Gospel for Asia

 WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by Dr. K.P. Yohannan – Discussing Elangbam and his family, a history of crime and rebellion, experiencing debilitating sickness, and from resisting the message Gospel for Asia-supported women missionaries bring, received healing for His body and Jesus in his heart. Elangbam may have only been 16 years old when he joined a local militant group, but he instantly took on the duties of a man. As the years went by, he rose through the ranks of the group and became their financial leader. With this extravagant experience, his future was full of potential. But in one moment, it all came crashing around him. The police captured him, putting an end to his rebel lifestyle. When the police released him, Elangbam abandoned his past and moved to a new village. He married and began farming for a living. He made a quiet life with his wife and their five children. His unspeakable crimes faded into the past and life was comfortable—until thre...

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World) founded by Dr. K.P. Yohannan – Discussing Laal and his family, and the blessing the gift of a toilet brings, even beyond sanitation, the peace of God and His saving grace. While some may ask for a new bicycle or the latest iPhone for Christmas, others simply wish for a toilet. For one family living in a remote village, the gift of a new sanitation facility from a Gospel for Asia (GFA) -supported worker opened the door for them to receive Jesus, the greatest gift ever given. The Needs of a Family Laal and his wife lived with four of their five children and their daughter-in-law. They were one of only three families still living in the village. Many had moved away because the community was isolated and lacked basic facilities, including a sanitary outhouse . With the exception of his eldest daughter, Nmi, who lived in the neighboring village, Laal and his family worshiped traditional gods. Nmi, however, had married a man in a neighboring vi...

 WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World and affiliates like Gospel for Asia Canada ) founded by Dr. K.P. Yohannan – Discussing Biju whose peaceful life was interrupted after being diagnosed with leprosy, and the Gospel for Asia-supported pastor who shared the healing and love of God. Biju loved his peaceful life in the rural farmland of his family. He grew up devoted to the traditional gods of former generations and passed on this heritage to his three children. His family was not rich, but they were happy. Biju’s happy life fell apart after he was diagnosed with leprosy. After searching for healing in every place he knew to look, Biju (pictured) finally found it in Jesus. Biju’s peaceful life was marred when he started to notice an odd feeling in his fingers. He ignored the strange sensations and continued to work hard on his farm. As time went by, the sensations became more frequent. Eventually—when his fingers became permanently numb—Biju knew he could no longer ignore t...

WILLS POINT, TX – Gospel for Asia (GFA World and affiliates like Gospel for Asia Canada ) founded by Dr. K.P. Yohannan – Discussing Romila and her husband Taraswin, the crippling poverty, and the instrument God used to show them His love through Gospel for Asia Christmas gifts distribution program of a sewing machine. It had been Romila’s hope to help her husband. She had great expectations of increasing their daily income, thinking she had found the tool to lift them out of poverty. She wrestled with her very meagre education, which prohibited her from finding good work, and now Romila had a chance to do something. She started tailoring class, but once Romila graduated, her plans appeared to be merely an intangible dream. The six months of tailoring classes now looked like hours spent in vain. For all her effort, she and her hard-working husband couldn’t afford a sewing machine. Romila had spent six months learning how to sew clothes. But she faced a huge obstacle after her training...