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Breaking the Cycle to Bring Good News
July 2025 • Article
Peace and wholeness―that was what Jonas’ family needed. Yet their reality was exactly the opposite. Deep poverty—caused by Jonas’ father’s drinking habit—plagued the family. Growing up, Jonas often felt as if his father existed in an entirely different world than the one where Jonas, his sisters and his mother suffered.
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A Marriage, a Team and a Ministry to Many
April 2025 • Article
In November 2012, as GFA pastor Talon and Keziah said their wedding vows, neither could have guessed just how mightily God would use their marriage—their partnership—in the village of Saron . Nor could they have known the team of believers God would raise up to partner with them as they shared Christ’s love with their community.
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Hope for a Hidden Village
March 2025 • Article
Tucked into the Nepali hills, Samara’s village could be described in one word: isolated. Surrounded by forests, the remote village lacked electricity, safe drinking water, schools, hospitals and even markets. Samara’s two-story home was isolated too, with no neighbor in sight. Here, she and her husband, Keenan, had raised their four daughters and three sons, making an income through farming and animal husbandry.
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Mother’s Heartbreak Leads to Hope
January 2025 • Article
What had gone wrong? The field stretched before Sarina, but her mind was not on the familiar work. She and her husband had labored for a daily wage in the fields near their home for years—it was how they had raised their son and two daughters and how they had managed to arrange good marriages for their girls. But now, their hard work was not enough. In fact, it seemed nothing Sarina did was enough to relieve the suffering of her family.
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The Answer to a Father’s Prayer
December 2024 • Article
In the hills of Nepal, where the main sources of income are farming and animal husbandry, Gideon owned no land and no animals. The husband and father, a daily wage laborer, worked in others’ paddy fields for the income he and his family needed to survive. It was hard, grueling work—when he could find it. Daily wage labor wasn’t reliable employment. Sometimes, he couldn’t find anyone in need of extra hands. On those days, Gideon had nothing to bring home for his wife and two sons.
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Curious Woman Persistently Pursues Christ
November 2024 • Article
Who was this Jesus the pamphlet talked about? Rivka had carefully read the Gospel tract she had received, poring over the pages, but she still had so many questions. There was no church nearby, though. Would Rivka ever be able to learn more about Jesus?
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God Provides Healing and a Home
November 2024 • Article
What had happened to Shmuel? He had been a healthy boy, but that suddenly changed when, at age 11, he fell seriously ill. Headaches and fevers became constant in his life. It seemed that nothing—no hospital, medical doctor or witch doctor—could heal him. His condition grew even worse following injections from a local hospital. Shmuel grew skinnier and weaker.
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Going the Distance
November 2024 • Article
A chill slowly settled and night skies lingered longer over the steep Himalayan foothills where Samzun lived. The changing season meant he and his family had work to do. At winter’s advent, while most of us prepare for the holidays, they would have to focus on survival, on getting through each day. To prepare, they needed to chop firewood, gather hay for their animals and, if they needed any supplies, hike a few hours to the market.
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Couple Shows Widow Love of the One Who Never Forsakes
November 2024 • Article
What was Beula to do? She, a widow, had worked as a domestic helper for many years, but now with her health declining, she couldn’t continue with the same number of hours. How could she take care of herself and her only son? As life’s burdens continually increased, would Beula ever find rest?
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A Dire Illness Leads to New Life
November 2024 • Article
You’ll start seeing a new name for our Sisters of Compassion: Sisters of the Cross. As their number and reach expands, this change will more immediately identify them as ministers of the Gospel in service of Jesus Christ. Thank you for helping them in their important mission!
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Faithful Service Yields Fruit in a Family
November 2024 • Article
Kai and his wife, Eira, had lived well in their village for many years. Kai worked as a farmer, while Eira took care of their home and the five children they had been blessed with, four sons and a daughter. But their life was eventually disrupted by their youngest son’s drinking and the introduction of a new neighbor: Pastor Iwan.
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A Daughter Reads Healing Words
November 2024 • Article
Like many GFA missionaries, Pastor Rahn experiences challenges in his ministry. Although more than 20 people attend weekly worship services at the church he pastors, the town he serves in is very opposed to his work. People in the town hold fast to a traditional religion and typically reject any other teaching.
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Administering Mercy, Prescribing Love
October 2024 • Article
“I felt grieved that I came to know such Great Love so belatedly,” GFA woman missionary Alina shared. She had spent her entire life practicing her family’s traditional religion, seeking favor and peace through its rituals. But when her father died unexpectedly, the shock threw Alina and her family into depression. There was no peace.
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