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Serving the Community, Impacting the World

Nov. 14, 2019

Community events are an important part of our lives at GFA. They play a vital role in allowing us to serve our neighbours and build relationships within Stoney Creek and the surrounding area. The autumn season is especially filled with opportunities to serve, both on our property and alongside other local organizations.

On Sept. 28, Battlefield Park invited us to be part of their annual Apple Festival. This is our third time as a vendor at the festival and we enjoyed connecting with the families who stopped by our table for children’s activities.

Attendance was a bit down this year due to cloudy skies, according to Sus...

Education’s Impact on Extreme Poverty Eradication

Nov. 6, 2019

Poverty and low education are each self-perpetuating: Those born into poverty (or illiterate households) often live the remainder of their lives in that same...

Literacy: One of the Great Miracle Cures

Oct. 2, 2019

Illiteracy is more dominant than poverty, more dominant than a chronic physical disability, and more dominant than even an oppressive social system.

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Women Are Water Warriors

Sept. 18, 2019

Finding water that will not cause death in the family is a challenge many people in Asia face. Many women and children are forced to walk hours a day to dist...

From Picking Trash to Picking a College

Aug. 7, 2019

Discussing the life of Bir and the rest of the children in his village, who, despite the challenges of poverty and the difficulties in school, were given hop...

Saving the Baby in the Dumpster

July 16, 2019

Shame fell over the new father. He couldn’t have a child that was abnormal. He didn’t want a child that was abnormal. Neither did his wife. Disgusted, the ma...

Beyond Despicable

July 3, 2019

Riding for a Cause

June 19, 2019

From Death to Life at the Hands of a Good Samaritan

June 6, 2019