Harvest House

Harvest House

Help Us, Help Her

Harvest House, located in Dayton, Ohio, is a mentoring program for young women in challenging situations. Our goal is to come alongside them as they face various life challenges. The young ladies meet with a staff mentor where they receive the attention and care they need to set individual goals based on their unique situation and hopes for the future. Our team then works closely with them to help achieve those goals.


Harvest House consists of ongoing mentoring and support while YOU work to meet YOUR goals. This is a highly individualized program designed to meet people where they are.  To date we have helped in a variety of areas including job security and training, transportation needs, schooling including college level and GEDs, child care and parenting training, and much more!


We align our program with solid Biblical teaching. This program is offered free of charge.


Mission: Preparing disadvantaged young women to take on the world with new hope and life skills.


Vision: Harvest House will transform the lives of young women through God's love.

Sometimes a non-conventional approach to healing allows young women a restart they need to carry hope (and a light) out into the world.  Rather than try to make a one-size-fits all program that kind of works for the masses, we have tried to create a very individual approach that meets the specific needs of the young people we are working with. We help with both practical needs as well as mentoring, goal setting, and a little bit of mom-ing.

Harvest House Blog

Worst Case?

By Pastor Jim Kilby • 09 Apr, 2024
Dear Friends, Last month I shared my woes with rupturing my Achilles tendon and how my surgeon told me to go "slow, slow, slow!" Well, I was trying! I really was! But that didn't help me when one of my crutches slipped on the smooth concrete in my garage and I fell...hard! I knew it wasn't good, but after a few minutes of catching my breath I was able to get myself back together and get into the house. A few days after that, increased pain told me something more serious had happened and that something was wrong. The doctor worked me into his schedule that very morning so he could take a look. With one glance, his concern was obvious. He told me I wouldn't be going home that day and I'd be having another surgery. As he put it, "this is the worst-case scenario!" "You've re-ruptured your Achilles and this time the surgery is much more invasive and quite a bit more complicated." And so, I'm back to the beginning of my healing process. This time the doctor called my bluff on how careful I told him I'd be, and he put me in a cast up to my knee. He also promised it wouldn't be coming off anytime soon! Now, I get more practice in going slow. Since there's no getting around it, I also get more work on my attitude and my patience. Although I'm very grateful for wonderful medical care, I would argue one point with my surgeon... This is NOT the worst-case scenario! For starters, I still have two legs, and some people don't have any. I go home to a warm and cozy house, and many don't have anything near that. Of course, the real "worst case scenario" would be never hearing or believing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Of the reality of the Cross and of the Resurrection of my Lord and Savior, I have no doubt! And that my friends is an unrevokable gift from God, the absolute best case scenario there has ever been or will be! Blessings in Christ, Pastor Jim Kilby

Community and More!

By Elizabeth Kilby • 09 Apr, 2024
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done. (Proverbs 19:17)

Slow Down!

By Pastor Jim Kilby • 06 Mar, 2024
Dear Friends, Some friends have been trying to get me to play pickle ball for a couple of years. Although I’d never spent any time playing racket sports, I’ve become okay at most sports I’ve tried, so I finally went and watched them. It looked they were all having fun and it seemed simple enough, so when they urged me to come and play the next week, I went. Honestly, it was more humbling than I thought. I was consistently standing in the wrong place, hitting the ball to the wrong spot and sweating more than anyone else. Still, I’m super competitive, so I had fun. When they asked me to come and play again, I did. Since I’d already did it once, this time I jumped in without warming up, stretching, or even giving much thought to the shoes I was wearing. All of that proved to be a mistake. Not three minutes into my second attempt I was trying to slam the ball back at my opponent when I suddenly fell to the ground. It felt like someone had crashed into me from behind or maybe hit me with something. As I lay there unable to get up by myself, I soon realized I’d ruptured an Achilles tendon. Soon, I was being carried to the closest exit. Within a week, I was having surgery followed by a hundred warnings by my surgeon, ”TAKE IT SLOW!!” “This is going to be a loooong recovery!” Currently, I’m getting a new shot at learning both patience and humility. Sure, I know what the Holy Bible says about patience. And I’ve read entire books about true biblical humility. But when you cannot get into or out of a shower, cannot go to the bathroom alone, and are forced to do even the most mundane tasks on a scooter, you have two options. You can become impatient and shake your fist at the sky, or you can learn to become more patient with yourself and others. And since you won’t be walking on your own either way, accepting the heavy dose of humility and learning to be more patient are the best options. In all things we must find a way to give thanks! So, I appreciate your prayers as I slow down a bit and thank God I didn’t break something more important! Blessings in Christ, Pastor Jim Kilby
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