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second quarter 2011 | volume 31 | number 2
{GOSPEL FOR ASIA NEWS MAGAZINE}
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+ Spreading Jesus Light To Asias Children
WomenreachingWomen
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{GOSPEL FOR ASIANEWS MAGAZINE}
Editor-in-ChiE K.P. Yohannan
Managing Editor Heidi Chupp
Contributing Editors Hannah Chupp,
Gisela Yohannan
WritErs Michelle Jimnez, Susan Lawson,
Shelly Moon, Sally Robbins
ProorEadEr Tricia Bennett
dEsign DOXA
ProduCtion Michele Alexander
send! SEND! VoluME 31, nuMbEr 2SEND!is published our times per year byGospel or Asia, Inc., 1800 Golden Trail Court,
Carrollton, Texas 75010. 2011 Gospel or Asia, Inc.
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K.P. Yohannan [Editor-in-Chie]
In male-dominated Asian cultures,
diculties are nothing new to women.
Traditional, cultural and religious currents are strong and
have already set them up to be suppressed, beaten down,
segregated, even destroyedsimply because they are
emale. Now just imagine how much greater the challenge
is or women missionaries in these countries.
In this issue oSEND! you will meet Anshula and
Jasleen, two women who have risen to the challenge.
Oh, they still ace their share o struggles, but both are
rmly convinced o Gods calling and o His strength to
carry out that calling. And as a result, their lives are
bearing ruit in amazing ways.
Please turn to page 6 to read how one woman
is leading thousands more to testiy o Gods
love in their South Asian communities.
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insend!departments:4gospel or asia + youYou can impact the mission elds o Asia.16in ocusHow your partnership is changing lives.In this issue, we highlight our disaster relie
eorts and Bridge o Hope.
20short reportsBrie glimpses o what God is doing
all across Asia.
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22profleWhen Sarika graduated rom Bible
college, she wanted nothing more than to
share the Good News with her amily
even though they had been her harshest
persecutors.
23fve minutes with K.P.I we ignore Gods laws and saety
measures ound in Scripture, no audible
sirens will automatically sound, but we
are traveling a dangerous road.
6 women reaching womenJasleens passion is to strengthen Christian women,
both in their walks with God and in their witness to
other women.
10 sunshine on the radioThrough radio, Anshula shares with millions oAsias youngest citizens that Jesus loves them and
can change their lives.
O N T H E C O V E R
As Jasleen Dasgupta speaks in a Bible college class,
one young student learns how she can play a vital role
in bringing the love o God to women just like her.
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Working and Lovingv
Thank you or helping me make
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lie as I was getting ready to retire.
I have decided to keep working;
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Anniversary Gits or Asiav
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Listening to what God is doing in
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A Legacy or theDowntrodden
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nw o WeeBe inspired by these amazing photos o Gods work through
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When two GFA-supported missionaries, Dempa and
Tren, arrived in a remote village to show a flm about the lie o
Jesus, the frst person they met was an 18-year-old girl named
Mesha Kumar. She was intensely curious and boldly began
asking them questions.
What are you doing? she quizzed them.
They told her they were hanging a large white sheet to use
as a movie screen. That led to another question.
What flm are you going to show? she asked.
Dempa and Tren patiently explained thatDayasagar
(Man o Mercy) is a flm about Jesus Christ. They encouraged
her to come watch the movie later that nightand she did.
Ater the movie was over, Mesha had even more questions.She wanted to know everything about Jesus. So Dempa and
Tren shared the Good News about Jesus and His love with
Mesha. When all her questions were answered, Mesha made
a decisionshe wanted to ollow Jesus.
Unortunately, Meshas amily is not happy about her
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Seven years beore, Jasleen
had stood in another Bible
college and aced a similar
group o girls. She needed a
translator at her side to
help her at rst. Despite the challenges
in communication, Jasleens passion to teach them the
ways o God kept them engaged. That was just the
beginning o Jasleens ministry in the mission eld.
