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 […]
Tag: Testimonies
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 […]
The Joy of Tusher
Last June, I stepped into a village in Bangladesh whose residents, until they met me, didn’t know white people existed. At the time, over 175 people from animist and Hindu backgrounds had been discipled in the Christian faith for several months, and were ready to be baptized. They received the Gospel through three lay Bangladeshi pastors, […]
International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) is a time for the Body of Christ to pray over our brothers and sisters living through persecution. “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together.” ~1 Corinthians 12:26 Their suffering is our suffering, and their joy is our joy. This […]
The Lord God has blessed Reuben’s* ministry in Bhutan. When Harvest Bridge began partnering with him and his wife, Priscilla*, in mid 2012, Reuben’s main church, consisted of over 100 members at the heart of Thimpu city, which is the capital of Bhutan.Through him and 11 other servants, 11 branch churches and 20 house churches had already […]
Stories from Myanmar
Our 17 church planters in Myanmar, also known as Burma, work tirelessly to spread the Gospel, both in depth and reach. Discipleship is paramount in their ministries; accepting Christ in this country is a matter of physical life and death, not only spiritual. These men and women, along with their families, face beatings, imprisonment, rape, kidnapping, and even death. […]
Stories from Bangladesh
Be encouraged. God is at work! During a time of violent political turmoil in Bangladesh, in the last six months our 35 church planters in Bangladesh shared the gospel with 5,531 individuals, saw 1754 people accept Christ, and baptized 689 of those men and women! We would like to share just a few stories of joy and encouragement, along with prayer requests, from these indigenous church […]
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 […]
You Must Have Faith
Elijah*, in Bangladesh, recounts the testimony of a family of new believers. “In the last months, I with my team have been sharing the Gospel while also teaching on subjects like agriculture to Tribal…and Hindu day laborers who were selling their labor to a Muslim landowner. [One day] we were sharing how faith can move mountains, from […]
From Child Bride to Mentor: Mia’s Story
Mia* and her husband Puran*, minister in the capital city Bhutan, Thimphu. They work primarily with Nepalese and Sharchop people groups. Read Mia’s story of how she and her husband accepted Jesus Christ after their son was miraculously healed. “I was born in a Hindu family. My parents were farmers in a remote village in Southern Bhutan. When I […]