News & Story Archive

South Asia Region news and stories 

General South Asia

• FIRST-PERSON (Frank Page): Burdened for a lost world More...>
  
• Frank Page, in southern Asia, weeps for 1.4 billion lost souls More...>
  
• God Is At Work Across South Asia More...>
  
• Wanted: Missionary 'Entrepreneurs' for Strategy Coordinator Jobs More...>
  
• Look What God Is Doing! More...>
  
• Five of the World's Sixteen Largest Cities are in the South Asia Region More...>
  
• Thoughts to Ponder: Vignettes from Those Serving in South Asia More...>
  
• FIRST-PERSON (Philip Monroe*): Tsunami, one year later -- why are we helping? More...>
  
• Voices of the Faithful More...>
  
• SOUTH ASIA--FIRST-PERSON (Darren Pogue*): "I can do this, you see, because of the journey I’ve already walked through." More...>
  
• New book prepares students for missions adventures More...>
  
• India's Yadav believers catch the vision to spread the Gospel More...>
  
• INDIA - A Christian family leads a Yadav Hindu to peace through Jesus More...>
  
• IMB regional leader urges convention to turn away from the ways of the world More...>
  
• Flood miseries in South Asia grip Christians' hearts More...>
  
• India believers tackle flood relief effort More...>
  
• Modern-Day "Jobs": From Job's day unto ours, suffering has never ceased More...>
  
• Journeyman partners with believers in South Asia to share Gospel More...>
  
• SOUTH ASIA--FIRST-PERSON (Melissa Gardner*): Hosting a Christmas party in South Asia’s tropics is a learning experience More...>
  
• South Asia Caravan Wins Awards More...>
  

India

• Fire and Festivity: Night of the Firewalkers More...>
  
• Famous Snakeboat Races Provide a Glimpse Into Indian Culture More...>
  
• The Kumbh Mela: Millions Flock to Hindu River Festival More...>
  
• Christian Friends Lead Fellow Indians to Faith in Jesus More...>
  
• Brief Stories of God at Work in South Asia More...>
  
• "I Will Never Forget Your Story": UN Special Envoy Bill Clinton More...>
  
• INDIA--A year after tsunami, villagers thank Southern Baptists for help. More...>
  
• INDIA--FIRST-PERSON (Nellie Ingleheart*): Southern Baptists use seven senses to experience India to the fullest. More...>
  
• INDIA--FIRST-PERSON (Adele Ensor*): A Rajput Hindu man learns the beauty of the Bible during a train ride across Rajasthan. More...>
  
• Christmas parties in South Asia introduce Jesus, lead to house churches More...>
  
• These are the faces, the unforgettable faces, of India. More...>
  
• INDIA--FIRST-PERSON (Yvette Wray*): God grants the longing of a woman’s heart by giving her a Kashmiri son More...>
  
• INDIA--FIRST-PERSON (Zechariah Beig*): A Kashmiri Muslim teenager claims a mother and finds the way to heaven More...>
  
• INDIA - A Hindu Yadav family finds rest after trusting Jesus as Savior More...>
  
• INDIA - A Hindu's search for truth leads him to choose Jesus More...>
  
• Despite great personal loss, a LEAD student’s faith remains strong More...>
  
• A demoniac is freed; LEAD training helps him testify for Jesus More...>
  
• Pastor declines "king's life," returns to India as God’s ambassador More...>
  
• A Hindu idol worshipper finds new life and a new name in Jesus More...>
  
• Independence Day illustrates Indians' need for true freedom More...>
  
• Indian Christian believers raise the banner of Christ in India More...>
  
• Indians need the prayers of those who have freedom in Christ More...>
  
• Swollen Ganges River uproots northern India More...>
  
• INDIA--FIRST-PERSON: "Oh, if his son would only hear and believe!" More...>
  
• Jatt Sikhs' view of Christianity as “foreign” is a barrier to the Gospel More...>
  
• God is acting on the prayers of those interceding for the Jatt Sikhs of India More...>
  
