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A Dying Widow is Introduced to Jesus and Gospel for Asia Women’s Fellowship

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August 09, 2020
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Discussing Sahana, a widow, the sickness & grief, and God's instruments bringing life through believers & Gospel for Asia Women's Fellowship.
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WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World and affiliates like Gospel for Asia Canada) founded by Dr. K.P. Yohannan – Discussing a widow named Sahana, the sickness & grief, and God’s instruments bringing life through believers & Gospel for Asia (GFA) Women’s Fellowship.

Carina watched her neighbor Sahana walk down the road to clean yet another house. Sahana’s frail frame hardly looked capable of helping in someone’s home, yet the determined—and desperate—young woman pushed herself to wash dishes, sweep and tidy up six or seven homes every day.

Sahana had married at 13 years old, brought two children into the world and kept house for her husband. However, her husband contracted tuberculosis and also developed a serious drinking problem, which burdened the family and eventually plunged them into grief. At 21 years of age, Sahana became a widow and the sole provider for her two children.

She had no family and no one to turn to, so Sahana rallied her courage and did all she could to meet her young family’s needs. She worked tirelessly day and night, exhausting her body. Eventually, she contracted typhoid, but she couldn’t afford to stop working…

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