PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA, AND BHUTAN Below are the Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan updates since the 1st of August 2021. January 7th: Pastor Jagan*, Bhutan-India border Here at the border once again night lockdown and more lockdown restrictions are announced. All the school and Colleges are closed. In Bhutan also more restrictions are announced […]
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Prayer Updates
Through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond, read prayer requests and updates directly from our South Asian leaders. To aid you in reaching the updates from the country you’d like to read about, you can now choose which country’s prayer updates you’d like to read above (these are updates post-August 2021) – these are the pages […]
Pakistan Although our ministry in Pakistan is smaller than in other countries, it is making a deep impact. Our greatest focus is in supporting a school in eastern Pakistan; it has been providing free education to poor, orphaned, abandoned, and exploited children since 2012. It is a Christian school, but it employs both Muslim and Christian teachers […]
COVID-19: Your Giving Impact
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, […]
Turbulent Times, Unshakable Hope
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, […]
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, prayers and answers to prayer, six-month goals, and current ministry emphases is a reminder of how unique […]
By Any Means Necessary
“There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.” ~ 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 I am unendingly impressed and humbled by the resilience and flexibility of our national missionaries. They are […]
International Women’s Day is, according to the UN, “a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary role in the history of their countries and communities.” Thankfully, Harvest Bridge gets to celebrate women like this all year […]
Celebrating the Good
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 […]
Prayer for the Persecuted Church
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 […]