariah Hennegan, Hanna Herrera, Kendrick Infante, Kristine Infante, Danny Kim, Claire McGrew, Bella Moon, Allie Niu, Gabrielle Paulin, Lauren Rayphand, Charles Reed, Earl Rhee, Yea Won Shin, Connor Suess, and Aisha Tangi. Congratulations, students on your hard work!