Field Reports

Discussing the effects of poverty, neglect, abuse on children who find their futures & purpose lost; the hope, love & acceptance Bridge of Hope center bring

Put on This Earth for a Purpose

GFA Reports from the Field

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) – Discussing the effects of poverty, neglect or abuse on children who find their futures, identity and purpose lost, and the hope, love and acceptance programs like the Bridge of Hope center brings. ...

Sixteen-year-old Sabitha lost her home and family when she followed Jesus. Then, through prayers, God restored to Sabitha what she had lost.

Fervent Prayers Bring Girl Home

GFA Reports from the Field

Sixteen-year-old Sabitha lost her home and family when she followed Jesus. Then, through prayers, God restored to Sabitha what she had lost. Sixteen-year-old Sabitha (pictured) lost her home and family when she followed Jesus. Then, through prayer, God restored to Sabitha...

Discussing the widows' lives, like Kata who, through abuse, instability, difficulty, discovers the God who cares for the poor and fatherless.

Discovering Stability Under Tin Sheets

GFA Reports from the Field

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) – Discussing the widows' lives, like Kata who, through abuse, instability, difficulty, discovers the God who cares for the poor and fatherless. Kata labored alongside her father on the farm, her hard-earned knowledge going unused yet again. She...

Gospel for Asia (GFA) – Discussing the family of Miba, the difficulties they face emotionally and physically, as they struggle against poverty and their circumstances, and the God they meet who can heal everything no matter the severity.

In Awe of Him and His Works

GFA Reports from the Field

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) – Discussing the family of Miba, the difficulties they face emotionally and physically, as they struggle against poverty and their circumstances, and the God they meet who can heal everything no matter the severity. I grew up...

“I was not able to get any medicine when I was severely sick because I did not have money on hand and was very weak to travel,” Kandhara says.

No Money for Medicine

GFA Reports from the Field

“I was not able to get any medicine when I was severely sick because I did not have money on hand and was very weak to travel,” Kandhara says. Kandhara (pictured) received free treatment through the medical camp that her son’s...

Gospel for Asia (GFA) – Discussing the stories of families and people who struggle against poverty, the destitution that they experience, and the life-altering impact tangible gifts of generosity can bring to the marginalized.

Lifting Their Burdens

GFA Reports from the Field

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) – Discussing the stories of families and people who struggle against poverty, the destitution that they experience, and the life-altering impact tangible gifts of generosity can bring to the marginalized. I certainly wasn’t rich growing up, but...

A dilemma lay before Rajvi and her husband, Parash: either sell their cows — a significant part of their livelihood—or endure sicknesses without medicine.

The Many Blessings of a Cow

GFA Reports from the Field

A dilemma lay before Rajvi and her husband, Parash: either sell their cows — a significant part of their livelihood—or endure sicknesses without medicine. Ultimately, Rajvi and Parash sold their cows, but the consequences of that decision would haunt them for years to come. [caption...

GFA, one of many spreading hygiene awareness in Asia, most notably hand washing, which is one of the easiest ways to prevent the spread of disease.

Washing Hands Saves Lives

GFA Reports from the Field

According to a 2010 report consolidated by the Centers for Disease Control with information from the World Health Organization, 2,195 children die every day from diarrhea—which is more than AIDS, malaria and measles combined. The same report also states diarrheal diseases account for the second-highest...

A ray of hope and relief came into the grandmother's life. Spots in the local GFA-supported Bridge of Hope program were offered to Masara and Serena.

Bridge of Hope Relieves Grandmother, Orphans

GFA Reports from the Field

...The family did not know how things could get any worse. However, after giving birth to a second daughter, Masara and Serena’s mother developed jaundice. Because of the family’s poverty, they could not afford the treatment at the hospital needed to save her life. She...

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