Providing Health and Hope in the Tea Gardens
GFA Reports from the Field
In an industry worth $49.46 billion, workers like Saham only make around $1.50 a day. Saham and many like him endure poverty and hardship, but for them , this work is all they have. Tea Workers’ Plight Saham worked on an tea estate that helps...
Curing Openhomeaphobia
GFA Reports from the Field
WILLS POINT, TX - Gospel for Asia (GFA) - Discussing openhomeaphobia — its symptoms and remedies. Open-home-a-phobic, noun (op-en-hom-a-fo-bick) From Latin phobicus; Greek phobikos; 1. Someone terrified to open his or her home to guests. 2. Someone filled with anxiety due to the overwhelming feelings...
Is There Really Hope in Gospel for Asia’s Bridge of Hope Centers?
GFA Reports from the Field
WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) — The Bible speaks of hope specifically as a “confident expectation,” not a wish or a maybe. Dr. K.P. Yohannan’s vision for establishing Gospel for Asia’s (GFA) Bridge of Hope Program was not simply an idea of something...
Blocked from the Water
GFA Reports from the Field
Imagine you live in a village. You are a farmer, and your life and livelihood revolve around the use of water. You share one water source with all your neighbors. It is the only relatively clean source of water’for many miles. Suddenly, you are no...
People with Leprosy Are Not Cursed, Nor Unclean, They Are Loved
GFA Reports from the Field
“And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, ‘Lord if You are willing, You can make me clean.’ Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, ‘I am willing; be cleansed.’ Immediately his leprosy was cleansed.” — Matthew 8:2–3 Leprosy. In many...
Dying of Thirst: The Global Clean Water Crisis (#3 by Gospel for Asia)
GFA Reports from the Field
WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) Special Report #1 – Discussing the world’s quest for access to pure water that is safe to drink. India: Success and Challenge In recent decades, India has emerged as a global economic powerhouse. It is now the...
Jesus Well Quenches Family’s Strife
GFA Reports from the Field
Vatsala, 24, fervently prayed for her husband’s anger to subside. There never seemed to be any peace in her young family. Always on edge, Vatsala constantly waited for Sukumar’s next outburst.Her husband’s verbal abuse heaped shame on her head. Vatsala used to fight back. Husband...
Evangelical Atheism: Evangelical in Word, Atheists at Heart
GFA Reports from the Field
Years ago, friends and I experimented with designing listening groups. These small groups with three or four participants met once a month for seven months. Basically, we listened to one another for two hours. After a time of centering prayer where we became stilled and focused,...
Dying of Thirst: The Global Water Crisis (#2 by Gospel for Asia)
GFA Reports from the Field
WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA) Special Report Part 2– Discussing the global water crisis and the quest for access to clean water. Waterborne Diseases Caused by the Global Water Crisis Even under normal conditions, people in many regions are exposed to life-threatening...
One Story Among Millions Suffering in the Slums
GFA Reports from the Field
“In our world, one in eight people live in slums. In total, around a billion people live in slum conditions today.”—UN-Habitat Slum Almanac 2015-2016. Upon reading this fact, my mind almost shut down. An eighth of the world’s population? It seems absurd, but apparently, it...