• Prayer helps change Jatt Sikh lives for eternity More...>
  
• INDIA--FIRST-PERSON (Johnny Kron*): Most of India’s Gadaria shepherds still have yet to hear good news of great joy. More...>
  

Pakistan

• God's work among Pakistanis chronicled by Baptist workers More...>
  
• Pakistan's earthquake survivors receive Southern Baptists' physical, spiritual help More...>
  
• Baptist workers head to quake zone, seek ways to help victims More...>
  
• In the Quake: More...>
  
• Baptist workers struggle with tough conditions to deliver aid to desperate quake survivors More...>
  
• Meeting earthquake survivors' needs presents different challenges than the tsunami, but Southern Baptists' goal still is to make Christ known. More...>
  
• Baptist workers offer food, shelter in hard-to-reach Pakistani villages hit by earthquake More...>
  
• Medical volunteers treat post-traumatic stress, pray for earthquake victims in despair More...>
  
• Pakistanis in quake zone receive food, medical care, tents as winter looms More...>
  
• In the Quake: A Southern Baptist teen shares his journey through Pakistan's rubble More...>
  
• PAKISTAN--FIRST-PERSON (Liz Fendley*): Quake aftermath like ?watching CNN from the van window.' More...>
  
• Volunteers call for help in aiding South Asia's earthquake survivors More...>
  
• One year after quake, compassion speaks in Pakistan More...>
  
• When Pakistan shook, 'a new country' awoke More...>
  
• Pakistani earthquake survivors rebuild; Christians present hope More...>
  
• Pray through the Psalms for the people of Pakistan More...>
  
• Since the 2005 earthquake, a Pakistani boy leads in his father’s stead More...>
  
• PAKISTAN--A Southern Baptist representative in Pakistan writes to Mom and Dad. More...>
  
• Pakistan Votes for Change More...>
  

Bangladesh

• BANGLADESH--A missionary kid shares the gospel with classmates, leading one young friend to reject her family's idols More...>
  
• Sharing together in Bangladesh launches an historic partnership More...>
  
• Radio Program Broadcasts Peace in Bangladesh More...>
  
• BANGLADESH--FIRST-PERSON: "The Bangladesh experience was a blessing to my life." More...>
  
• An unplanned stop leads volunteers to a Muslim village ripe for harvest More...>
  
• Bangladesh relief effort not in vain More...>
  
• Hunger in Bangladesh not just physical More...>
  
• Volunteers turn 'failure' into faithfulness in Bangladesh More...>
  
• Beaches in Bangladesh? No, but fields ready to harvest. More...>
  
• Southern Baptist missionaries ask for prayer for the people of Bangladesh More...>
  
• BANGLADESH--FIRST-PERSON (Susan Galvin*): Southern Baptist gifts help Bangladesh’s tribals learn about Jesus More...>
  
• A look at the past brings new promise for future ministry in Bangladesh More...>
  
• Christians pray as Cyclone Sidr approaches Bangladesh; God spares lives More...>
  
• TENNESSEE--Bangladesh relief efforts get initial funding. More...>
  
• Cyclone-ravaged Bangladesh villagers thankful for aid More...>
  

Nepal

• Nepal's crisis brings hope, calls for prayer More...>
  
• Death Row inmates become missionary prayer warriors More...>
  
• Letters from Angola prison encourage mission volunteers More...>
  
• Nepali believers' faith and witness increase amidst persecution More...>
  

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lankan Government Prohibits Families from Rebuilding Along the Sea More...>
  
• Native Missionaries Work to Protect Child Victims of Tsunami Disaster More...>
  
• Southern Baptist Volunteers Share God's Love with Tsunami Survivors More...>
  
• A Family Outing Ends in Tragedy, Forcing a Young Man to Lead His Family More...>
  
• SRI LANKA--Tsunami brings Sri Lankan home from Saudi Arabia to meet Jesus. More...>
  
• Southern Baptists hope Sri Lankans' desire for peace brings opportunities More...>
  

Bhutan

• Land of the Thunder Dragon Votes in Democracy More...>
  

Maldives

• Tsunami Vignettes: Real Stories of Real People in the Maldives More...>
  

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