Weekend retreats are held for intergenerational groups. Check out the 2001 Harvest of Hope Schedule . You may also request more information about specific events on-line. Follow this link to find out how to apply . Harvest of Hope participants glean crops and donate the produce to food assistance programs such as food banks and soup kitchens.
Participants also learn about hunger.
Through a variety of educational tools, coupled with the physical labor of gleaning, they begin to see that one person really can make a difference in the life of someone who is hungry. Through worship, participants grow in Christian fellowship and community. They learn about Christian responsibility toward the poor and disenfranchised. Worship helps bring into focus the relationship between faith and service to the poor. Good nutrition is stressed at Harvest of Hope.