Desperate for More Than Clean Water

Suprita had to trek through the rocky terrain to get water for her family. But there would be no sweet relief when she and her family drank it. The stagnant pond she drew from was full of mud, discarded bodies of dead animals and even human waste. Suprita had no alternative—she risked the possibility of stomach pain and sickness every day because this was the only water available for miles. And this was only the beginning of her problems.

Drunken Husband Beats Wife, Children

Suprita lived under the constant threat of being beaten by her alcoholic husband Tarosh. Night after night, he came home from his job as a rickshaw driver completely drunk and harshly mistreated her and her children. None of them could bear the pain and fear much longer.
Suprita knew something had to be done to solve Tarosh's drinking problem. She begged her gods and goddesses to help her in the hopeless situation she and her family were in, but it did not seem that prayers alone would bring peace to her family. Tarosh continued to drink and hurt Suprita emotionally and physically.

Witchcraft, Sorcery Do Not Solve Problems

Something more drastic would have to take place if Tarosh was ever going to leave behind his destructive behavior. Suprita decided she would take matters in her own hands by learning the secrets of witchcraft and the art of sorcery. She offered the bodies of a slain hen and goat as sacrifices. In her desperation, she went to sorcerers and began to call on the spirits of the dead, hoping they would come to her aid. For all her dedicated efforts, however, her husband did not change.

Jesus Well Brings Some Relief

In the midst of her struggles with Tarosh, Suprita still had the daily needs of her family to meet. At least one of her burdens was lifted when a Gospel for Asia pastor named Makrand had a well installed in their village. It was a welcome sight and a relief to the villagers. No more would they have to worry about stomachaches, illnesses or death because of the contaminated water they had been consuming so regularly.

Something as simple as being able to bathe in fresh water dramatically changed the way the men and women of the village lived. "My children were going to school without taking baths, and my husband went to work without a bath as well," Suprita recalled. "We were not able to maintain proper cleanliness due to water scarcity, but after this Jesus Well was installed in our village, my children could take baths every day and go to school clean."

One day at the well, Suprita ran into Pastor Makrand. As she drew the water she needed, the two began talking about life in general, and Pastor Makrand eventually shared about God's love.
As the conversation continued, Suprita opened up and found herself sharing even the most painful things about her life with the pastor. While she poured out her heart to Makrand, he listened intently and offered to visit Suprita at her home.
Not wasting any time, Pastor Makrand and his wife stopped by Suprita's house the very next day. Suprita was glad to see her new friends and welcomed them into her home. The couple listened as Suprita thanked the pastor for having the well installed in her community and continued to share about the turmoil in her life. Pastor Makrand told Suprita Jesus is the only One who could bring the true joy and peace she was seeking. Hearing about Jesus from Makrand stirred Suprita's heart and made her eager to learn more.

Family Finds Hope

Pastor Makrand continued to regularly visit Suprita and talk about the Good News with her. It all began making sense to Suprita, and one day she fully trusted in the Lord for salvation. Suprita had a new heart for Christ, and a new determination to pray for Tarosh. Although his habits had not changed, Suprita did not stop growing in the Lord and praying for her husband.
Pastor Makrand and his wife prayed with Suprita and her children once a week, and Tarosh always left the house during that time. But the group of praying friends persevered, and slowly Tarosh began to change. His bad habits became less frequent, and he would sometimes attend the prayer meetings in his home and listen to God's Word being read or talked about.

Thankful for a New Life

Eventually, Tarosh's life changed from the inside out. He, too, trusted in Jesus and began living for Him.
The home once filled with scared children, a desperate and weary wife and a careless and violent husband is drastically different today. Tarosh cares very deeply for his family now, and they all worship God together with several other families from the community whose hearts have also been transformed by the Good News.
Suprita did not expect to find more than fresh water at the well the day she met Pastor Makrand. She never would have guessed that a conversation at a well would forever change her life and the lives of her children, her husband and other people in her village.
"I am lucky to get good water from the well," Suprita says. "Above all, I am so happy that I and my family came to know the Lord through this means."

