COVID-19 Education Response

COVID-19 Education Response

“Back to school” looks radically different in 2020. For many, 2020 will mark the year they never return to school.  “Since people’s economic status has been severely affected by this Covid-19 virus, most of the parents over here are thinking whether...
Eden’s Children

Eden’s Children

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...
Poverty, Opportunity, and You

Poverty, Opportunity, and You

Six years ago, I visited South Asia for the first time as a summer intern with Harvest Bridge. The internship involved working with local healthcare professionals and Harvest Bridge’s national partners to conduct free medical clinics for underserved populations...
People, not Populations

People, not Populations

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,...
The Heart of Missions

The Heart of Missions

Serve the LORD with gladness! ~ Psalm 100:2 My visit to Myanmar (Burma) last month started off on the wrong foot. From a human perspective, we were focused and productive, but I lost sight of the heart of what we do. Thankfully, on my visit to a children’s home...