Pastor Sam Gaddam From India To Speak At Discovery Church In Athens, Alabama

I am really excited that my friend and national Pastor from India is coming our way this month! Pastor Sam Gaddam, His father, the late G.R. Purushotham, and his family have been long time friends of mine since 1996. Pastor Purushotham passed into glory in 2016. Shortly after, Sam, his youngest son felt and received the call to assume the leadership of the vast ministry in India. At present, under Pastor Sam's care and leadership there are approximately 130 Pastors leading approximately 150 churches.

In November of 2024, I was privileged to travel to India for my 9th trip. Our small team was honored to minister at an annual Pastor's conference where many of these Pastors came to worship. We also traveled to many churches (small and large) to visit some of the Pastors and pray for them. God is doing a tremendous work through these faithful men of God in the nation of India!

Pastor Sam Gaddam will be speaking on Thursday evening, May 14th, 6:30pm, at Discovery Church in Athens, AL. Discovery is located at US HWY 31 S, Suite K, in Athens.

The meeting is open to the public, and you are invited!

MISSION HONDURAS 2026

The plans and preparations for our next outreach to Honduras in June are complete! But there's one more task not completed. The praying! We continue to pray for God's anointing upon this complete endeavor to reach the folks of Honduras for Jesus! Connie and I, and our team, ask that you please pray fervently for the outreach as well. The dates are June 22nd - 29th.

Our team will be ministering in several churches. We will be encouraging pastors and their wives and families as well as the
members of each church. We will be proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom, and through prayer and encouragement, inviting people to surrender their lives to Jesus. We will also visit homes to pray for and encourage folks. Please pray!

Pray for believers to be introduced to the Holy Spirit's baptism of power from above. In these last days just before Jesus returns, believers desperately need the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit to be strong and powerful witnesses in the midst of all the turmoil going in the world.

Please pray for the special banquet we will be presenting to  Pastors and wives, and church leaders. What a joy to encourage them and their families! This will be our 5th year to provide for the banquet! 

Pray for our outreach to our adopted, small village to some awesome children. We will make an entire day of it! The children
get a hot meal, a party with cake, decorations, and they get to destroy a couple of Pinatas (loaded with candy)! In addition, the children are taught VBS type lessons from the Bible to apply to their lives!

We're raising funds for this trip and need your help. As a non-profit missions organization, we rely on your donations to operate. Connie and I are very grateful for the faithful donors who make it possible to reach beyond our borders with the gospel. We couldn't do it without faithful folks who share and believe in the Harvest Missions vision! If you would like to donate to this Honduras outreach, simply click photo above or the banner below to donate. In the meantime, if you have any questions, contact me at harvestmissions@mail.com. All donations are tax deductible, and secure through PayPal.

Thank you so much! We pray God's most abundant blessings upon you!

Steve Hutto, Harvest Missions 

Are You Called To Missions?

When I surrendered my life to Jesus a ways back, I immediately began to feel that I needed to help people in far away lands. Honestly, at the time I didn't have a clue as to what that feeling meant, or how it would happen. But this new desire I began to have never left. Not too long after Jesus changed my life, I joined the U.S. Air Force and served for 6 years. The AF sent me and my family to Germany for 3 years. It was a great experience for my family as we learned to trust Him daily.

It was in Germany that God called me to preach and to pastor. After returning to the States I served at Robins AFB in GA for my final 2 years in the service. While we were at Robins AFB we became involved in what was then known as Holy Spirit Harvest Church in Macon. This incredible church was founded and pastored by Sam and Rheba Drye, who became our spiritual parents! They are now with Jesus.

At the beginning of my last year in the military I was approached by Pastor Sam and asked to become the church's business administrator/associate pastor when I exited the service toward the end of that year. I accepted! I served under Pastors Sam and Rheba for 5 and a half years.

 

I had always had an affinity toward travel, especially on airplanes. A month or so after I surrendered to Jesus I was in an international airport to pick up my wife who was returning from a short trip. While I was waiting, the sounds of the jets and the smell of jet fuel caused an excitement in me. I began to imagine myself traveling and ministering in other nations of the world. Again, I didn't have a clue (at that time) how this was going to happen. I just knew it would!

 

My first official missions trip was while I was still on staff at Holy Spirit Harvest Church. It was a week-long trip to the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico. The seeds were being planted. My next missions trip took place when I was the pastor of Jesup Christian Fellowship in Jesup, GA. Connie and I went to Canada to visit a missionary family which our church supported on a regular basis. More seeds were planted.

 

In 1996, while still pastor of Jesup Christian Fellowship I met Pastor G.R. Purushotham from India. Our church also supported his work as an Indian national. Pastor Purushotham came to our church to speak while he was itinerating in the States. He kept telling me, "You should come to India to preach the Word of God. The people are very, very hungry to hear God's Word!" So, in 1997 I made my first missions trip (alone) to India. This is the one that changed my life, and confirmed my calling to missions. God used the incredible hunger for the Word of God among the people of India to confirm the call on my life.