Jesus Wells not only give entire communities the clean water that is so desperately needed, but they also provide opportunities for missionaries to build relationships and share the hope of Christ with the people in the village. Donate to Jesus Wells today!

Old Friendship Brings New Life with Gospel for Asia

Kaaliya was home from Bible college and eager to share how God was working through his first year, but not everyone shared his enthusiasm. In fact, his old friend Baalaark looked like he was about to burst into tears. When Kaaliya finally asked what was wrong, crying was exactly what Baalaark did.

While the friends had lost touch over the years, Baalaark’s family had fallen apart. His parents fought every day, and his efforts to unite them were traded in for a divorce.

“I don’t know what to do,” Baalaark said. “I did my best to make them understand, but it was worthless. I feel embarrassed, and I don’t want to show my face to anyone out of shame. I just want to finish my life.”

Despite his despair, Baalaark hoped his friend might advise him. Was there a way to save his parents’ marriage? For them to live in dignity and peace?

Kaaliya knew exactly what to tell him.

Friend’s Plea Answered

Kaaliya’s father was a pastor, and over the past semester, Kaaliya had been training to become one, too. He comforted Baalaark, prayed for him and shared the Good News that Jesus has the power to transform lives.

As Baalaark listened, he felt an overwhelming sense of peace and asked Kaaliya to share this message with his parents. That night, the whole family chose to follow Christ.

Over the next two weeks, Kaaliya connected Baalaark’s family with his father’s church, and they began regularly attending Bible studies and meetings. Meanwhile, Kaaliya continued sharing Jesus’ love with everyone he met.

As Baalaark’s family grows in their new faith and others respond to Christ’s call, Kaaliya knows this is only the beginning. With each new year of school, he’s working toward a lifetime of service—a lifetime of seeing families united under the redeeming shelter of God’s grace.

See how you can pray for Bible college students like Kaaliya as they prepare for full-time ministry.

God healed a broken family & two brothers are redeemed

Watch the true story of how God healed a broken family through a Gospel for Asia national missionary.
Faithful When Rejected
National missionaries like Pastor Soy endure opposition every day as they proclaim the Gospel to people who desperately need Christ's love. As these workers remain faithful, God continues to open the hearts of those they serve to receive His message of redemption.

Become Part of Their Ministry
Gospel for Asia has thousands of national workers on the mission fields of Asia, but many more are needed to reach the millions of people in these countries who don't know Jesus. Your part in reaching Asia is just as important as that of the missionaries on the field. By partnering with GFA, you can help share the Gospel with people who have never before heard of Jesus.

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Hope for the Whole Family - From Alcohol to New Life

Alcoholism is a major problem throughout
South Asia. Many drown their fears and sorrows
in alcohol. The addiction causes the entire family
to live in dire poverty.

Sachi watched her husband become more and more dependent on alcohol to get through each day. She and Javesh had small children to feed, but whatever money he made, he used on his addiction. The situation grew worse, and their food was beginning to run out.

The only glimmer of hope in Sachi’s and Javesh’s lives was that their son Chakor was enrolled in a Gospel for Asia Bridge of Hope center. They knew he was being cared for and given a nutritious meal every day.

While Chakor received the opportunity to learn and grow, things were looking grim for the rest of the family.

One day, during a regular visit to the family’s home, the staff members from the Bridge of Hope center realized how dire Chakor’s family situation truly was. After meeting with the family, they decided to offer Chakor's mother Sachi a job as a cook at the center. She was overjoyed at the prospect.

The new job meant income, and an income meant their family wouldn’t have to starve. Sachi was very happy to be able to meet all her children’s needs again.

Gospel for Asia’s Bridge of Hope turns these
situations around for good. Children are educated
and nurtured. Families experience Christ’s love.
More than 60,000 children have been helped so far
and thousands of families have found faith
in Christ as a result.

God Answered Their Prayers

The Bridge of Hope staff continued visiting with and praying for Chakor's family, and slowly, his fathers life started to change. Javesh stopped drinking alcohol, and he began to use his wages to provide for his family again.

