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Flood of the Century in Kerala, India

Aug. 24, 2018

STONEY CREEK, Ontario — GFA World (formerly Gospel for Asia) has issued an urgent appeal for help in responding to some of the worst flooding in almost a century that has claimed several hundred lives and displaced nearly a quarter of a million people in southern India.

GFA-supported workers have already begun distributing emergency supplies to some of the victims of the torrential rain in Kerala state, which has disrupted transportation and communication. In addition, the international airport in Cochin has been shut down and may not reopen until August 26. Official rescue and relief efforts are underway in many places with go…

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Compelled by Love for Those with Leprosy

Aug. 13, 2018

Today, tens of thousands of people across the globe suffer from leprosy. This social stigma can be devastating—perhaps even worse than the disease itself. In t…

GFA World Serves Pancakes to their Community

Aug. 6, 2018

At GFA World in Stoney Creek, we have begun a summer tradition, a free Neighbourhood Pancake Breakfast held at GFA World

21st Century Slavery & Human Trafficking

July 30, 2018

Higher than the entire population of Canada is today’s estimated global slave population. Slavery may long have been officially outlawed but numerically, there…

Ending Violence Against Women

July 24, 2018

Violence against women stretches from country to country and takes on many forms. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women—globally—have or will experience abuse in t…

GFA World Participates in Stoney Creek Strawberry Festival

July 16, 2018

The Strawberry Festival, a 2-day street fair held in Olde Downtown Stoney Creek. For the first time GFA World had a booth at the Strawberry Festival

Seeking Justice and Defending Human Rights

July 9, 2018

Despite improvements in some parts of the globe, the World Bank says "extreme poverty remains unacceptably high." Globally, 1 in 10 is below the poverty line, …

GFA World Hosts Polling Station

July 3, 2018

GFA World in Stoney Creek, ON had the opportunity to serve their community during the recent general election by opening their building to be used as a polling…

The Global Clean Water Crisis

June 25, 2018

Finding Solutions to Humanity’s Need for Pure, Safe Water

Fighting Malaria – A Chilling Disease

June 20, 2018

Malaria. Though eradicated in many developed nations, malaria still claims thousands of lives around the world. One victim who survived this mosquito-borne dis…