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GFA World Blog Find news, stories and events from around the Globe.
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Serving the Community, Impacting the World
on November 14, 2019 at 5:48 pm
Community events are an important part of our lives at GFA. They play a vital role in allowing us to serve our neighbours and build relationships within Stoney […]
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Education’s Impact on Extreme Poverty Eradication
on November 6, 2019 at 9:29 pm
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 […]
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Literacy: One of the Great Miracle Cures
on October 2, 2019 at 12:57 pm
Few of us who have read all our lives understand the nearly miraculous potential of being able to read and write when illiteracy has been the dominant disabler […]
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Women Are Water Warriors
on September 18, 2019 at 2:44 pm
Last year’s Day Zero scare, when Cape Town, South Africa’s taps nearly ran dry, captured the world’s attention and spurred conversations […]
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From Picking Trash to Picking a College
on August 7, 2019 at 2:35 pm
Discussing the life of Bir and the rest of the children in his village, who, despite the challenges of poverty and the difficulties in school, were given hope […]
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Saving the Baby in the Dumpster
on July 16, 2019 at 3:01 pm
The man looked at the baby in his arms. Something wasn’t right. The newborn . . . she was too skinny. And her face . . . it just wasn’t pretty. The […]
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Beyond Despicable
on July 4, 2019 at 4:20 pm
More than 200 million children -- as young as five years old -- are trapped in “despicable” labour conditions, according to a soon-to-be-released […]
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Riding for a Cause
on June 19, 2019 at 3:00 pm
On Saturday, May 25th, a group of GFA World staff and students had the opportunity to participate in the 13th annual Niagara Bike-a-thon hosted by Word and […]
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From Death to Life at the Hands of a Good Samaritan
on June 6, 2019 at 1:55 pm
Marut's heart raced as his feet tore down the dark road in front of him. It had been a weary day of labour, and now his lean body strained as he flew from the […]
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Flushing Out Disease, Building Dignity
on November 20, 2019 at 7:07 pm
Anesh and his family rubbed the sleepiness from their eyes as they assembled to make their morning trek into a thick, green forest. Tall trees surrounded them […]
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Giving Back for Lent
on May 3, 2019 at 4:21 pm
Lent is a time for giving things up but for the members and disciples of GFA World it is a time of giving back as well. With people in our local community […]
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Treasure Unearthed in a Slum
on April 17, 2019 at 6:17 pm
Madin finally had to leave. Being from the lowest class, he had suffered exploitation and mistreatment at the hands of his upper-class neighbours all his life. […]
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God's Calling Doesn't Involve Superstars
on April 3, 2019 at 3:20 pm
Choose to be CalledWhile none of us can dictate who God does or does not call, there are plenty of things we can begin to do to equip ourselves when our […]
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Dying of Thirst: The Global Water Crisis
on March 20, 2019 at 12:39 pm
STONEY CREEK, Ontario — An eye-opening report from GFA World (formerly Gospel for Asia) has revealed key new insights into a critical survival issue […]
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Christmas Chickens Help Buy a Fish Farm
on March 8, 2019 at 3:05 pm
Parbeen looked around his farm after a hard day of work. His eyes scanned the fish ponds full of stock, and he could hear his cow mooing in its shed and his […]
