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A Deeper Sacrifice
Debalal was a faithful servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was diligent in the Lord’s ministry. He brought many souls to the Kingdom during his long ministerial life. Tragically, he was persecuted and viciously murdered while praying. His beautiful relationship with the Lord and his couragaseness will now live on through his wife and children. In this photo they are praying with a GFA-Supported pastor, keeping their faith in the hardest of times.
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International Widows Day
Today, on International Widows Day, let's reflect on these sad statistics on widows and how we can help lower them—92 percent of India's women aged 70 and older are widows and one in four homes in India is home to a widow. Street begging and prostitution often becomes a way of life for younger widows and many are left caring for their children with little help from relatives.Those who cannot bear the shame may turn to suicide as their only escape.
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Bringing hope to the women
These widows are undergoing literacy training through GFA-Supported sisters of Compassion. Here they will learn to read and write which help them earn a living and read the Bible.
"Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world." James— 1:27
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Protecting families from Malaria
From time to time, the municipal authorities spray mosquito repelling smoke in the slums to prevent sickness caused by mosquito bites.
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A difference being made
Here you can see a GFA-supported Sister of Compassion teaching women to read and write during a literacy class. Now these women will be able to provide for their families in ways they couldn’t before by tutoring their children, protecting their families and learning some of life's most basic lessons.
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Strengthening poor communities
Here you can see a wonderful combination of medical professionals, Sisters of Compassions and church volunteers all driven by the love of God to serve the "least of these". They worked diligently to meet the medical needs of people from 14 different villages at this free GFA-supported medical camp.
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A burning desire to help
This Sister of Compassion is seen encouraging and helping some women during registration at a medical camp. She has undergone special training to uniquely serve communities and help in many different areas of need.
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Join us in celebrating World Health Day
GFA-supported medical ministry is helping thousands who are in need of medical attention, all while displaying the love of Christ. Medical camps, a major aspect of GFA-supported medical ministry, bring skilled doctors, medical staff, medication and health training to areas where people rarely have the chance to see a doctor. These camps may be organized in Bridge of Hope centers, remote villages, crowded slums—any place there is need and opportunity.
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Humanitarian assistance and spiritual hope
These women are happily carrying home their new mosquito nets they received through a GFA-supported Christmas gift distribution. Nets like these create a physical barrier against malaria-carrying mosquitoes, and can create a profound difference in their everyday health.
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Receiving medicine and love
After hearing about a free medical camp organized through GFA, this mother walked three miles carrying her young boy seeking help. He has endured a lot of pain from this boil-like growth on his head, but due to a lack of financial stability, they couldn't afford to visit a doctor. But through these free medical camps and God's love, he is now receiving the treatment he needs.
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Healing the rejected
GFA-supported Leprosy Ministry is bringing practical help in Jesus' name to the suffering and needy. Patients have found healing, compassion and love, which equips them to live with more hope in the future.
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Health Advocacy
Every week, these Sisters of Compassion and paramedical staff meet with the leprosy patients in this colony and clean, bandage and dress their wounds, as well as properly medicate them.
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Cultivating compassion
This Sister of Compassion is seen here walking an elderly woman with leprosy to get her wounds cleaned and dressed.
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When another is lost, dare to help them find the way
These poor victims of leprosy have no other choice than to beg as they are incapable of doing physical work.
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There is a power in God's Word beyond all description
This man is reading a piece of Gospel literature that was given to him by a pastor. That same pastor has been doing ministry in the slums for nine years! He distributes literature pieces daily, prays for the sick and shares the love of God.
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Compassion is about giving all the love that you have
Pastor Marty is well respected in the slum where he serves; here he is talking with a fellow slum dwelling neighbor.
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Desperation-filled slums in Asia are growing
As the ministry in the slums are growing, a Bible college graduate has joined Pastor Marty and a fellow GFA-supported missionary to help them bring Christ's love to the suffering.