Through the prayers and friendship of the Bridge of Hope staff, Sachi and Javesh saw the love of Jesus and knew that He cared very much for them. The couple and their children embraced the hope that can only be found in Christ.

Today the family attends the local fellowship together, and their home is full of God’s peace. Not only has their outward situation changed drastically, but their inner lives were transformed as well.

See how your prayers can impact Bridge of Hope children and their families.

Sponsor today and get a packet including your child’s photo and letter-writing materials. You can correspond directly with your child to form a relationship.

Mother’s Day Gift to sponsor a child in your mother’s honor & bring hope

This Mother’s Day, sponsor a child in your mother’s honor, and bring hope to mothers who have none.  What better gift can you give than to sponsor a child for the mom(s) in your life. Visit www.gfa.org/bridge to find out more.

It only takes $35 a month to give a child everything they need—school supplies, a daily meal, medical checkups and more—to attend a Bridge of Hope Center. 100% of your sponsorship is sent to the field to support your child.

We have the opportunity together to change the fate of a child, but time is short. You can make a choice today that will change a life forever.

Sponsor a child and reach a family with Christ's love ►

Visit www.gfa.org/bridge to find out more.

FREE Book/Download: The Road to Reality by K.P.Yohannan - Gospel for Asia

The Road to Reality is a practical book for those who desire to walk more like Christ. K.P.Yohannan gives an uncompromising call to live a life of New Testament simplicity in order to fulfill the Great Commission. Along the way we must cross difficult bridges, and only the Lord can show the way.


"This is not a book about missions, although the author’s heartbeat
for the evangelization of the world pulses on every page. This is a
book about spiritual reality, about what it means to be a follower of
Christ in the 21st century. It’s a book about the spiritual condition of
the Western Church in light of the awesome needs in other parts of
the world."-Erwin W. Lutzer, Senior Pastor, Moody Church


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GFA - Suicide Stopped by Radio

Lakshmi just wanted to die. Her life no longer had purpose or enjoyment. 

She was also very sick. The treatments she went through were useless for curing her. And no amount of medicine could strengthen her weak heart or alleviate her pain. 

Filled with despair, Lakshmi decided to end her life. But at this crucial time, she happened to tune in to a Gospel for Asia radio broadcast. It felt as if the person speaking was able to meet her right where she was, and the truths he shared from the Scriptures comforted her heart. 

That day, Lakshmi began to see that her life could have meaning. As the Lord spoke to her heart, she received Christ as her Savior and committed her life to Him. And to her amazement, the Lord reached down and healed not only her spiritual heart, but her physical heart as well. 

Today in a South Indian village, a woman who was once planning her suicide is instead worshiping the living God. And it all started with the voice she heard on the radio. Please pray for her continued growth in the faith. 

Lakshmi’s life is one of thousands in Asia that are being transformed through GFA’s evangelistic radio broadcasts, aired daily in 92 languages. To learn more about this powerful tool and how YOU can reach precious men and women like Lakshmi through your gifts and prayers, please click here. 

World Leprosy Day 2013

Please pray for Gospel for Asia's leprosy ministry, that many suffering from this terrible disease would embrace the Savior, who is reaching out to them in love.

What is Leprosy?

Leprosy is a chronic bacterial disease that is not highly contagious, contrary to popular belief, and is treatable with the right resources.

Unfortunately, many people in developing countries do not have access to treatment and are shunned by society. Since nearly 70 percent of leprosy cases are found in India, Gospel for Asia's leprosy ministry is devoted to sharing the Good News of Jesus with the victims of this disease, as well as helping them with the many challenges and needs they face.


World Leprosy Day

World Leprosy Day is held to increase awareness and to reach those affected by leprosy. For this day, Gospel For Asia-supported missionaries will be ministering at many leprosy colonies, spreading the love of Christ through practical gifts to bless the leprosy patients and their families.

Please pray for the following areas of India and the various ministries that will take place on World Leprosy Day, that the Lord would bless the believers and help them communicate His incredible love for the leprosy patients.

