https://www.andrewfbush.com/updates daily 0.75 2020-08-12 https://www.andrewfbush.com/home daily 1.0 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1587864636819-EB3E7M5PHW8YBJIAYMA9/IMG_1399.jpg Home - Equipping leaders for service Mobilizing the Christian community for cross-cultural service is a priority for us. Are you training to serve overseas or reach across cultural boundaries in your neighborhood? Are you planning a missions trip and need to prepare a team? Are you working to broaden your church’s global perspective and cross-cultural skills? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1587854042366-YASVBLSAV94L6CEF33SI/Kids%2Bin%2Bthe%2BSonshine%2BCenter.jpg Home - Our work in the Philippines Since 1987, we have actively ministered to the people of the Philippines. Our original church plant, Harvester’s Christian Fellowship, burgeoned into a multi-church community which provides leadership training, feeding programs and education for the most destitute. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588273011862-QD2IYU8Y22FWUFQHPUD9/IMG_1349%2528Edited%2529%2Bcopy.jpg Home - Our work in the Middle East Twenty years of ministry to university students and in youth camps in rural villages have led us into a deep love for the Palestinian people. We are shaping a new chapter in our ministry. Andrew is now the pastor of the online fellowship, Hebron Road International Church, and works for peace for all peoples in Palestine and Israel. https://www.andrewfbush.com/our-work-in-the-middle-east daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://www.andrewfbush.com/our-work-in-the-philippines daily 0.75 2020-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588279735480-6S9KBFLB0YCXQSHFVB2J/IMG_1706.jpg Our Work in the Philippines - Andrew and Karen spent twelve years in Manila, the Philippines - from 1987 to 1998 - where they planted Harvesters Christian Fellowship. HCF is now a movement of six congregations which serve the business community, families in Manila’s inner city, and a rural community of farmers. We’ve learned so much from our Filipino brothers and sisters who often do so much with so little. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588279926932-SJTCM4Z1TRA7ZC2Y8U3N/Screen+Shot+2020-04-30+at+1.50.23+PM.png Our Work in the Philippines - Beginning with a Bible study in an animation study, HCF ministered to young artists and their families. Shortly afterward it launched outreaches to several university campuses. Since its founding HCF has been a vibrant young church of creative professionals. Moved by the desperate need of families who live in Manila’s slums, HCF began outreaches to families who live along the railroad tracks that pass through the center of Manila. These shanty towns are concentrations of human suffering. Beginning in a single shanty, HCF developed a growing congregation which in turn has planted other daughter churches. The inner city congregation, HCF Manila, has a weekly outreach to Manila City Jail and to families who live in the city’s largest cemetery. It founded a pre-school, and fixes a warm breakfast for the kids every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588280069846-K2Q65BGURX5SUD1QY6ES/IMG_1709.JPG Our Work in the Philippines - Recently HCF completed a new church building for its congregation in Tondo. This congregation serves families who live near the railroad tracks that pass through the densely packed neighborhood. The new building will serve as a multi-purpose facility for HCF’s worship, pre-school, and feeding program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588872438551-PVU1W2XN0WYYHZS5KGLW/HCF%2B30th%2BAnniversary.jpg Our Work in the Philippines - Andrew and Karen travel regularly to the Philippines as they continue to listen to and mentor the leaders of HCF. Andrew and Karen’s ministry supports the national pastors and helps fund their feeding program, school, and other outreaches. Photo from the 30th Anniversary of Harvester’s Christian Fellowship https://www.andrewfbush.com/equipping-leaders-for-service daily 0.75 2020-05-01 https://www.andrewfbush.com/donate daily 0.75 2020-07-20 https://www.andrewfbush.com/new-page daily 0.75 2020-04-23 https://www.andrewfbush.com/services-2 daily 0.75 2020-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1587679347786-X4KFB7CXOXLFF42QS782/Screen%2BShot%2B2020-04-23%2Bat%2B2.49.08%2BPM.jpg Books - Millenials and the Mission of God As mainstream media cries out that the millennial generation has killed everything from cereal to office jobs, it must also be asked: have millennials killed Christian missions? With the rise of new technologies, social and political movements, and increasing numbers of religious nones, the church as we know it is facing serious turmoil at the hands of this new generation of adults. Here, a millennial and a baby boomer invite the reader into a dialogue about the future of missions and the future of the Western church. From a missiological reading of the Bible to the contemporary debate over Christian social justice and the ethical dilemmas of evangelism, this book plays out the intergenerational tensions within the church, and provides a platform from which to view the present and future of an institution that is so rapidly changing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1587677864129-L9MKGHBRUSH65FUUEIJ5/Screen+Shot+2020-04-23+at+2.37.03+PM.png Books - Learning From the Least With the majority of the world’s Christians now living in the non-Western world, Christian mission has become a global movement. The mission of Western Christianity now faces the challenge of laying aside the preeminence and privilege it has long enjoyed in global Christian mission, and embracing a new role of servanthood in weakness alongside its sisters and brothers from Asia, South America, and Africa. Such a transformation in historic patterns in mission requires not just new strategies and techniques, but a renewal of its