Gospel for Asia Newsletter

Pastor Brings Hygiene, Dignity to Village

Lachlan watched his wife, Favianna, lean on her walker, her movements stilted and slow. A disability severely hampered her ability to get around and take care of herself—and was especially challenging when she needed to relieve herself. For her, and many others in the village, the fields were their bathrooms, and full of peril. For Favianna, the open fields with uneven ground and no privacy we ...

Water Filters Protect Impoverished from Sickness

In celebration of World Water Day, GFA Pastor Sachen and other GFA workers identified families in their area in need of clean water and provided them with BioSand water filters. “It is impossib ...

She Found the One She Wanted to Follow

Abena was a Christian, right? Her parents were Christians, and even though the lives of her non-Christian friends seemed more exciting, she regularly went to church and Sunday school. Wasn’t that enough? The teena ...

Pastor’s Wife Achieves Seemingly Impossible Dream

Kaleena, wife of GFA pastor Lamonta, set an example for the members of their congregation. She faithfully supported her husband, cared for their four children and excitedly attended regional events for the church, su ...

Finding Her True Destiny

As the daughter of a poor, alcoholic daily wage laborer in Asia, Venita was destined to obtain limited education and repeat the cycle of poverty. Yet here she stood, a college graduate contributing  ...

Running Out of Options

Phaedra felt helpless. Work had run out. Government assistance had run out. Phaedra dreamed of a better future for her children, but now she couldn’t even feed them. Hope flickered on the brink  ...

K.P.’s Corner

It is so serious, and of utmost importance, that each of us is “endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit” (Ephesians 4:3). “Endeavor” is another word for try, attempt, labor, strive, exert a ...