Karnataka: Visiting a leprosy colony and distributing fresh fruit.
Uttar Pradesh: Distributing food packets to 60 patients.
Haryana: Providing blankets for 25 families in a leprosy colony.
Chhattisgarh: Providing hygienic items to 60 patients in 2 leprosy colonies.
Tamil Nadu: Distributing antiseptic, ointment and cotton to leprosy patients who beg in the railway stations.
Rajasthan: Distributing food and clothes in a leprosy colony.
Bihar: Giving blankets to 20 patients in a leprosy colony.
West Bengal: Ministering to and encouraging 61 leprosy patients.
Madhya Pradesh: Reaching out to leprosy patients at a railway station.

Catch a glimpse into the lives of people in a leprosy colony as Ashley shares about her visit.




For More Information on how You Can Help, Visit: http://www.gfa.org/cs/leprosy-ministry/

Free Download of Stay Encouraged by K.P. Yohannan

“Hear my cry, O God; 

listen to my prayer. 

From the ends of the earth I call to you, 

I call as my heart grows faint; 

lead me to the rock that is higher than I.” 

Psalm 61:1–2, NIV

How are you doing? Discouragement can sneak in quickly and in an indirect way through even the smallest things. Learn how to stay encouraged in every season of life, no matter what the circumstances may be.

K.P. Yohannan says that "It is when we look horizontally that we get discouraged. When we let what people say or think and the expectations people have of us to influence us, then discouragement sets in. When we look to men (horizontal) rather than to God (vertical), we easily become weary."

God’s faithfulness and His mercies are new every morning! God wants us to know this. It is beautiful to know the freshness of God and how He restores our souls. Stay encouraged!

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Forgotten Christmas - Shopping?

The glitter of lights, the over-the-top spending, So many people get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season and forget why there's even a holiday. Soon we’ll be reminded of the greatest story of all time. If you look hard, you may find the main character, Jesus Christ. He's resting quietly, hidden among the inflatable snow globes, the singing Christmas trees and the jolly mall Santas. Have we forgotten what Christmas is all about? Have the snowmen, presents and colorful lights obscured the true reason for celebration?

This year do something about the way we look at Christmas presents. The biggest gift you can give is the gift of God's promise of eternal life through faith in Christ. Watch the following video, be inspired, and find practical ways to impact a life this Forgotten Christmas. Share the Gospel, and encourage others to remember the most important part of Christmas: the gift of our Savior.



Who do you want to help this Christmas? This season, benefit from making an impact in the life of a person in Asia.  These gifts are tangible expressions of Christ's love. Discover how each unique gift can change a life. You can choose to send hope that can forever change a life.

To purchase an item for someone in need, start here.

Remember that Gospel For Asia sends 100% of the funds for Christmas gifts to the mission field. Gospel for Asia is firmly committed to good stewardship and use gifts wisely and effectively in Christ's name.

My Christmas wish this season is that you would really celebrate Christ. Remember prayer is a powerful way you can also make an impact for eternity, so pray that people come to put their trust in Jesus. Also lost people love to buy gifts, so just go ahead and be bold to tell them about the greatest Gift ever, Salvation through Jesus!

If you have supported Gospel for Asia by learning about their ministry by through this blog would you please let us know? You are making a difference!

Did you know?

One hundred percent of what you give Gospel for Asia to sponsorship goes to the field.
As a member of the ECFA Gospel for Asia manages your gift with financial integrity.
Your donations are tax-deductible. Gospel for Asia is a recognized nonprofit by the IRS.

Persecuting Jesus

There is a war against Christianity, and despite what you may or may not hear in the media, it is not slowing down. Every day there are Christians being persecuted for their faith. They are stripped of their rights. Their neighbors threaten them with violence and death. Their homes are destroyed. Their families beat them and reject them. And their governments want to slaughter them.

Around the world our brothers and sisters are boldly believing and proclaiming Christ in places where the penalty for doing so is often prison or death. I want to encourage you to join us and the hundreds of thousands of churches and many Christians around the world on November 11th, 2012, who will be praying on the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.