My innermost ambition was to work withyoung peopleespecially women, Jasleen
remembers. I I can train them, then they in turn can
go back and win many people to the Lord.
Today, Jasleen still speaks in Bible colleges, but
thats only one o the responsibilities she shoulders as
a Gospel or Asia-supported leader on the mission
elds o South Asia. Its her original passion
equipping women to have an intimate relationship
with Christ and to spread the love o Christ to their
neighborsthat keeps her going.
Jasleen Dasgupta took a deepbreath as she stood in ront othe young women. The eyes o
every Bible college student werefxed on her as she began to
share with them the signifcanceo ministry among women.
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Not Just the Pastors JobJasleen oversees the development o a special
ministry thats ound in every GFA-supported church
in southern Asia: Womens Fellowships. Established
in 2005 with the express purpose o sharing Gods
love with some o the most unreached people on the
ace o the earthwomen in Asiathis outreach
embodies Jasleens vision or her sisters in Christ.
We want them to learn that it is not just the job
o the pastor to bring people to Christ, Jasleen says.
As a ollower o Christ Jesus, as one who knows the
Lord personally, it is also your responsibility to
witness and share Christ with someone.
So the women in each church learn to carry
Gospel tracts with them wherever they go. They visit
homes to share the Gospel message o hope to those
whose lives seem grim and despairing. They pray and
ast or their neighbors to know Jesus love. They
learn to open their eyes to the needs around them and
ask themselves these questions:
What is my role as a woman in my church,
in my society?
What can I do to help those around me?
What can I do to help my pastor?
What can I do to grow in my personal lie?
With Jasleens help and that o the other
Womens Fellowship leaders, these believers lives
take on greater meaning as they live out their aith
in Christ. And their eorts are contributing to the
growth o the Church as well.
A Love That FreesThese women couldnt ocus on others without
rst knowing the Lord Jesus Christ and discovering
His deep, unconditional love or each o them. And
Jasleen seeks to make sure every woman knows how
much God values her.
But this can be dicult, especially in rural
regions where schools are ew and ar between.
There is a lack o education, which brings
awareness, Jasleen notes. People are so limited in
their understanding o whats happening, and they are
not exposed to the developments that are taking place
in our society.
I a woman is not really exposed to somethingelse other than what she knows within her culture, I
dont think she will be able to think dierently.
The lack o education keeps women illiterate,
unable to learn or themselves what Gods Word says
about the love and care He has or His children. Most
women living outside o the larger cities are held in
bondage to customs that view them as inerior. They
are taught they have no worth but to marry and bear
male children.
Images: Womens Fellowship groups all over South Asia meet regularly or worship, prayer
and Bible study (upper and lower let and opposite page). Jasleen joins a group whenever
she can, and she is always a welcome sight at the Bible college, too (above).
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But Jasleen and others involved with Womens
Fellowship have taken it upon themselves to change
that and revolutionize the way women view
themselves in the eyes o God.
We want women to learn what God thinks
about them, how precious they are in His sight,
Jasleen states. In time, they are able to realize howJesus Christ gave value to them.
Part o My Very LieJasleens passion has always been twoold: to see
women grow in deeper intimacy with God and to see
lives won or His Kingdomand both o these are
realized through Womens Fellowship.
She longs or the women o each church to
become the backbone o their congregations ministry,
beginning with intercession.
The majority o the believers in our churches
are women, comments Jasleen. So i they start
taking responsibility or praying and start standing in
the gappraying or the missionaries who are in the
eld, praying or their pastors, praying or the
unreached villages, praying or their unreached
neighborhoodsI certainly believe women can make
a whole lot o contribution or the Kingdom o God.
Jasleen has been part o Gospel or Asias
Womens Fellowship since its inception. For ve years
shes seen it grow to include thousands o women.
Shes been part o every aspect o its development,
and by now its in her blood, she jokes.Every time when I get up, even when I go to bed
and all through the day, I think o Womens Fellowship,
Jasleen refects. It has become part o my very lie.
