Field Reports

The village struggled daily, with a lack of toilets, no proper sanitation facilities & no knowledge of proper health and hygiene practices.

Toilets Bring Health, Hope to a Village

GFA Reports from the Field

Imagine you live in a small village with your family. Your home provides good shelter, but your village has no proper sanitation facilities, forcing you and everyone else nearby to use a nearby field as your bathroom. As difficult as this is on its own,...

No matter what type of preventable disease it was, medical care was difficult to come by for the families, either too expensive or too far away

GFA Workers Help Protect Impoverished Community from Disease

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In one of the many slums of South Asia, a small gathering took shape. Around 30 families—all residents of the slum—assembled while several others darted around, making last-minute preparations or chatting with those gathered. All were here for the inauguration of toilets provided by Gospel...

The past year was more challenging because of pandemic regulations, several churches found ways to bless the widows in their communities.

Widows Honored, Not Forgotten During the Pandemic

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Imagine losing your worth when you lose your spouse. For many women in Asia, this is exactly what happens because their value is connected to their husband. When the husband dies, the widow is often blamed for his death. She is forced to carry shame...

Hester, is a college graduate, an enormous accomplishment especially for a woman living in a region where many women don't have literacy

Woman College Graduate Discovers New Subject

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Hester was an educated woman. At 20 years old, she is now a college graduate with a bachelor’s degree in science, an enormous accomplishment for anyone her age but especially for a woman living in a region where many women are not afforded the opportunity...

She called me Dad. Jessie had come home to celebrate her birthday—she was turning 68. “I know the routine, Dad” she reminded me.

“She Calls Me Dad” by Dr. David R. Mains

GFA Reports from the Field

She called me Dad. Jessie had come home to celebrate her birthday—she was turning 68. “I know the routine, Dad” she reminded me. (I am 83 years of age.) And immediately, she began to jump in and help my wife, Karen, with tasks that needed...

The anxiety & fear her father had borne during the days she lay sick were gone, chased away by the healing through the prayers of GFA pastor

A Father’s Fears Relieved

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Sherwynn sat by his 33-year-old daughter’s bedside, muted hospital sounds in the background. It had been several days since Chantiel’s admission, and yet a solution for her immense leg pain and swelling had not been found. There had to be some way his daughter could...

Discussing the family of Sesen & Hachirou, their poverty & faith & their dire need for a mosquito net met by GFA World Gift Distribution.

A Family’s Mustard Seed of Faith for a Mosquito Net

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WILLS POINT, TX – GFA World (Gospel for Asia) founded by K.P. Yohannan, whose heart to love and help the poor has inspired numerous charities like GFA World Canada, to serve the deprived and downcast worldwide – Discussing the family of Sesen and Hachirou, their...

Discussing Salbador, his struggle against poverty & enduring near constant chest pain, & his son's persistent faith for healing for his father

Son’s Persistent Faith Brings Healing to Father

GFA Reports from the Field

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by K.P. Yohannan, whose heart to love and help the poor has inspired numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada, to serve the deprived and downcast worldwide – Discussing Salbador, his struggle to provide for...

Pastor Rapoto knew the struggles of the people and submitted applications on their behalf for 10 toilets to be installed in the village.

Toilets Enable a Village to Experience God’s Love

GFA Reports from the Field

Pastor Rapoto served a small church of 68 believers, conducting Sunday services, prayer meetings, Sunday school and Women’s Fellowship ministries. Twice a month, he would visit a particular village nearby. Though the villagers followed the traditional religious traditions, Pastor Rapoto had faith that God would...

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