In Acts 9 when Paul was persecuting Christians God stopped him by a blinding light and Paul cried out “Who are You, Lord?” and then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting..." Paul thought he was persecuting Christians but in truth he was persecuting Jesus and it's the same thing going on today.

The 19th century French painting, "Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer," today hangs in the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore.

The artwork above is a historic scene that took place in the Circus Maximus in Rome in the 19th century. It seems so far from what we know in America but it's not uncommon to what happens to our brothers and sisters around the world. Jesus promised His followers that the world would hate and persecute them. I hope you will join us and learn more about the war against Christianity.

Do you believe prayer changes things? The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is a global day of intercession for persecuted Christians worldwide. Will you join us and commit to pray for our brothers and sisters on November 11th, 2012? Persecuted Christians often plead for prayer to help them endure. The most we can do is the least we can do — pray. 

(Please note that while Sunday, November 4, 2012 is the designated date for IDOP, you are free to choose another date if you wish.)
For more information checkout the following links:

• gfa.org/persecuted - This links to an amazing video sharing the need to pray for our brother and sisters who are suffering from persecution for the name of Christ.
• gfa.org/persecution/ - Field stories from Gospel For Asia - supported missionaries in South East Asia.
• persecutedchurch.org- Official page of the International Day of Prayer
• onewiththem.com - Open Doors - For those who share our faith but not our freedom.
• persecution.com/public/pray - Voice of the Martyrs prayer page.

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Women Missionaries

Did you know that over 50,000 female children are aborted every month in South Asia? Females are often the last to eat and the most likely to be illiterate. They’re the first to work as child laborers and sometimes even sold to become one of 1.2 million child prostitutes. As they grow they gain little respect.

They live in the most unreached parts of the world—places that have yet to hear the Gospel. And many women cannot be approached by men due to cultural customs, making their slim chance of hearing the Gospel even slimmer.

Women in Asia are the least likely to hear the Gospel but Gospel for Asia has a burden to reach them. You can help send a trained and dedicated woman missionary to share Christ’s love with women in Asia

Women missionaries are the perfect solution to reach other women

Each woman missionary already lives in Asia. In preparation for ministry, she has gone through three years of intensive ministry training.

These advantages make her ideal to reach women in Asia:

• She moves freely in areas restricted to outsiders or men and is accepted in good times and bad.
• She knows the cultural taboos instinctively.
• She has already mastered the language or a related dialect.
• She lives among the community, eating the same food, wearing the same clothes, and sharing the same cultural interests.
• She has a passion and burden to reach women in Asia.

Almost anyone can make a difference for women in Asia

It only takes $30 a month to help support a woman missionary to serve full-time to reach other women.

Through Bible studies, house visits, and the personal ministry of woman missionaries, thousands of women have found hope in Christ. But the need in Asia is great. Millions of women have still never heard the Good News. By sponsoring, you will allow women in the next village to be reached.

Pray about helping and visit:  http://www.gfa.org/women/

 
Did you know?

One hundred percent of what you give Gospel for Asia to sponsorship goes to the field.
As a member of the ECFA Gospel for Asia manages your gift with financial integrity.
Your donations are tax-deductible. Gospel for Asia is a recognized nonprofit by the IRS.

If you have supported Gospel for Asia by learning about their ministry by through this blog would you please let us know? You are making a difference!

Help us Amplify the Gospel through Radio

So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." Romans 10:17 (NKJV)

A GFA radio broadcast reaching the mountains of Nepal.

We could see the Great Commission completed in our lifetime! There are still language groups that need to hear the Gospel in their mother tongue. There are people who wait to hear God's Word because they cannot read it.

Many places in South Asia are difficult for Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries to reach—sometimes they are restricted all together. However, with the use of radio broadcasts, millions of people from the mountains, jungles and even remote villages can hear the Good News of Christ.


We can have a huge impact, with lasting fruit, on the field by bringing the Gospel to people in their own language. Our goal is to raise: $45. Would you please prayerfully consider helping? To Help Please Visit: https://www.mygfa.org/2believeministries/

Over 250 Million?

