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Nov152023
Susie Barkdoll and Bus Driver

Harvesters in the Largest US Mission Field

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  Every week from September until May, 106 Bible Adventure and Christians in Action (CIA) programs offer the gospel and God’s hope to thousands of public school students in the…

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Nov142023
Momentum Camper reading Bible with leader

Power Over Darkness

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  John 3:1 says, “And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.”…

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4.12 students - Miana, Annika, Carrie, Emily, Will, Josh, Peter

God’s Power Shining Through Young Leaders

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  “I asked my principal if someone could come in to teach the staff and she said I should be the one to do it,” high school senior Josh Myers…

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Oct32023
Josie with campers

Preaching to Herself (without realizing it)

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  4.12 Leadership Training Program student Josie Martin served as a Junior Counselor at Joy El this summer, a Christian Retreat Center in PA, and had one experience with her…

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Sep262023
Karen, Katie Ankerbrand, & Miriam Ankerbrand

The Generations Serving Together

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  This summer was my 12th summer at Joy El, a Christian Retreat Center in PA! I’ve been excited each year to see how God works in the lives of…

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Bella & Ryan at the Back to School Bash BA/CIA

Seeing God Move

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  The other weekend we had the fun of participating in the Shippensburg Back to School Bash at the Shippensburg Fairgrounds.   This was my first event to spread the…

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4.12 girls

Ministry Multiplied

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  “I remember being so shy and quiet when I first came to camp that I almost didn’t come back” Marta said. “Now God has given me the opportunity to…

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Aug222023

Look What God Has Done!

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  God never ceases to amaze me! The Bible Adventure/CIA Department recently completed “Count Day,” where all the materials for each program are counted for the coming school year and…

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Friends of Joy El, let’s celebrate what God has done and bring in the New Year! Join us on December 31st at 12:30PM.

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Space is limited for this event. Please RSVP to Glenda by December 28th at 717.369.4539 or glenda@joyel.org

Friends of Joy El, let’s celebrate what God has done and bring in the New Year! Join us on December 31st at 12:30PM.

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