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Good News is Spreading Fast!

August 13, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Africa, Bible Distribution, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, Pastoral Training, Stories from the field, Uganda

Generous friends like you have helped plant more than 132,000 churches in over 95 countries by supporting Harvesters Ministries — and around 100 new churches are being planted everyday! The growth has been amazing since Harvesters began in 1998 with a vision to plant churches through evangelism, discipling new believers, training pastors, and distributing Bibles.…...
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The Fisherman Barber

August 8, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Asia, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, India, Stories from the field

The Light must shine in the darkness Imagine living in a country where someone dies every four seconds without knowing Jesus Christ. Imagine living in a country where more than 22,000 people die daily without spending eternity in heaven. Imagine living in a country where you there are more than 400,000 “dark” villages with no…...
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Vietnamese Pastors face Persecution

August 1, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Asia, Discipleship, Evangelism, Stories from the field, Vietnam

The pastors have a great sense of urgency regarding evangelism. Recently, more than 1200 people came to Christ and 48 new churches were planted in the northern, central and southern parts of Vietnam. Christians in Vietnam are in the minority of the population. Some of the strategic conversations we had with our pastors were focused…...
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Mali: A Broken Nation

July 26, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Africa, Church Planting, Evangelism, Mali, Pastoral Training, Stories from the field

Tens of thousands of people are currently displaced in central Mali. Many of them fled their homes due to violent attacks on their villages. Hundreds of people have been killed in violent massacres on unsuspecting villages in central Mali over the last few months. The villages closest to the Burkina Faso border are facing the…...
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A Country Once Torn by Genocide – Restored by Jesus!

July 10, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Africa, Bible Distribution, Church Planting, Pastoral Training, Rwanda, Stories from the field

Bible spree in Rwanda despite destroyed churches! Loyal Harvesters partners like you made it possible for us to pay a visit to Kigali, Rwanda and surroundings recently. You have made it possible for us to purchase 200 Bibles by supporting our Harvesters Bible for Believers program. We believe that every new believer, student pastor and…...
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Guatemala: Gangsters are Turning to Christ

July 1, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Church Planting, Evangelism, Guatemala, South America, Stories from the field

Guatemala, a Central American country south of Mexico is not just home to 17 million people but is surrounded by volcanoes, rain forests and other ancient sites. 59.3% of the population lives below the poverty line, of which 23% of the nation lives in extreme poverty. We find ourselves in Guatemala City where 5,5 million…...
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God is Always in Control

June 18, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Asia, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, Pastoral Training, Stories from the field

God is always in control. We experienced this again recently in a country where the Gospel is not welcomed by the government. Strict new laws have sought to control the official church and ban unregistered churches. Christians are being severely persecuted. Church buildings are being torn down and house churches are being closed down. Despite…...
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Togo – Not Even Ebola Could Stop the Gospel

June 10, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Africa, Evangelism, Stories from the field, Togo

At the time of the promotion ceremony that took place recently, the numbers for Lomé, Togo, tell a story for which we do not have words. There are: 48 Hub-leaders 94 student pastors 127 new churches planted A programme, interrupted by Ebola, completed. The Work in Togo is not Done While I was visiting…...
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An African Kingdom On Fire for Jesus!

May 24, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Africa, Church Planting, Discipleship, Evangelism, Lesotho, Stories from the field

A family on a mission As I left the certainty for the uncertainty – about five years ago – I knew one thing: God is in control and He will provide. My family and I packed up our entire life and moved to the mountainous kingdom of Lesotho. We arrived in the small village of…...
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Opening the Way to Restore Hope: An Update From Mozambique

April 9, 2019

Harvesters Ministries

Africa, Bible Distribution, Crisis Response, Mozambique, Prayer, Stories from the field

Mainstream media has largely stopped reporting on the catastrophe that hit our brothers and sisters in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, but they are still in a battle for survival at the moment. As the preliminary reports flow in, it is clear that the devastation brought on by Cyclone Idai is far from over and dealing…...
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