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Poverty Line Problems of the Impoverished (Part 3 by Gospel for Asia)

Last updated on: September 22, 2022 at 10:08 pm By GFA Staff Writer

Wills Point, Texas – Gospel for Asia (GFA) Special Report Part 3 – Discussing the impact of quality education on the eradication of extreme poverty and illiteracy. Gospel for Asia Introduces Quality Education to Families in Poverty Remember hardworking Dayita and her roaming children? Their story also serves as an example of the powerful gift of education. One day, some staff members from a local Gospel for Asia-supported Bridge of Hope center met Dayita and her family. Upon hearing of her... Read more

Every Child Needs a Hero

Last updated on: August 20, 2022 at 6:31 pm By GFA Staff Writer

Wills Point, Texas – Gospel for Asia (GFA) – Discussing the need for heroes in the life of every child, to turn their story of tragedy into a story of redemption, through GFA-supported Bridge of Hope centers. Do you remember the first time you heard little orphan Annie belt out, “The Sun will Come Out Tomorrow?” Or watched Aladdin dodge the street-food vendor he stole from in the Disney’s “Aladdin”? How about Oliver Twist demurely asking for more porridge? Our... Read more

Poverty Line Problems of the Impoverished (Part 2 by Gospel for Asia)

Last updated on: September 23, 2022 at 12:48 am By GFA Staff Writer

Wills Point, Texas – Gospel for Asia (GFA) Special Report Part 2 – Discussing the impact of educational development on the eradication of extreme poverty. Education’s Holistic Impact on Family Life, Income God’s creation of the human mind is a marvelous thing. It has the capacity to imagine, dream, create, cherish, remember, deduce, learn and use logic. When given opportunities through education to learn, cultivate skills and dream, we are capable of accomplishing extraordinary things. To name a few, these include... Read more

Poverty Line Problems of the Impoverished (Part 1 by Gospel for Asia)

Last updated on: October 26, 2019 at 9:14 pm By GFA Staff Writer

literWills Point, Texas – Gospel for Asia (GFA) Special Report Part 1 – Discussing the impact of education on the eradication of extreme poverty and illiteracy.When considering the issues of poverty and lack of education, an old saying comes to mind: “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” 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 condition and have nothing more to offer their... Read more

Winter Without Warmth is Tough for Those Who Minister in Asia

Last updated on: November 25, 2019 at 7:52 am By GFA Staff Writer

Growing up in North Texas, one of the rarest sights must be snow. Even when it happens to snow, it lasts barely a day. A veritable blizzard to come roaring through is among the oddest of occasions. Looking back, I remember one winter day, as a boy when I watched the snow fall and the ice harden outside the walls of my family’s home. With the roads effectively closed, school was not an option. As Texas tends to not prepare... Read more

Technology Shares Christ’s Love with a Village

Last updated on: December 1, 2018 at 11:26 pm By GFA Staff Writer

Often times, people will argue the pros and cons of different methods of sharing Christ’s love. I used to be that way, but after reading articles from various missionary organizations, I’ve learned there is no method that is effective for every individual. For many people in other countries, illiteracy is a problem. In India more than 34 percent of the population is illiterate.[1] Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia have a literacy rate higher than 75 percent, but that still leaves portions... Read more

Seeking Justice & Defending Human Rights (Part 3 by Gospel for Asia)

Last updated on: November 20, 2019 at 3:37 am By GFA Staff Writer

Wills Point, Texas – GFA Special Report (Gospel for Asia) – Discussing the large and small scale efforts and solutions to end inequality, social injustice, grinding poverty, human rights violations, that continues to exist, affecting millions of women, men and even children. Small Steps, Big Change In the face of such enormous inequalities, it can be difficult to know how to respond and where to start. But just as the problem of social injustice is not really a single, abstract issue so... Read more

Seeking Justice & Defending Human Rights (Part 2 by Gospel for Asia)

Last updated on: November 20, 2019 at 3:39 am By GFA Staff Writer

Wills Point, Texas – GFA Special Report (Gospel for Asia) – Discussing the human rights injustice and violations, modern-day oppression, extreme poverty, that continues to exist, affecting millions of women, men and even children. Human Rights Injustice in Social Structures For those who are considered “Untouchables”—that’s some 300 million Dalits who fall at the bottom of the societal ladder—discrimination typically leaves them with only menial work no one else wants to do. The Indian government took affirmative action to enforce... Read more

Seeking Justice & Defending Human Rights (Part 1 by Gospel for Asia)

Last updated on: April 21, 2021 at 7:23 pm By GFA Staff Writer

Wills Point, Texas – GFA Special Report (Gospel for Asia) – Discussing the extreme poverty that globally creates modern-day slaves, affecting millions of women, men and even children. More than 80 years after George Orwell wrote in his classic Animal Farm that “all animals are equal, but some are more equal than others,” his barbed observation on disparity rings ever truer for humankind. According to a 2017 report by Credit Suisse Research Institute, 10 percent of the world’s richest population owns... Read more

Gospel for Asia Shares: For Those Who Ran — For Those Abandoned

Last updated on: November 25, 2019 at 8:00 am By GFA Staff Writer

Wills Point, Texas – GFA (Gospel for Asia) – Discussing the innumerable children, abused and abandoned, and the impact Bridge of Hope centers make to transform their lives with God’s love. The innocence of a child is one of the most beautiful things this world has to offer. For most people, once they reach a certain age, that innocence and naiveté is lost—merely a thing of the past. Nostalgia rules supreme among the elderly, and adults sometimes wish they could... Read more

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