Gospel for Asia

 WILLS POINT, TX –  Gospel for Asia   (GFA World) founded by   K.P. Yohannan , which inspired numerous charities like   Gospel for Asia Canada , to assist the poor and deprived worldwide –   Discussing Salihah, the grief being a widow brings, the dire financial situation, and the Good News of Jesus' love introduced through  Gospel for Asia (GFA)  church pastor, and the blessing of a sewing machine. Salihah’s sewing machine helped her meet her family’s needs and bless others. Salihah was only 24 years old when she became a widow and single mother . Her husband, Padraic, had been killed in a motorcycle accident due to drunk driving. Padraic was the sole breadwinner in the family, and his death not only left a void in the hearts of his loved ones, but also left them without the income they needed to survive. After Padraic’s death, Salihah took over his job as a janitor in the local government office, a job for which Salihah was grateful. Still, deep ...

  WILLS POINT, TX –   Gospel for Asia  (GFA World) founded by  KP Yohannan , which inspired numerous charities like  Gospel for Asia Canada , to assist the poor and deprived worldwide ,  issued this Special Report on the ongoing fight against open defecation, using outdoor toilets to improve sanitation. What Do the World’s Sanitation Problems Have to Do with Us? For those of us with indoor flush toilets—and clean ones at that—with sewer lines that carry waste to treatment facilities, and who live in places where waterborne and airborne bacteria are not a hazard, our response to this crisis is probably,  So what?  We don’t say this out loud, but like so many other dire extremes jockeying for our attention, it doesn’t really touch our lives. However, in a majority of places, America is starting to suffer from failing infrastructure. Most of us think of that in terms of roads and bridges needing repair or major overhauling, a transportation issue. Ye...

One in every 11 people worldwide doesn't have access to a toilet, says a new GFA World report WILLS POINT, TX — A global humanitarian organization is helping combat the world's "stinkiest" health emergency -- people defecating in the open -- a new report reveals. Gospel for Asia (GFA World)  is installing thousands of toilets in some of the world's remotest and least developed areas -- places where people typically relieve themselves in the bushes, by the local river, or in the street. It's part of a global effort to curb deadly diseases spread by people practicing open defecation, known as OD, says the agency's new report Taking the Toilet Challenge . OD spreads cholera, dysentery, hepatitis, typhoid and leads to chronic diarrhea -- killing millions of children worldwide every year. OD is not just a health crisis in the developing world -- it's also a serious issue in the United States, where cities such as San Francisco and Seattle are battling to ...

 WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by KP Yohannan, which inspired numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada , to assist the poor and deprived worldwide , issued this Special Report on the ongoing fight against open defecation, using outdoor toilets to improve sanitation. In this part of the slums in Mumbai, India, many people live in close proximity in unhygienic surroundings—lacking facilities like toilets and proper drainage. What Do the World’s Sanitation Problems Have to Do with Us? For those of us with indoor flush toilets—and clean ones at that—with sewer lines that carry waste to treatment facilities, and who live in places where waterborne and airborne bacteria are not a hazard, our response to this crisis is probably, So what? We don’t say this out loud, but like so many other dire extremes jockeying for our attention, it doesn’t really touch our lives. However, in a majority of places, America is starting to suffer from failing infrastructure....

 WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by KP Yohannan , which inspired numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada , to assist the poor and deprived worldwide , issued this Special Report on the ongoing fight against open defecation, and how using outdoor toilets helps to improve sanitation. Since I first wrote about open defecation a few years ago, efforts to combat the problem have gathered momentum. A report compiled by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in June shows the percentage of people practicing open defecation declined from 21 percent (1.3 billion) in 2000 to 9 percent (673 million) by 2017. Karen Burton Mains, author While this is encouraging news, there is much more to be done. The United Nations (UN) says “some 2.2 billion people around the world do not have safely-managed drinking water, while 4.2 billion go without safe sanitation services and three billion lack basic handwashing facilities.” “M...

 WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by K.P. Yohannan , which inspired numerous charities like Gospel for Asia Canada , to assist the poor and deprived worldwide – Discussing Salihah, the grief being a widow brings, the dire financial situation, and the Good News of Jesus' love introduced through GFA church pastor, and the blessing of a sewing machine. Salihah was only 24 years old when she became a widow and single mother . Her husband, Padraic, had been killed in a motorcycle accident due to drunk driving. Padraic was the sole breadwinner in the family, and his death not only left a void in the hearts of his loved ones, but also left them without the income they needed to survive. Salihah’s sewing machine helped her meet her family’s needs and bless others. After Padraic’s death, Salihah took over his job as a janitor in the local government office, a job for which Salihah was grateful. Still, deep sorrow hung over the family. Salihah feared for her two young c...