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Severe flooding in Kerala
K.P. Yohannan visited victims at one of many relief camps after 2018's severe Kerala flooding. In August 2018, the South Indian state of Kerala experienced the worst flooding in nearly 100 years. There is still much to be done and many people to help so the relief work is still going strong
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Prevention is better than a cure
These leprosy patients are waiting their turn for treatment at a GFA-supported medical center.
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Choosing kindness is just as easy as smiling
A caring Sister of Compassion is talking to a leprosy patient who grew emotional when she saw the love and concern they expressed towards her.
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Eagerly welcomed as caregivers, counselors, teachers and friends.
This Sister of Compassion and her team visit this woman and feed her by hand every Wednesday and Thursday. This precious lady is unable to feed herself due to complications from Leprosy.
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Showing love and dignity to the rejected
A Sister of Compassion is talking with a Leprosy survivor. She helps her with chores that she's unable to do because her leg was amputated due to Leprosy.
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Children are the future of any society
Each new generation needs Biblical guidance to grow their relationship with God. This brave child is leading a devotion at a home for girls rescued from the street, by opening prayer and raising her hands in worship.
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Gaining more than a blanket
Icy wind + no indoor heating + tatatered clothing = Misery, sickness or even death.
You can change this equation!
The simple act of placing one or two warm blankets in the arms of a parent or grandparent can powerfully impact a family, just like this father and his kids. It also can remind them that, though they are poor and overlooked by many, others like you extend genuine love to them.
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Love: Second Week of Advent
“Let us remember the poor, and not forget kindness to strangers; above all, let us love God with all our soul, and might, and strength, and our neighbour as ourselves.”
—St. Athanasius
Today marks the 2nd week of advent! This week's theme is Love.
Want to celebrate Christmas more intentionally with your family this year? It's not too late to sign up for GFA's free 2017 Advent Devotionals! You'll receive an email each morning with the scripture readings, prayers, and other encouraging Advent readings for each day.
—St. Athanasius
Today marks the 2nd week of advent! This week's theme is Love.
Want to celebrate Christmas more intentionally with your family this year? It's not too late to sign up for GFA's free 2017 Advent Devotionals! You'll receive an email each morning with the scripture readings, prayers, and other encouraging Advent readings for each day.
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He is the hands and feet of Jesus
In his area, this pastor is the hands and feet of Jesus. National workers like him establish fellowships every day in Asia. Through their labor and love, God is moving in miraculous ways!
Learn more why Gospel for Asia is all about national missionaries—and how God is using them to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
Learn more why Gospel for Asia is all about national missionaries—and how God is using them to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
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Beauty from Ashes
This family's home was completely destroyed as a result of persecution. Here, they are standing in the doorway of their new home, though it would be another month before the home would be complete and ready for them to move in.
Read another story about a pastor named Nateshwar who was hospitalized and bedridden for a week as a result of persecution.
Read another story about a pastor named Nateshwar who was hospitalized and bedridden for a week as a result of persecution.
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Disaster Relief Team Moves to Action
A group of men fills many bags of rice to give to families affected by disaster. Learn more about GFA's Compassion Services teams like these and be a part of ministering to people in need.
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A roof over their heads
Most of the houses in the villages here are made of wooden sticks, coconut thatches or dirt tiles and dirt without any strong foundation and strong walls. It's no wonder that rainwater can easily enter the wall and roof, causing damages to most of the village homes.
But with these tin roofing sheets—a relatively inexpensive gift that many people in Asia can't afford—their homes can withstand monsoon rains and other storms year-round!
Give a family in Asia protection from the elements with a durable tin sheet roof.
But with these tin roofing sheets—a relatively inexpensive gift that many people in Asia can't afford—their homes can withstand monsoon rains and other storms year-round!
Give a family in Asia protection from the elements with a durable tin sheet roof.
