Women’s Ministry

Life is not easy for the women of Asia, but there are dedicated Gospel for Asia supported women missionaries who reach into the lives of hurting women and bring them from despair to the Hope of Jesus.

Literacy / Women's Ministry

Village Learns to Value Education

Kuvira, Sabeena, Aamaal and Binita walked along the dirt road flanked by lush landscape that seemed to embrace them, inviting the four ladies to continue down to the village nestled near the…

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May 4, 2020
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Bodhi, like the other women in her village, did not understand the value of education until four Sisters of Compassion came to her village and started a literacy class. Through that class, Bodhi experienced the blessings of literacy in everyday life.
Sisters of Compassion / Women's Ministry

Dreams of Motherhood Resurrected

Matali’s hand unconsciously lingered over her flat belly, and tears that were eager to be her morning companion sprang up. Two white saris flitted by outside, catching Matali’s eye. She pushed back…

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April 27, 2020
Matali, Ayush and Ayush’s mother pray and fellowship with the Sisters of Compassion every Wednesday. There is hope and excitement in the group as Matali’s fourth pregnancy continues free of her previous troubles.
Women's Ministry

Concerned Believer Prays for Dying Widow

Carina watched her neighbor Sahana walk down the road to clean yet another house. Sahana’s frail frame hardly looked capable of helping in someone’s home, yet the determined—and desperate—young woman pushed herself…

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March 23, 2020
These ladies from Women’s Fellowship pray for a woman’s healing, just as Carina prayed for Sahana during her illness.
Women's Ministry

One Woman’s Journey from Abuse to Love

Life for Fena was difficult to say the least. In a recent report by the World Health Organization, researchers found that 35 percent of women around the world have been subjected to…

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December 9, 2019
Far too many women suffer violent abuse. Thankfully, Fena (not pictured) has a new story.
Growth and Fruit / Healing / Women's Ministry

Fervent Prayers Bring Girl Home

Sabitha, 16, burned with curiosity to hear more about Jesus. The truth that God loved her was almost impossible for the teenager to believe. A seed of faith sprouted in her heart.…

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November 18, 2019
Sixteen-year-old Sabitha (pictured) lost her home and family when she followed Jesus. Then, through prayer, God restored to Sabitha what she had lost.
Gifts of Ministry / Women's Ministry

The Many Blessings of a Cow

A dilemma lay before Rajvi and her husband, Parash: either sell their cows—a significant part of their livelihood—or endure sicknesses without medicine. Ultimately, Rajvi and Parash sold their cows, but the consequences…

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November 3, 2019
Much like the cow with this woman pictured, the cow Rajvi and Parash received at a GFA-supported gift distribution blessed their family in significant ways, providing milk to sell or drink and manure to fertilize their crops.
Women's Ministry

Kidnapped Girl Finds God’s Grace

Since 2012, the world has celebrated International Day of the Girl Child on October 11. According to the United Nations General Assembly, the day was established to shine a spotlight on “the…

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September 30, 2019
Ziah’s gift of friendship, as shown between these girls, has made a world of difference in Waida’s life.
Women's Ministry

Bedridden Man Walks Again

God sent Prama and her Women’s Fellowship team to Sampat’s village at a moment of despair for Sampat’s family—his life was about to be extinguished. Sampat, a model son, was everything his…

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May 24, 2019