And her love and dedication or this ministry shine
through every Asian woman who becomes greater
than what her society and culture expect o her.
WHAT DoeS
WomenS
FeLLoWSHIP
DO?
E
ach Gospel or Asia-supported church
has a Womens Fellowship group createdto help the women o the congregation
grow spiritually and gain a missions-ocused
perspective. These women meet regularly
to pray, study Gods Word and reach out to
their communities.
Womens Fellowship also provides literacy
classes, social development programs
concerning health awareness and hygiene, and
simple vocational training such as sewing classes.
Although male missionaries may have
more diculties interacting with women due
to cultural restrictions, women can reely
converse and interact with other women.
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anshula Samayan is making aces into the microphone. Her expressions mimic her voice as it changes to refect the
characters in the story she is telling. Squeaky little-kid voices and deep rumbling sounds tumble orth. When she makes a
minor mistake, her ace momentarily screws up into a ball o rustration, but then she relaxes, smiles and gets right back to the
script. Todays subject is riendship, as described in Proverbs 17:17A riend loves at all times, and a brother is born or adversity.
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Anshula wants this broadcastlike every one
o the 104 she records each yearto be
perect and her message to be clearly heard.
Her desire, and the goal o her radio broadcast, is to
help the children o South Asia really understand that
Jesus loves them and can change their lives. From thissparsely urnished basement radio studio tucked well
away rom the blaring city trac above, Anshula is
telling millions o Asias youngest citizens how they
can have a relationship with Jesus.
Just outside the studio,
correspondence rom her little listeners
is tacked on a bulletin board. There are
drawings o Jesus and letters telling o
young lives radically transormed by the
Good News she is sharing.
Weee CmmmeAnshula is the voiceand the acebehind
Gospel or Asias radio program Bachon ka Dost
(Friend o Children). With Anshulas shining smile
and bright personality, the love o Jesus literally
overfows rom her tiny rame. It seems no accident
that the name Anshula means sunny.
Anshulas commitment started with her Christian
upbringinga rarity in the country where she lives.
Her parents are both committed ollowers o Christ
who raised Anshula and her brother to
wholeheartedly serve the Lord. Both siblings studiedat Bible colleges and went on to earn masters degrees
at a seminary in their country. They are now both
serving in ministry.
Anshula chose to ollow Christ when she was 12
years old and in subsequent years gave Him total
control o her lie. She started writing and recording
the childrens radio programs in 1997, when she was
in her second year at seminary. The programs were a
classroom assignment, and Anshula discovered she
had a knack or putting them together.
When it was time or her to wed, her amily
arranged a marriage to a godly young man
named Pratap Samayan. Today, he is a Gospel or
Asia-supported state leader, overseeing the work o
hundreds o missionaries in one part o their country.
Their marriage is unusual by most South Asianstandards, where it is considered out o the norm or
a wie and mother to work outside the home and or
a ather to take part in the hands-on, day-to-day care
o the children. But Anshula and Pratap knew that
God called each o them to serve, and neither wants
the other to tell God no.
She wont say no to any opportunity to serve
the Lord. She always says these opportunities are a
privilege given to her by the Lord, and she doesnt
want to waste that privilege, Pratap says.
So, Pratap and Anshula each set aside their
personal desires, and together, they strive to serve the
Lord and each other. The end result is a partnership
between a man and a woman that beautiully brings
glory to God.
Mpp seHonoring their commitments to the Lord and
one another is not easy. Most oten it simply means
long days o hard work.
On a typical day, Anshula is up and going at
around 4:30 a.m. The rst thing she does is spend
time reading her Bible and praying. The couple hasset aside a closet-sized room in their home or this
purpose. The simple space with a carpeted foor and
no urniture allows them to block out the worries o
the world and meet their Savior with no distractions.
This is the only time o day that Anshula gets to
indulge in the quiet contemplation that keeps her
spirit charged.
