by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Mar 26, 2018 | Stories
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...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Feb 25, 2018 | Stories
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...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Feb 13, 2018 | Stories
On the banks of the Irrawaddy, a 24-year old woman looks out on the river she’s grown up on. This is the river she worked on with her parents, carrying goods across the water by boat, after stopping her schooling at age seven with only basic reading and writing...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Jan 5, 2018 | Stories
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...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Dec 13, 2017 | Stories
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year…” ~ Charles Dickens This time last year, I was spending Christmas in Myanmar (Burma) at a children’s home with 18 children. Four were the children of the pastor and his wife...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Oct 13, 2017 | Stories
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....
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Aug 24, 2017 | Stories
“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...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Jul 28, 2017 | Stories
Dear Friends, Ordinarily, our newsletters focus on the work of our South Asian missionary partners. Harvest Bridge exists to be a bridge between the harvest in South Asia and the church in the West, so we advocate for our South Asian brothers and sisters,...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Apr 27, 2017 | Stories
It was only 10AM, but the temperature was already nearing 100 degrees. Pastor Ritesh* led the way up the hill, first on a rough gravel road and then a narrow footpath. As we ascended, I couldn’t resist turning around frequently to catch glimpses of the beautiful...
by harvestbridge_z3tpx4 | Mar 29, 2017 | Stories
Every six months, we receive reports from our national missionaries in the eight countries where we work. They range from stories of persecution and miracles, to prayer requests and future goals. From ordinary to heartbreaking to awe-inspiring, these stories are...
