The Dream of a Great Harvest in India — K.P. Yohannan

A Ministry of Love and Hope for South Asian Children

The heart of Gospel for Asia's Bridge of Hope ministry is to give love and hope to the most unprivileged children in South Asia. Here is how it all started.

The Dream of a Vast Harvest

One early morning hours, I had the dream. In my dream, I was looking at a massive, humongous harvest field, wheat field, millions of acres, golden in color, just ready for harvest. And in my dream, I realized these are the endless millions of people that come into the kingdom, and God is giving all this to us.

The Obstacle of the Wide River

And I was so excited. I began to run toward this harvest field, shouting and praising with excitement. But then, I couldn't go any farther. I ran upon this huge river, so wide, so deep that I couldn't figure out what to do to get across because the field that I was looking at is on the other side of the river.

I was standing on this side. I began to weep in my dreams. Oh! It's all gone. What am I going to do? No one to help me. How am I going to get across? You see, I come from a family where we are rice farmers, my people.

The Urgency of Harvest Time

When the harvest time comes, my people are like in America, you say, chicken with the head cut off. You don't take a vacation. You don't go to Grand Canyon. You don't go to Himalaya. You go nowhere. You work 24 hours because two weeks, the rain will come, and everything will be destroyed.

And it's a panic time. No rest. And as I was looking at this in desperation and crying, all of a sudden, a bridge appeared gaping from this side of the river to the other side. Not a tiny bridge, but a huge bridge, and the bridge began to be filled with little children of all kinds.

The Bridge and the Call to Embrace Children

And I woke up out of the dream and sat on a bed and said, What on earth is going on? And the Lord very gently spoke to me and said, Yes, all these people are yours. They are mine. Go and embrace the children.

Meeting Practical Needs Through Christ's Love

With Jesus's love at the center of all we do, every child in our Bridge of Hope centers receives quality education, school supplies, a daily meal, medical checkups, and more. Join us in embracing the children and families of South Asia with Christ's love.