GFA World Magazine

People living in a leprosy colony find the friendship and love that was torn away from them after contracting the skin disease. Rushil, 55, sat at the marketplace, hoping his begging would earn enough to take care of his and his wife's needs. He'd stretch out his arms to passersby, showing them his hands and fingers...

One chilly morning in Texas, a young woman sat on a bench near a pond and watched the sun peak above the horizon. Her heart cried out for one thing: Love. Love for others, love for God, to understand God’s love for her. During her months in GFA’s School of Discipleship program, she learned about the...

The believers inside the tea estate wanted to worship the Lord in safety and peace, but it seemed nature and their neighbors were against them. Sanjivan had lain paralyzed and bedridden for several years. There was no cure, there was no hope. And he was so young. He barely had the chance to live out his...

Danger and hopelessness fill a tea estate in Asia, but the children have one refuge: a Bridge of Hope center. Beady eyes surveyed the landscape without fear. A long, snakelike trunk searched the ground, looking for consumables. Two ivory tusks protruded from the mouth of this king of beasts. Four legs, like tree trunks, supported the...

GFA-supported Compassion Services teams construct toilets, also known as sanitation facilities, for people who, like Iniyavan, do not have the means to do so on their own. In 2016, GFA helped construct 10,512 toilets. Thanks to these acts of compassion, Iniyavan’s family and thousands more no longer face the potential dangers of wildlife, the risk of...

“I was born and brought up in a tea estate. I am a son of a tea garden laborer, and I myself was a laborer once. Before even coming to the Lord, I have seen the struggles of the life of tea garden people.”— Pastor Ekanpreet Rows and rows of lush green shrubs stretch into the...