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Dear Friends, In light of Valentine’s Day, this newsletter is dedicated to the missionary couples Harvest Bridge has the privilege of partnering with. These members of our Christian family serve Jesus together in difficult places; as couples, their ministries complement one another and facilitate deeper impact in their communities. Sunil* and Premila* are a perfect […]
Dear Friends, I recently met someone who had just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime vacation to Kathmandu. She spoke in glowing terms about the rich history of Nepal, the beauty of the Himalayas, and the congeniality of the people. Her guide told her that there is harmony between people of all religions – Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, and […]
Sunday, November 6th, is the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP). It is a day to pray for and celebrate our brothers and sisters who are persecuted for their faith. “Often I have heard people say, ‘How good God is! We prayed that it would not rain for our church picnic, and […]
2 AM, southeastern Nepal. A car carrying three sleepless occupants cruises toward Kathmandu, the country’s capital. The passengers, myself and an Indian Harvest Bridge partner, had just visited church planters in Bangladesh, Bhutan and northern India, checking on projects and gathering reports from their ministries. We intended to do the same in Nepal, but our flight […]
Imagine having no type of ID, not even a birth certificate. In fact, no one in your family has any kind of identification. Without this ID, you cannot go to school, be hired at a business, open a bank account, receive legal protection, or any number of other things. And imagine that without outside help you will […]
Kani was born in a small village in Southern India into a Hindu family; they were in one of the lowest castes, Dalit, sometimes known as the untouchables. She had an arranged marriage at 16 and by the age of 21 she already had four children. Her husband was an alcoholic and died soon after her fourth […]
Pastor Jacob is a man with kind eyes and encouraging smile. He is a pastor of one church, and is an overseeing pastor for two other churches. He is also a pastor to the Gypsy peoples in his area of Tamil Nadu, India. The Gypsies are a hard people to work with. They can be harsh, unappreciative, […]
Though it’s not on the radar of many in the West, persecution in India has spiked in the last few months. There are several reasons for this, and it is interesting to see non-Christian news covering the issue as much as Christian sources. Persecution not only affects Christians; but Muslims as well. Re-conversion efforts, known as Ghar wapsi, have been attempted […]
Arun* was an idol worshiper; a Hindu, living in Tamil Nadu, India. In addition to being an alcoholic, he was also a heavy smoker and opium user. Almost all his money as an auto rickshaw driver went to these pastimes, as well as his gambling addiction. His wife and two young children suffered much from […]
Raja was born into a Hindu family in a very poor Tribal village in Chennai India in the late 1950s. His father died when he was young and so, early on, it was just him and his mother. They were too poor for him to go to school, so he began gathering and reselling trash with his mother […]
