The drill bore deeper and deeper into the earth, looking to strike pure, fresh water—water Gospel for Asia (GFA) pastor Samuel’s village needed desperately. All the water sources were far away, and…
Water poured off the edge of the verandah while four Gospel for Asia (GFA) women missionaries, Lajja, Nakini, Supushpa and Kanta, sought shelter underneath its roof. They had just traveled to the…
Uditi had dreams of an education and a solid income, but she couldn’t get either in her village. The small mountain community was one of the most remote in the region. It…
As a widowed mother caring for her five children, Mukta did as much as she could to make sure they had everything they needed. But when her 6-year-old daughter, Roshni, became paralyzed,…
Ratnakar lived only a few miles from the local church, but he’d never seen such a large crowd around it as there was that day. As he got closer to see what…
Basanti lived with her husband and their three children in a community that believed their forefathers were the only connection to their god, and black magic was the cause of all their…
In South Asia, turning 5 years old can be a milestone: Some kids go to school and make new friends while others start their first job to help support their families. By…
Young Abhinav had to quit school after seventh grade because of his family’s financial condition. He even had to move to a village two and a half miles away to live with…
For countless years, the men and women of a rural village in Asia worshiped the traditional gods and goddesses of their religion. Day and night, the villagers prayed to their deities, not…
Basking in the mountains of east India rests a small village with more than 50 families. They work hard six days a week laboring in the tea gardens, doing carpentry work or…
