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When lockdowns began in March, our local missionaries began carrying out small-scale food distributions in their communities, even before receiving additional support. As your support has grown, so too have their food relief efforts. As this work continues, below are a few updates and thank-you notes for the impact you are making along with our missionaries, […]
Chara* has rescued hundreds of children from human trafficking in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, home to nearly 20 million people. Chara has raised two strong, smart, Jesus-loving daughters. She and her husband have shared the Gospel with countless people, with many turning to Christ and being discipled. She and her family have experienced God’s […]
We had entered another world – a small Bangladeshi village surrounded like an island by a sea of flooded rice paddies. Nine years ago, Santali tribal people migrated here, determined to build a better life. Although they earn less than a dollar a day working in the fields, they have built a good life. They […]
Thank you for your prayers and support in 2018! It was a rollercoaster of a year – not only in parts of the world that tend to dominate Western news headlines, but also in the countries where Harvest Bridge operates. Yet God is faithful; our South Asian partners accomplished much for the kingdom last year, […]
“If you can’t help 100 people, then just feed one.” ~ Mother Teresa In January I spent time with two indigenous missionaries in Dhaka, Bangladesh’s capital of 19 million people and the fastest-growing, most densely populated city in the world. One missionary was a 28-year old single man, Raj*, the other, a middle-aged woman who […]
Dear Friends, One of our recent reports from Bangladesh gives an account of a Hindu village that conducted a ceremony in honor of a goddess. During the ceremony the villagers fashioned idols out of mud, which they dropped into nearby streams at the end of the ceremony. Later that afternoon, when the village leaders assessed the […]
As I pore through six month reports from our South Asian missionaries, A.W. Tozer’s wisdom comes to mind: “God does not love populations, He loves people. He loves not masses, but men.” Reading through stories of persecution, miracles, prayers and answers to prayer, six-month goals, and current ministry emphases is a reminder of how unique […]
Last month, I was worshipping with pastors and missionaries in Sri Lanka in an area that had been devastated by the country’s 30-year civil war, a war in which conservative estimates report at least 150,000 people died, the majority being civilians. The bullets stopped in 2010, but the scars are deep. Our missionaries in Sri […]
Happy New Year! I always look forward to the last week of December – it’s an opportunity to reflect on the previous year, spend time with family, thank God for His innumerable blessings, and get some much-needed rest. It’s also when I assess my progress on annual goals and set goals for the coming year. […]
Last month, as I ascended into the Himalayas with our Nepalese ministry leader, I was struck by both the beauty and brutality of our surroundings. The Nepal-Tibet border region is a land of high peaks and steep slopes, raging rivers and unpredictable weather. Evidence of flooding, landslides, and damage caused by the 2015 earthquakes was […]