She rises rom prayer and begins tending to the
needs o her household. Pratap slips into the prayer
closet to steady his heart or the day, and Anshula
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spends the next hour cleaning their small house.
There are no appliances to help, so the sweeping,
mopping, dusting and scrubbing require a lot o
old-ashioned manual labor.
Then its time to get the
boys ready or school. Thecouple has two sons, 6-year-old
Biju and 5-year-old Salil. Pratap
is out o the prayer closet and
rousing the boys rom sleep as
Anshula goes into the kitchen
to make breakast.
Once the boys are awake, bathed and dressed,
Pratap takes them into the prayer closet or a
devotional and prayer time.
Then the amily sits down to a South Asian breakast
oidli (a steamed, disc-shaped cake made rom rice
and bean four), curry and a mixture o ruit and spices
blended together and served as chutney. When the boys
leave or school, Pratap and Anshula board a rickshaw
and head to their oce or a ull day o work.
a dy e ofceFor Anshula and Pratap, there is no typical day
at the oce. His days are ull o meetings, and he
oten travels to visit the missionaries he oversees.
Anshulas duties bounce her around to many
locations as well.
Anshulas days in the local ministry oce arespent answering letters rom the children who listen to
her twice-weekly radio programs. She receives about
50 letters a month. Many contain simple, innocent
messages, along with snippets o day-to-day lie:
I hear your sweet voice that sounds like a bird,
calling us, saying children, children and telling
us these wonderul stories. When I used to tune
into your show, my ather would scold me,
saying, You are always listening to the radio
instead o studying. Youve got to stop that.
But I wanted to listen to your program.
Other letters contain questions, some o which are
easy to answer:
In one program you talked about how we can
speak to our Heavenly Father as you speak to
your earthly ather. How is that possible?
Can you tell me what I need to do to obey
the commandments you taught about on your
program? Is it that we should not steal?
Should we not say lies?
Others are more complex:
You said the Father, the Lord, loves all children.
So i that is so, then why are there so many
children who are orphans?
Anshula, along with women students rom a
local GFA-supported Bible college, spend several days
each month praying or the letter writers and
personally answering each o them.
These letters give me the encouragement to give
more and more and to go on, Anshula says. When I
read the letters that tell me how their lives were
changed, that really makes me happy because then Iknow that my message is getting through. That is
especially important now because so many children
are turning their lives toward bad things.
Me e b KAnshulas desire to share the love o Jesus with
children extends beyond her radio program. She is
also the womens dean at the Bible college. Her
gentle, nurturing style has won the hearts o students,
who adore their sunny leader.
Images: Anshula
receives many letters
rom her young listeners
each month, and
each one gets a reply
(above). Although
her broadcasting
responsibilities
sometimes call her
away rom home
(opposite page, let),
she remains aithul to
her amily commitments
(opposite page, right).
When I read the letters that
tell me how their lives were
changed, that really makes me
happy because then I know that
my message is getting through.
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I dont scold them. I use loving words to
encourage them. They look at me like an elder sister
or a mother, Anshula comments. I really want to
teach them by being an example to them.
Anshulas roles with the girls range rom mother
to counselor to instructor. She listens to girls tell theirheart-wrenching stories o abuse at the hands o
amily members. She also instructs them in practical
matters, like housekeeping and washing clothes.
Anshula has even been known to share the secrets o
making perect chapatissot, tortilla-like fatbread
that is an appetizing staple o their diet.
She also teaches classes. One o the subjects she
instructs is worship, where both male and emale
students nd out that Anshula is an accomplished
music leader. She even has a ew tricks to keep these
older students entertained as well.
One o my classes is right ater lunch and the
students are sleepy, so I teach them action songs! she
conesses.
O course, Anshula wants the students to urther
develop their hearts to reach the lost, so she enlists
them to pray or the children who write letters in
response to the radio programs.
