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Celebrating Christmas in Stoney Creek

Dec. 23, 2019

Christmas Shoeboxes

Carols and hot chocolate, red and green lights, time with family and friends, these are all things that remind us Christmas is on it's way.

Here at GFA World, one of the first signs of Christmas is the familiar red and green Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes. In early November a shipment of boxes arrived from Samaritan's Purse ready to be folded and filled with treasures for children around the world. Throughout the month, the boxes are available in our office for pickup for anyone in our community who wants to participate in this Christmas tradition.

GFA World, located at 245 King Street East in…

Celebrate Christ, Transform Lives

Dec. 18, 2019

For fourteen years, GFA World, together with many friends around the globe, has had the privilege of blessing thousands of families in impoverished communities…

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Good News Traveling in a Winter Coat

Dec. 3, 2019

A cold wave had descended on the village where Balaark, a GFA-supported national worker, served. Each day, the bite of the wind and the falling temperature goa…

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…

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 c…

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.

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 distan…

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 hope …

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 man …

Beyond Despicable

July 3, 2019