Did you know that over 250 million women in Asia are illiterate? How will they stand firm in their faith if they can't read the Bible?




More than one in three women in Asia are illiterate—and the statistic holds true for women in Gospel for Asia-supported churches. Their inability to read leaves them vulnerable to those wanting to take advantage of their ignorance, and without reading the Bible, it's a challenge to deepen their knowledge of their Savior.

You can help empower them to care for their families, avoid bad contracts that cause debt, and overcome abusive employers who take advantage of their ignorance through breaking the chains of illiteracy. They’ll also get better prices at the marketplace--just because they can do math. Finally, churches will be strengthened as women are able to read the Bible for the first time.

Please visit: http://www.gfa.org/womens-ministry/womens-literacy-program/

 

One hundred percent of your donation will go to provide for women's literacy in Asia. Nothing is taken out for administrative expenses.

Got Clean Water?

Clean water? Did you know that there is a lack of clean water for much of the world? Most of us take for granted the water which flows freely from our taps. But for many villages in South Asia, this basic life necessity is often in short supply. The statistics are staggering that half of humanity is affected by water-related problems.

• 780 million people lack access to an improved water source; approximately one in nine people. 
• 3.41 million people die from water, sanitation and hygiene-related causes each year. 
• The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war through guns.

For many in Asia, safe, clean water is hard to come by. Confined to stagnant ponds, filthy rivers, and rusty wells, these people are struggling daily with water-borne illnesses. Village wells may dry up—especially during drought season—and it is not unusual for families to walk several miles just to find water for their household needs.

You can make a difference in their lives. Share a cup of clean water with someone in Asia while teaching them about the Living Water found in Jesus. Communities are willing to learn about the love of Christ after seeing God's provision for them.

Help today, please visit: http://www.gfa.org/water

100% of all contributions designated for use on the mission field are sent to the mission field.

What is Compassion?

What is Compassion? Simple. Love in Action.

That's it, but the hard part is putting it into practice. There are so many ways we can show compassion, like helping the sick, the poor, and the hurt. But how often are we living a life style of compassion? Hopefully after you read the rest of this article you will be moved to do something to help, like supporting Gospel for Asia through prayer or giving a donation. By being the hands and feet of Jesus locally or by supporting our brothers and sisters in Asia we can truly demonstrate love in action.

Meet people who have never even heard the name of Jesus through watching the video below. See for your self how God is transforming lives through a group of dedicated Gospel for Asia supported missionaries who are reaching the most unreached with Jesus' love. It takes tremendous self-sacrifice and patience on the part of the Gospel for Asia native missionaries to work full time for the advancement of the Gospel, but they live to lead people to Jesus.

Open sewage, polluted water, lack of health care, illiteracy, superstition, and diseases such as tuberculosis and AIDS are just some of the threats all around them. But the Gospel for Asia teams of trained nurses and doctors visit dozens of villages, and Bridge of Hope Centers are all ministering to thousands of people each year, all in the name of the Great Physician—Jesus Christ.

Gospel for Asia's Compassion Services are bringing Christ's love to the suffering and needy in very practical ways. And the teams minister year-round in Asian slums, and one Bible college trains young missionaries for this specific ministry. Compassion Services missionaries similarly work in leper colonies and other forsaken communities. And it's all done in the name of Jesus. Please pray about how you can help today!

Please visit: http://www.gfa.org/cs/   or    http://www.gfa.org/donation/browse/items/compassion-services/ to learn more. Thanks and may God bless you!

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Sponsor a Missionary National Missionaries are ministering much like the Christians in the early Church did, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ, caring for the sick and needy and establishing local fellowships.

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FREE Book: No Longer A Slumdog

"No Longer a Slumdog" demonstrates God’s tender mercy at its best! It’s a story of redemption, a celebration of lives transformed from despair to hope. Be captivated by God’s powerful love as K.P. Yohannan leads you on a journey through the slums and villages of South Asia and into the hearts and lives of these precious children in South Asia.