One o her happiest moments in ministry came
when her roles as Bible college dean and radio
broadcaster united. That was the day Anshula learned
that a ormer radio listener had given his heart to
Christ, graduated rom Bible college and now servesin ministry.
I was so happy! she exclaims.
W le e nThe work and school day ends late by Western
standardsAnshula, Pratap and their sons are all
home by 7 p.m. She prepares the evening meal while
he monitors the kids activities. When the meal is over
and the dishes are washed, the amily spends time in
their prayer closet together studying Gods Word and
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praying. Once the boys have gone to bed, its time or
Anshula to write radio program scripts.
With Biju and Salil sleeping peaceully and
Pratap working in another room, Anshula retreats
back to the prayer closet. This time she has her Bible,
a notebook and a avorite pen. She prays, opens theBible and starts writing.
By this time the ideas or her radio scripts have
been rolling around in her mind or some time.
Anshula holds onto scraps o ideas and pieces o
stories that the Lord puts in her mind throughout the
day. It is a relie to nally get them down on paper.
God has given me the git o storytelling, and
or this I really thank Him, she says.
She writes ve 15-minute programs in about a
three-hour span o time.
Only ater they are all written will I go to bed,
she explains. By then, its well past midnight.
And shes not the only one losing sleep or the
sake o childrens radio.
Whenever she is writing scripts, I will stay
awake too, Pratap says. I wont disturb her or ask
her or anything, but I just want to be available or
her. She will ask me about Bible reerences or
applications, and I am happy to help her. I will even
make tea or her!
Pratap also steps into his wies shoes when she
goes to the recording studio. Because it is quite a
distance rom their home, Anshula is gone or anaverage o three days a month. While she is busy
traveling and recording, Pratap takes over her
household roles. It is exhausting, but he does not
complain.
I dont want to stop my wie rom recording or
any reason, because her burden is or those children,
Pratap explains. So whenever the opportunity
comes, whenever she needs to go, Ill be happy to let
her go. I will prepare everything or her, and I will
encourage her.
In every waking moment o her day, Anshulas
desire is to stay ocused on Gods calling on her lie:
to share the love o Christ with children and young
adults. From the time she rises rom bed in the
pre-dawn hours, throughout her long workday and
until she lays her head down to sleep, Anshula shinesorth the light o Jesus Christ to all those around her.
No one orces her to work hard. She sees her
responsibilities as something shegets to do, not
something she has to do.
Pratap agrees: It is a privilege that God has
given us.
Visitwww../eto learn more about
Anshulas lie and ministry.
Images: Anshulas days star t early
(let), and she makes her time with
the Lord a oundation or everything
else, rom teaching at a Bible college
(opposite page) to leading a womens
prayer meeting (right).
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When Disaster StrikesC o M Pa s s i o n s E r V i C E s
Myanmar and its people lay
in ruins ater Cyclone Nargis
ripped through the country
in May 2008. The unceasing waters and
erce winds destroyed homes, stole
140,000 lives and orced millions o people
into starvation and desperation. Nearly
three years ater the cyclone hit, the
suering has yet to subside. One doctor
believes that nearly all o the cyclones
victims suer rom serious mental
problems caused by the devastation.
Relie was minimal as Myanmars government restricted
oreign aid rom entering the country, but Gospel or
Asia-supported missionaries didnt have to go through
red tape to gain approvalthey were already serving there.
GFAs Compassion Services teams brought in ood, clean
drinking water, medicine, tarps or temporary shelter and the
message o hope and peace in Jesus Christsomething the
victims desperately needed. And people in this predominately
Buddhist nation began opening their hearts toward the true God
as they experienced His love through His people.
i W a K MyeMya Thuza lost six o her seven children to the cyclone and
contemplated suicide. The physical aid wasnt enough to erase allthe pain she elt, but members o a GFA Compassion Services
team showed up and shared Gods love with her beore she took
it upon hersel to nd a release rom her suering.
I was about to kill mysel, Mya remembers. In that
moment, the Gospel team came to my house and shared the
Gospel with me and showed me Gods love. Amazingly, Jesus
came into my heart and gave me His salvation.
