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Common Passion Unites Unlikely Team

Jan. 22, 2020

When André read Revolution in World Missions in 2004, it stirred afresh the burden God had given him after visiting a country where there were no churches.

“You could literally walk for months, and you would not find a single church,” he recalls.

André emailed K.P. Yohannan to ask if GFA needed representation in his native country of South Africa.

“
It was never my intention to lead the office.
”
- Andre, GFA South Africa

About a year later, however, with news images of the devastating 2004 tsunami fresh in their minds, André and his wife, Lynette, visited GFA’s U.S. office. The couple returned home confident the Lo…

Alone No Longer Because of Bridge of Hope

Jan. 8, 2020

Jenya lived with her grandparents on a tea plantation where they worked. The rest of her family lived on another tea plantation more than 30 miles away. Once a…

Celebrating Christmas in Stoney Creek

Dec. 23, 2019

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.

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 …