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World Toilet Day - November 19
Happy World Toilet Day! Like this family, many people in Asia have been given outdoor toilets through GFA-supported sanitation projects—a huge blessing for families without a proper place to use the restroom. Using the bathroom outside can be dangerous or lead to life-threatening diseases. So not only do outdoor toilets give families clean, private places to go to the bathroom, but it can actually help save their lives too!
Read how another man named Sakshi responded when his family received a toilet.
Read how another man named Sakshi responded when his family received a toilet.
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Commited wholeheartedly to the people
Since becoming a Sister of Compassion, one woman shares, “I see that people respect me. They will even approach me and share their problems with me . . . and I go to them, talk to them and share the Good News.”
From treating the open wounds of leprosy patients to training others in life-saving hygiene practices to rescuing children from the streets, Sisters of Compassion commit themselves wholeheartedly to their communities.
From treating the open wounds of leprosy patients to training others in life-saving hygiene practices to rescuing children from the streets, Sisters of Compassion commit themselves wholeheartedly to their communities.
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GFA's Medical Ministry
Eighty percent of the diseases in Asia are curable—even preventable. But because of lack of access to medications, health care and training in basic hygiene, many are suffering and dying from these treatable ailments. GFA's Medical Ministry is serving to meet the needs of thousands who are in need of medical attention.
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It's the little things...
This Sister of Compassion is cleaning rice to help a woman in need. Sometimes serving Jesus doesn't look like a great risk or dramatic trip—sometimes it looks like loving the people around you. Learn more about Sisters of Compassion here.
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Long-term affects of natural disasters
In the aftermath of a natural disaster, it can be so hard to return to normal everyday life. Children need to go back to school, but often their homes and possessions have been lost or damaged. One practical way GFA is able to help children recovering from disaster is by providing school supplies. These children received notebooks and pencils after the earthquake in Nepal.
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Warm blankets in the summertime?
Blankets don't seem that important in summertime, but in the harsh reality of living on the street, they are still needed in many parts of the world. You can provide blankets to people in need regardless of the season.
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Rain on a tin roof
Many people love the sound of rain on a tin roof. For many familes in Asia, the simple gift of a tin sheet means they have shelter from the storm. The best South Asian homes are built using simple materials that will withstand the harsh natural elements. That's why many homes have roofs of tin sheets. The tin is lightweight and easy to install, yet durable enough to withstand the monsoon rains.
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Visiting a man with leprosy
Every day, Pastor Jiva (pictured) visits the leprosy colony to encourage and pray for the families there.
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World Leprosy Day
Today is World Leprosy Day! Though thousands still suffer from leprosy worldwide, many are finding hope and healing in Jesus. Praise God!
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Finding healing from leprosy
Through our brothers and sisters in Asia ministering to people affected by leprosy, people are finding healing from the disease—and the joy of living with Jesus forever!
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Ministering to the same leprosy colony she grew up in
Bahula (pictured) grew up in a leprosy colony, but she never had compassion on the people there until she came to know Jesus personally.
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Rejected because of disease
How horrible would it be if you had cancer, and because of it, everyone you knew or loved disowned you? Leprosy in Asia is a lot like that. Once you have the disease, all too often you are considered an outcast by your family and end up living alone or in a colony of other people with leprosy.
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Reaching Friends Ministry
Pastor Jiva (pictured) helped start leprosy ministry in his area. Though it started small, "Reaching Friends Ministry" soon became one of the largest ministries they do in that region.
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The affects of leprosy
How can a man work without his hands or feet? Leprosy often will cause people's feet and hands to become disfigured, making it very difficult for men and women affected by this disease to provide for their families.
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Rebuilding can take years
In some areas of extreme poverty, it may take years for families to rebuild after natural disasters. But national missionaries and Compassion Services teams continue to practically help people in need and encourage them in their struggles.
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Helped through medical camps
This is a Gospel for Asia-supported medical camp. Through camps like these, families are finding healing and learning the importance of good hygiene. Please pray many more people will be helped through medical ministry!