Order your free book now at: http://www.gfa.org/sb1/

"No Longer a Slumdog" inspires faith that a better tomorrow is truly possible, and sheds light on the move of God that is taking place across South Asia. You can see in the video below some of the faces of just a few of the 250 million abused and downtrodden Dalits ("Untouchables") as they declare their freedom from centuries of bondage. Hear the words of Dr. K.P. Yohannan as he offers them the hope of Christ at this historic event.


Please go to www.gfa.org/book to order your FREE copy.
You can also visit www.nolongeraslumdog.org to watch the video stories that accompany those in the book.

The Power of Literature

Did you know that for just $1 you can help a missionary in Asia have the availability to hand out 200 tracts? And a national missionary can hand out hundreds of tracts in just a few hours. Thousands have chosen to follow Christ after coming face-to-face with the Gospel message in these tracts. Unlike most of the media saturated people of this world, national missionary using Gospel tracts are very effective, which also contain pictures. Give to Gospel tracts/literature


These small booklets are produced specifically for the cultures and languages of Asia. Each year, Gospel for Asia publishes more than 30 million pieces of Gospel literature, which are distributed by their missionaries, Bible college students and believers throughout Asia.

How many of us have been given Gospel tracts? In Asia one tracts can literally reach dozens of people, as they are read and then passed on to others.



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Sign up for a unique program called the 21-Day Challenge to begin to faithfully read Scripture every day.

If you like, you can also subscribe to get a short, quick-to-read daily devotional sent by E-mail every day. Read and post stories and prayer requests to inspire greater results. You can even track the impact of your personal ministry! Join today!

Have you ever been hungry?

Have you ever seen a nice warm meal and then your stomach growled and you were hungry? But when was the last time you ate? Was it just minuets or hours ago? Often we complain that we are hungry or starving, but just because we haven't eaten for a few hours doesn't mean we are starving. Recently we fasted for a day without eating food to draw closer to the Lord and seek His direction in a few areas of our life and family. We live in America, the land of food, and have never been without food because we didn't have any.

Now, imagine with me for a moment that you are so hungry that you have to resort to eating dirt just to fill your belly? But what you don’t know is that in the mud you just ate there are toxic chemicals. As you get sicker and sicker you wonder if anyone can help you. As you begin to be in more pain you hear stories of people in the West who have so much food they actually throw most of it away.

Now that paints a picture of true starving, and the reality is that in India there are over 2 million children who die of hunger each year. Can you grasp that number? Think of it this way, that’s 6,000 children every day who die from hunger. Remember we have a fridge full of food that we can grab when we feel like it and a microwave to instantly cook it in too. Would you join us in prayer for those around the world without food? And most importantly would you join in praying for their salvation?

Compassion is love in action. Start with being in prayer, and if the Lord puts it on your heart to help by giving then let it be done by His leading and provision. Together we can help these kids, and those children who are sponsored through Bridge of Hope who receive education, love, a hot meal and most of all the hope and love of Jesus through a personal relationship.

Please visit: http://www.gfa.org/sponsorachild/benefits/

You have the opportunity to reach into at least one child's life through sponsorship. We can pray for these children and know that our Father hears these prayers. Consider this opportunity to sponsor in light of eternity.

For more information check out:

GFA Resources: 

http://www.gfa.org/sponsorachild/benefits/

http://www.gfa.org/news/articles/missionary-doctor-witnesses-depressing-medical-cases/

http://www.gfa.org/news/articles/medical-camp-makes-impact/

http://www.gfa.org/news/articles/clean-hands-and-pure-hearts/

Web Articles:

http://www.thp.org/learn_more/issues/know_your_world_facts_about_hunger_and_poverty?gclid=CNXJz6_Fka0CFQNjTAodVX5alA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8682558.stm            

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-02-27/india/28009938_1_global-hunger-index-food-insecurity-india-ranks               

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/in-booming-india-hunger-kills-6000-kidsdaily/62220-17.html             

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/world/asia/13malnutrition.html