spirituality. How can the spirituality of Western mission be renewed? Learn more. https://www.andrewfbush.com/our-team daily 0.75 2020-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1587996570324-68KPICC1BPA1WCTQOFOK/IMG_1866.jpg Our Team - Karen M. Bush Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Eget velit aliquet sagittis id consectetur purus ut faucibus pulvinar. Commodo quis imperdiet massa tincidunt. At in tellus integer feugiat. Tincidunt vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Turpis cursus in hac habitasse platea dictumst quisque. Volutpat commodo sed egestas egestas fringilla phasellus faucibus scelerisque. Lorem donec massa sapien faucibus et molestie ac feugiat. Vitae turpis massa sed elementum tempus egestas sed. Purus faucibus ornare suspendisse sed nisi. Vitae semper quis lectus nulla at. Arcu odio ut sem nulla pharetra diam sit amet. Sit amet purus gravida quis blandit turpis cursus in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1587995971019-8CUZ0K6HEX8PGSEQHNHA/AM9A5191.jpg Our Team - Andrew F. Bush Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1587995022660-CBVM4JEWN2NH7OVBPW76/IMG_20200130_214251+%282%29.jpg Our Team - Bari and Elsie Panopio Bari is the Lead Pastor of HCF (Harvesters Christian Fellowship), he heads the pastoral staff and oversees its six congregations in Manila and Nueva Ecija province.. He is the Chair both of the Board of Harvesters Christian Ministries, Inc. , as well as of the Board of our associated HCFI I (Harvesters for Christ Foundation Inc.) that reaches out to the urban poor and other marginalised groups. Elsie leads Sonshine Kids ministry of the church and is one of its teachers.. The Panopios are also prominent landscape architects, as they are among the first professional licensed landscape architects in the Philippines. https://www.andrewfbush.com/our-team-1 daily 0.75 2025-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588871782180-D2T8WKFL4FE0B4L2LV4W/60DE82A9-336A-45E0-93F0-B9E66F97E11B.jpg Our Team - Karen Bush, MSW As if raising five children while juggling the challenges of living abroad were not enough, Karen has served women in childbirth prenatal support and those suffering trauma for thirty years. As a licensed midwife she served women in squatters’ villages in Manila, and in the Red Crescent Hospital in Ramallah, the Palestinian Territories. She holds a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Pennsylvania. In the Holy Land today Karen is focusing on leading trauma recovery workshops and training other trauma specialists. Karen says, “Having lived through the trauma of war myself, I care deeply for those who are trying to heal from the unseen wounds of conflict. We can be vessels of healing by coming alongside those who are hurting as their friends.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588871679496-Y6MXJMRJS7U0VAH8TOL5/AM9A5191.jpg Our Team - ANDREW BUSH, D.Min. Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1595266418948-G1MS9SQ98BV4VO3U43WV/Palestine.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1595267870742-G8WT46NBG82M0L1V7MR9/IMG_20200130_214251%2B%25282%2529.jpg Our Team - Bari and Elsie Panopio Bari is the Lead Pastor of Harvesters Christian Fellowship in Manila, the Philippines. He guides the pastoral staff and oversees HCF’s six congregations, and several new church plants. Bari also chairs both the HCF Board, as well as the board of HCFI (Harvesters for Christ Foundation Inc.) that reaches out to the urban poor and other marginalized groups. Bari says, "‘Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect.’ Our God demands perfection not in the way we look or speak but in the way we love. Manila and its surrounding provinces are filled with people who are skeptics and hopeless. It is our goal to bring God's love to them and help them understand what is most essential.” Elsie leads the children’s ministries in HCF and is one of its teachers. The Panopios are both practicing landscape architects. They are holders of some of the first professional licenses for landscape architecture given in the Philippines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1588875756326-30KB99Z7YTM36L5CUL1Q/Willy%2Band%2BMenzi.jpg Our Team - Willy and Menzi De la Cruz Willy De la Cruz leads the founding HCF congregation, designs much of its media, and leads the in one of the impoverished neighborhoods in Manila. Willy says, “The source of strength in the ministry is in serving others. It is the strength that comes from above as our Father imparts His joy and love to our hearts as we share the gospel of Christ (John 15:11).” Menzi is the stalwart business manager of HCF, overseeing its finances and communications. She has served HCF in this way for more than twenty years! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e9df4e35649732df319b988/1629376634927-6EAHBX8OS7SAP4NLNU4L/Emmy+pic2.jpg Our Team - Emilou (Emmy)C. Vicente Emmy is the Managing Director of HCFI - our Foundation which serves the very poor in the city - and is bringing pastoral ministry to HCF Tondo in the inner-city of Manila. She is a native of Manila and holds a BA in Education. She is a licensed, professional teacher. In 2020, Emmy started as the Managing Director of HCFI. This was a tough year for her because of the work transition and the Covid19 Pandemic happening simultaneously. Programs were put on hold due to quarantine and lockdowns, restrictions and protocols of the government. But God has always been faithful. Emmy believes that God is preparing greater things for His ministry at HCFI. Emmy says: “Being part of the Foundation and the church for 16 years has been a rewarding experience for me from which I will be forever grateful to Him. And I know that God will be with me throughout this challenging yet exciting journey. As Philippians 1:6 states, ‘Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.’” https://www.andrewfbush.com/materials-for-learning daily 0.75 2025-05-12