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Preparing relief packets
This team is working hard to bring relief to families in Asia after a natural disaster struck. Each one of these bags has 10kg of rice, along with additional food, cooking supplies and soap.
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Love for those rejected by society
By providing treatment and practical help for leprosy patients, Compassion Services workers show that Jesus loves and accepts all—even those rejected by society and disfigured by disease.
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Grateful for relief
Women, men and their families are very grateful for Gospel for Asia-supported Compassion Services bringing relief to them, especially for those who, because of flooding, have lost their homes and livelihoods.
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GFA-supported medical ministry
Many people in Asia can't afford medical treatment or haven't been taught basic hygiene, which is why GFA-supported medical ministry is educating families on hygiene and hosting medical camps for the sick.
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Encountering God's heart
In her culture, she may be considered an outcast because she suffers from leprosy. But in God's eyes, she is precious and special. Women and men like her who suffer from this disease are encountering God in their hearts and are finding healing in His arms.
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Supplying relief
Imagine you had no sugar, no tea or coffee, no food and no soap. That's what many families in Asia face after natural disasters. But through Compassion Services teams, people recieve relief supplies, like those pictured here—rice, dal, baking supplies and soap.
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World Malaria Day
Offering protection from an infected mosquito's sting, mosquito nets are a cheap and effective means of preventing malaria.
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A Widower in the Wake
Pastor Tamang lost his wife in an earthquake in 2011. Though it was difficult to continue on without her, he persevered. "It was the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the prayer support of my believers that helped me to stand firm after the death of my wife," he says. "God comforted me so I can continue my ministry."
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World Health Day
By God's grace, Gospel for Asia-supported medical ministry is meeting the physical needs of thousands of people in Asia, and the love of Christ is touching many hearts through their work!
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GFA’s Medical Ministry
Trained teams from GFA's Medical Ministry visit dozens of villages and Bridge of Hope Centers, ministering to thousands of people each year, all in the name of the Great Physician—Jesus Christ.
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Amazing love
Shunned by their society, those afflicted with leprosy are amazed when missionaries tangibly display the love of Christ by talking with them and caring for them.
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Blankets and hope
Blankets provide much needed warmth for those struggling without proper shelter or clothing, like this woman. She received a blanket after the Nepal earthquakes hit her nation in 2015.
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World Leprosy Day
“It is because of God’s grace that we have the strength, courage and motivation to work among these people, to share with them, to hug them, to love them and to care for them,” says Pastor Jiva, a GFA missionary working among leprosy patients.
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He found Jesus at just the right time
Weary from suffering with leprosy for 28 years, and now high blood pressure and diabetes, Balwant planned to end his life. But at just the right time, he found Jesus! He passed away on Dec. 29, 2015, and now gets to spend eternity with the One who loves him—redeemed and fully restored.
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No one was there
“No one was there to take care of me. No one was there . . .” That’s something many people affected with leprosy can repeat over and over again.
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Compelled by love
With a growing team of men and women who serve with committed hearts, hundreds of people suffering from leprosy are finding healing and wholeness to their once-marred lives.
Read about Pastor Jiva and Bahula, two people serving those with leprosy
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The hands and feet of Jesus
Reaching out to leprosy patients with the love of Christ, missionaries working in leprosy colonies have the privilege to literally be the hands and feet of Jesus.
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Healing for the Sores on Her Soul
“Would you like us to clean your wounds?” asked Pastor Jiva. After being neglected by society all her life, Kishori was surprised when GFA missionaries visited her, cleaned her wounds, and encouraged her that Jesus could heal her completely.
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Abandoned and scorned
Every year, there are nearly 230,000 new cases of people diagnosed with leprosy. While leprosy is a curable disease, many men, women and children find themselves abandoned and scorned because of it.
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One of the ways
Health clinics are one of the ways that Gospel for Asia Compassion Services are sharing God's love while meeting the physical needs of many in Asia.