 

According to my own experience, my love for missions began with a call. I sensed this call early on in my service to Jesus. But always remember, the call has to unfold, one step at a time. This is where faith must be involved. Honestly, my first trip to India, the one that changed my life, was initially a "vision" trip to take a look at where our funds were going, and what they were being used for. When I was leaving India the first time, I had no desire to return. I felt the mission had been accomplished. But God used this objective to capture my heart, and to set me on a course that must be traveled by faith. After a week back home in the States, I knew I had to return to India. I've now been to India a total of 9 times. (At present, Honduras 14 times!)

 

We now reach into the nations of India and Honduras, sharing gospel of Jesus through Harvest Missions. We're involved in encouraging the body of Christ, and pastors in Honduras, and helping to build church facilities in India. God has enabled us to offer sponsorships of needy children (In Honduras) that make an impact on their lives, their families, and the lives of those who sponsor the children.

 

I'm sharing all of this because there should be a call to missions. Yes, even short-term missions. And yes, sometimes folks go on missions trips for the wrong reasons. But if the call is there, God will confirm it. If the call is there, you will know it. The power and anointing is in the call, and in the obedience to the call.

 

So let me ask you, are you called? If you feel that you are, then go for it! Take steps of faith that get you in line with God's call on your life. If you're called, expect Him to provide. Expect Him to change the lives of those hungry for God. Prepare to have your life changed. Your call may be a simple desire to go for the first time. You may not know for sure until you GO!

THANK YOU FOR VISITING HARVEST MISSIONS' WEBSITE

 

Thank you for visiting our website! Harvest Missions is all about, yes, missions Harvest missions is a non-profit, 501(c)3 Missions organization. We're reaching into the nations of India and Honduras. Connie and I have been involved in missions for many years. It started in 1991 when I made my first missions trip to Mexico. In 1995 Connie and I were privileged to visit Canada to preach the gospel. My first trip to India was in 1997. That trip really changed my life, and secured the burden for missions for my life! I have been blessed to return to India 8 more times so far. In 2000 I was able to make my first of three trips to Guatemala in Central America.

In 2007 I visited Honduras for the first time. I recently made my 14th trip to Honduras. In 2019 I joined a team to the Dominican Republic for my first visit there, and visited the D.R. for the second time in 2021.

In India we work with Pastor Sam Gaddam. Pastor Sam received the mantle for the ministry in India following his father's promotion to glory in 2016. There are approximately 130 Pastors who Pastor 150 churches under Pastor Sam's leadership and care . The Bethel Bible School is located in Jadcherla, through which men and women are raised up, trained, and placed in ministry all around India. We help to furnish the materials to complete new church buildings as they are constructed in India.

In Honduras we work with Pastor Manfredy Zelaya of Tegucigalpa. Pastor Manfredy and I have been working together to preach the gospel in Honduras and to encourage the body of Christ there as well. We also offer child sponsorships of very needy children in some of the small villages and in Tegucigalpa. Pastor Manfredy and I met in the States in 2006 and have been working together since.

We invite you to prayerfully consider partnering with Harvest Missions to as we reach the nations of India and Honduras? We are convinced this missions ministry is good soil. God spoke to my heart in 2011 and said that He will cause Harvest Missions to flourish for His glory. This is happening! We are so grateful to Jesus, and give Him all the glory. For more information about sponsoring a child, or becoming a partner click the corresponding link on this page.

Finally, I ask you to pray consistently for Harvest Missions. We believe prayer is the key to our success: past, present, and future. Thank you!

In Christ,

Steve and Connie Hutto, Founders

Harvest Missions

SPONSOR A CHILD FROM HONDURAS

Harvest Missions provides you the privilege to sponsor a precious from Honduras for only $30 U.S. dollars per month. Each sponsorship provides school supplies, a food care package each month, and a special gift at Christmas time. Also, at Christmas time we hold a very special Christmas gathering for the sponsored children, and other children as well.

Sponsoring a child is also a blessing for the child's family as it helps to alleviate school supply and food costs. As a sponsor, you can correspond through Harvest Missions with your child. And who knows, maybe one day you'll join one of our teams to Honduras to meet your child face to face!

We have listed some of our most needy children on this page. To learn a bit more about a child and/or to sponsor a child, simply click on the child's photo. You will be taken to a form to fill out on line. The form is self-explanatory for the first steps in sponsoring your child. Thank you so much for your interest in sponsoring a precious child from Honduras! God bless you richly!

 

Cristobal Jose Velasquez Ordinez

This is "Chris"! By sponsoring Chris each month, you will help to provide school clothes and supplies, a monthly food package, and a special gift at Christmas for him. Chris's family is blessed as well, as the sponsorship relieves some of the financial burden of the family. You can sponsor Chris for Only $25 per month. All donations are secure through PayPal, and are tax deductible. You will receive regular updates on Chris. In addition, you can correspond with him through Harvest Missions. Thank you so much for your prayerful consideration!

