GFA World Magazine

The sun had not yet illuminated the day, but Rahi was awake and on his knees. Every morning, he spent an hour talking with the Creator of the universe, His Savior, about all the things stored in his heart: family, ministry, personal needs and desires, the believers in his churches. Then he spent another hour in...

Vimal grew up in an agrarian village where most of the locals were farmers, relying on small ponds to irrigate their fields and sustain their livestock. Women relied on the single water well in the village, almost a mile away, for their daily cooking, bathing and cleaning needs. To get enough water for these tasks, they...

Aashna squatted on a dirt floor beside brightly clothed women all waiting to see a doctor. Each had different needs, different concerns. For Aashna, this was her only opportunity to help her baby boy. Aashna’s 3-year-old son, Prajivan, stood safely between his mother’s crossed arms. Across his forehead, a cloth bandage covered a bulging “boil-like thing,”...

It was 6 a.m. and the start of a new day for 6-year-old Nihal. He woke up knowing the first thing he had to do was feed the family pigs. It was a menial chore, and it would be his responsibility for the next six years. He headed out the door, grabbed a bucket and filled...

Pastor Shorya knew the Holy Spirit had been speaking to him about going to visit a certain village—a village where he’d been told not to come back. The GFA-supported pastor lived nearby and had gone there several times, offering a message of hope to any who wanted to hear. Some men in the village didn’t want to hear it, though,...

UNITED KINGDOM – Christians in the UK were encouraged in their walks with the Lord last November by a visit from Dr. K.P. Yohannan, founder of Gospel for Asia (GFA). In his short visit, Yohannan reinvigorated supporters by sharing inspiring reports and stories about the work in Asia. The GFA World UK office organized events in...

Riots swept through the small village, bringing upheaval in every way. Those behind the riots began to extort the local businessmen, attempting to further their cause. Gair, as a dry-fish vendor, was one of them. The activists gave him an ultimatum: Pay a sum upwards of $60,000 or face the consequences. Gair refused; he did not...

With my heart pounding with anticipation, fear and excitement, I walked through the doors of the airport and into a whole new world. This was it! After several months of prayer, planning and unknowns, I had finally arrived in Ontario to begin my year at GFA’s School of Discipleship Program in Canada. That day was kind...

“It is useless to send a girl to school,” Gnana’s father chided her. Gnana cried and cried, begging her father to let her go to school with her brothers, but each day Gnana and her sister were left behind as the three boys of the family trotted off to get an education. Being relegated to household...

As the bus drove away, Ojas saw his mother running behind, crying. He was leaving home. His new faith had brought them both enough abuse from his father.Ojas was not simply running away from problems; he was heading straight into a life of more searing pain—and greater joys—because of Christ's love. New Life, New Suffering Ojas...