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Thankful for the help they've received
In the past two months, GFA Compassion Services teams have brought relief to a number of communities in Nepal, like this one, that have suffered the destruction of many homes and buildings. Thank you for your part in providing relief for the hurting people of Nepal!
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Even the church was destroyed
In some villages in Nepal, like this village, every structure was destroyed or is uninhabitable due to the earthquakes, and the local congregation of believers has been left without a permanent place to worship.
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The hands and feet of Jesus
Reaching out to victims of leprosy with the love of Christ, missionaries working in leprosy colonies have the privilege to literally be the hands and feet of Christ.
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After the floods came
In times of intense need and after natural disasters, GFA Compassion Services brings food, water, medical care, clothing and sometimes shelter, depending on the circumstances. But what physical relief cannot do, the message of Christ can: bring hope for a better future.
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Unsafe conditions
While many houses in Nepal were completely destroyed in the earthquake, others remained standing but are seriously damaged and unsafe to live in.
Please pray for protection for those living in unsafe conditions
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What they have in common
Whether they know it or not, these precious people have more in common than just the leprosy colony they live in and the disease that brought them there—each one is loved and cherished by the God of the universe!
Tell victims of leprosy, perhaps for the first time, that Jesus loves them
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Helping meet their needs
Gospel for Asia-supported Compassion Services teams are continuing to help meet the needs of communities in Nepal, and this woman is one of many who received aid.
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Meeting their needs
Gospel for Asia's Medical Ministry is serving to meet the needs of thousands who are in need of medical attention in Asia, all while sharing the love of Christ.
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Thankful to receive help
In efforts to help earthquake victims in Nepal, the GFA Compassion Services team visited Ranipani, village of more than 600 people, to distribute rice, dal and salt. In return, the villagers were very grateful for the help.
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Left as a widow
The earthquakes in Nepal left this woman, Tarana, as a widow. She received some help from GFA's Compassion Services team, but like many others in her nation, the coming days will be a struggle for her and her 5 children.
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Widowed by Nepal earthquake
This woman, now a widow, lost her husband in the Nepal earthquake. Like many others in her nation, she doesn’t know how to start her life again. Please pray for the people of Nepal to find help and comfort in their time of need.
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Sending help by helicopter
In Nepal, Gospel for Asia Compassion Services workers are continuing to bring relief to the needy, especially those in rural, hard-to-reach areas, that have not yet received aid.
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Struggling to rebuild
In the wake of two earthquakes and multiple aftershocks, the nation of Nepal is desperately struggling to rebuild. Please pray that God will provide abundant peace and hope for the people of Nepal in this time.
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Second deadly earthquake in Nepal
Another deadly earthquake shook Nepal on May 12, 17 days after the first earthquake devastated the nation. “There is fear among everyone. You can just feel it. People who have already lost so much are beginning to lose hope.” —Raahi, a GFA-supported photojournalist
The nation of Nepal needs hope—learn how you can pray or give
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Two weeks later
Over two weeks after the earthquake, GFA's compassion services teams are still working full force to provide relief. Many people, like this man, received bags of rice or other relief supplies.
See a timeline of the relief efforts in Nepal and learn how you can help
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Providing relief
Thirteen days have passed since the earth shook and millions of lives in Nepal were forever altered. The headlines may have died down, but providing relief for the estimated 8 million people affected by the earthquake will be a long-term effort.
Join us as we provide for the needs of the millions affected
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Longing for something better
What does she wish for most? That her child could have something better than poverty, filth, and hunger to look forward to in life?
Mother's Day is coming up next week—find out how you can give hope in honor of Mom this year
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Deadly Earthquake in Nepal
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Nepal on Saturday, April 25, and more than 4,000 people have died. Our Compassion Services teams promptly began offering aid and ministering to survivors, but thousands of people are in desperate need.