 

Douglas Emanuel Sanchez Cruz

Meet Douglas! Douglas needs to be sponsored! He is 8 years old currently, and lives in Honduras. When you sponsor Douglas, you will provide school supplies, school clothes, a monthly food care package, and a special gift at Christmas. Please understand that when you sponsor a child from Honduras, your monthly $25 dollar donation goes a long way in helping the entire family! You can correspond with Douglas through e-mails. In addition, you can send notes and small gifts by way of a team going to Honduras from the States. Would you prayerfully consider sponsoring Douglas? You will be fully blessed! Click on Douglas' photo for more info. on how you can sponsor him through Harvest Missions. Thanks!

 

 

Genesis Nicole Varela Velasques

This young lady is Genesis. Would you consider sponsoring her? She is 11 years old and lives in Honduras. Your sponsorship of Genesis will provide for her school clothes, supplies, a monthly food care package, and a special gift at Christmas time. You will also be able to correspond with her through e-mails, and send notes and small gifts to her through our teams going to Honduras from the States. Please prayerfully consider sponsoring Genesis. Click on her photo to learn more about how you can sponsor her. Thanks very much!

 

 

 

Elder Eli Barrientos Alvarez 

This young man is Elder! By sponsoring Elder each month, you will help to provide school clothes, school supplies, food, and a special gift at Christmas for her. Elder's family is blessed as well, as the sponsorship relieves some of the financial burden of the family.

You can send emails through Harvest Missions, and send small gifts with one of the teams from the U.S. periodically. Your sponsorship for just $25 per month will provide Elder with school clothes, school supplies, and a food package (delivered once a month.) All donations are done through PayPal and secure. Donations are tax deductible as well. Would you prayerfully consider sponsoring Elder? Thank you for your consideration! Click on Elder's photo for more information.

  

Elvin Gustavo Varela Vasquez

This handsome young man is Elvin. Elvin is 11 years old. He, like all of our children for sponsor, live in the nation of Honduras. As a sponsor of Elvin, you can correspond with him through Harvest Missions. Emails sent will be translated into Spanish, handwritten, and delivered to the child. In addition, each sponsor can (if desired), send a small gift by a team scheduled to go to Honduras.

Your sponsorship will be a blessing to Elvin's family because you will be providing school clothes, school supplies, and shoes. In addition, a food care package will be delivered monthly.

Will you prayerfully consider sponsoring Elvin? Thanks so much for your consideration! Click on Elvin's photo for more information.

A Vision Was Born!

Connie and I first met Pastor Manfredy Zelaya in a fast-food chicken restaurant in Athens, GA. It was in the Summer of 2006. Pastor Manfredy had been visiting some churches and friends in the States. Having visited Guatemala 3 times from 2000 to 2003, God had begun to develop in me a love for Central America. Our prearranged meeting was a blast, and the chicken was good too! We sat in the restaurant for over two hours talking about what Jesus had been doing in Pastor Manfredy's country of Honduras. It was because of this initial meeting that I began making plans to visit Pastor Manfredy in Honduras. I made my very first trip (of many) to Honduras in February of 2007. As a matter of fact, I went twice in 2007!

While I was in Honduras, we visited a small village approximately 3 hours from the city. It was during this initial visit to the village, and ministry to some precious, needy children that the vision to offer sponsorships was born in my heart and Pastor Manfredy's heart!

We started out simply making computer printed posters, with each child's photo, name, and some basic information about the child on each poster. We would put the posters on a table in the back of the sanctuary of our church. Then we started e-mailing folks offering them the opportunity to sponsor a child. I also talked it up with many folks person to person. We eventually began putting the sponsorship information on our church website. And then somewhere along about 2008 social media was introduced!

When we left that church in early 2010, the missions ministry went with us. We felt our calling was to missions alone, from that point forward, and to particular locations in Honduras and India. We work with particular Pastors such as Pastor Manfredy in Honduras, and Pastor Sam in India. Through these pastors I have come to know a host of pastors and folks in several nations.

Today Harvest Missions is kind of a culmination of years of ministry to the nations. We are a non-profit, 501c(3) organization established to take the gospel to those nations God has called us to embrace. Check out the video below showcasing some of what is provided for those children by faithful, loving believers here in the States. Each sponsorship provides several blessings for the child, but I want to showcase the following particularly!

 

Please prayerfully consider sponsoring a child through Harvest Missions! You won't regret it. Thanks so much!

Steve Hutto,

Harvest Missions

What You Provide When You Sponsor A Child

When you sponsor a child from Honduras there are several ways you bless, not only the child, but their family.

 

For more information about sponsoring a child through Harvest Missions, click on the "Sponsor A Child" tab above. Thank you!