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World Health Day
Today is World Health Day! By God's grace, Gospel for Asia's Medical Ministry is meeting the physical needs of thousands of people in Asia, and the love of Christ is touching many hearts through their work!
Celebrate World Health Day by donating to GFA's Medical Ministry
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Suffering in the cold
Every winter in the northern part of South Asia, many people suffer, and some even perish due to insufficient clothing and shelter. Imagine what a warm winter blanket would mean, if you were suffering in the cold!
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Bringing smiles to their faces
Leprosy patients don't often experience love or care from others because of their disease, but the love of Jesus shown to them by GFA-supported workers is bringing hope and smiles to their faces!
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In the name of the Great Physician
Gospel for Asia's Medical Ministry teams often reach out where medical attention is scarce. The treatment is free to the recipients, but the eternal difference it makes cannot be measured!
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In the Slum
If they get too sick or too old to work, there is no social agency to help them survive. No wonder many slum dwellers drown their fears and sorrows in alcohol.
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A New House
You can provide a simple, strong house for a family. A house that will remind them that some people called Christians loved them enough to give them shelter and that their Jesus loves them as well. Like this woman who received a new house.
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In the Heart of the Slums
Would you let your child walk through this water? In the slums of South Asia, they don't know any better.
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self-sacrifice and patience
It takes tremendous self-sacrifice and patience on the part of our national missionaries to work among the people in the slums, win their trust and show them Jesus' love. It also entails meeting urgent and often unique needs.
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A Disaster
GFA-supported missionaries and volunteers assist survivors of natural disasters by providing food, water, medical care, clothing and even shelter.
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Jesus' Tangible Love
Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries are serving in dozens of leper colonies throughout South Asia, bringing hope to hundreds.
Learn more about how Gospel for Asia is reaching lepers in Asia
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Flood waters devestate South Asia
“We have nothing—nothing,” cried one mother. “What we had has been taken away by the flood. We do not have home, food, water, proper clothes. How shall we survive?”
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Compelled by Love
Bahula could tell the woman had leprosy; even so she wouldn’t be like the others who looked away and pretended the woman didn’t exist. In Bahula’s heart, this woman was her family.
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A love they can see
Although leprosy is easily treated and not highly contagious, the disease’s stigma is so great in certain parts of the world that a diagnosis means a lifetime of isolation.
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A practical love
One of our School of Discipleship students had the opportunity to visit Gospel for Asia’s ministry to a Leprosy Colony in South Asia.
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Cyclone Phailin Reconstruction
“There are so many people still waiting for help and camping out on the roads,” said Daniel Punnose, vice president of GFA. “Their land is gone; their farms are gone; their houses are gone. They’re just trying to rebuild their lives right now.”
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Cyclone Phailin update
Last fall, Cyclone Phailin ripped through the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, affecting millions and destroying 800,000 homes. Now Gospel for Asia Compassion Services teams are working to rebuild what was lost.
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Log in to downloadWednesday, December 4
Able to earn a living
Because he was given a rickshaw, this young man can earn an income and is no longer enslaved in poverty!
Give a rickshaw today and bless an poverty-stricken individual with a dignified job.
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Log in to downloadTuesday, October 29
So colorful, so different, so needy.
This is what you can find in the market, but also what the people of Asia use to earn some money from tailoring.
Watch the story of Mula and how a sewing machine changed her life.
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Log in to downloadFriday, October 25
New house, new hope
After losing everything they have, these people can smile again because they now have Jesus and a new house.
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Log in to downloadSaturday, September 28
Christmas is coming!
The best way to bless and love others during the next season is by giving a gift that provides a way to know the best gift of all...Jesus!
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New family member!
This is not just a pig, but a new member of the family which brings dignity, hope, money, food and the love of Christ!
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Showing the compassion of Christ
Through Compassion Services, Jesus' love will shine to survivors of natural disasters in practical ways.
Get involved with Compassion Services today— every penny makes a difference!
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