Another survivor, Khin Htay, was born into and brought up
to be a strong believer o the Buddhist aith, but he ound no
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comort in the religion o his ancestors ater the natural disaster
took away his wie.
Now I have only my daughter, Khin shares. I elt so
much loneliness and regret in my heart. One day, a GFA-
supported missionary came to my house and prayed or me. That
day I received Jesus as my own Savior and Lord. Jesus came into
my heart and gave me peace.
Zeyar Ye, another victim o Cyclone Nargis, trusted in the
traditions o her ancestors to answer her plea or help, but an
answer never came. Compassion Services teams spoke to her about
the living God and aided her in the reconstruction o her house.My whole amily suered rom the Nargis cyclone, Zeyar
says. When I was looking or help, the relie workers shared the
Gospel with me and helped me in so many things.
rec o tme neeMya, Khin and Zeyar are just three o the thousands o
people who have experienced the loving hand o God as they
struggled to get their ruined lives back. Compassion Services
teams stood by them, sharing in their suering and oering them
rays o hope while striving to help each victim with their
physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
Whenever a disaster hits, GFA Compassion
Services teams are quick to arrive on the scene to
bring aid and Gods love as a healing balm to
those in need. These men and women
missionaries have a heart to reach out in
desperate times o need, no matter how dicult
the circumstances may be. They give o their
time and love and help people recover rom cyclones, foods,
tsunamis and other natural disasters. Through these missionaries
unceasing eorts, many hearts have been changed toward Christ
and lives transormed.
The missionaries who dedicated their lives to help theNargis victims have been wonderully helped by the Holy Spirit,
says a GFA eld correspondent, and the victims are
experiencing Gods love and peace in their lives.
Me e We: Visitwww../cto see how you can
help bring relie to suering men, women and children through
GFAs Compassion Services ministry.
d Y Kw?Compassion Services doesnt end
with disaster relie. It also includes:
> Reaching out to epy patients
> Working in the m o South Asia
> Mec ministry, especially to
those who have little or no access
to doctors
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But ater Aghat enrolled at the local
Bridge o Hope center, things
began to change. Through the
dedicated help o the Bridge o Hope sta,
he gradually began to improve in his
schoolworkand his attitude. And or the
rst time in his lie, Aghat, who was raised
in the religious traditions o his Asian
amily, heard about Jesus.
Now in the eighth grade, Aghat has
experienced major transormation in his
lie. He shines as an exemplary student who
actively participates in all the events at the
Bridge o Hope center. And today he is a
ollower o Christ whose aith is growing.
Whenever he gets sick, he prays to
Jesus or his healing, writes a Gospel or
Asia correspondent. He has memorized
many Bible verses, and he prays or his
parents salvation too.
Although they may not have receivedsalvation yet, Aghats parents have
witnessed Gods goodness through their
sons change in attitude.
We had no hope or his lie; we
thought that he would drop his studies,
because he never cared about them, they
remember. But by the grace o God, and
through the help o the Bridge o Hope
center, our son is blessed, and we are very
happy about it.
Begun in 2001, Bridge
o Hope reaches out to
children throughout South
Asia, especially those who
come rom Dalit and
low-caste backgrounds. By participating in
the program, more than 59,000 children
have the opportunity to thrive academically
and experience the love o Jesus. They
receive support or their education,
including ater-school tutoring and
unding or their tuition. Children also
receive teaching about the Bible, medical
checkups and hygiene training.
Children who were once
hopeless and apathetic are
now successul and engaged
students, thanks to Bridge o
Hope. And like Aghat, these
boys and girls oten grow to have aith in
Jesus. Their testimonies o transormationtouch their amilies and spill over into
their communities too.
Visitwww../cto nd out
more about Bridge o Hope and how
you can share educationand hope
with a child in Asia.
d Y Kw?> 50 percent o children in
India aged 6 to 18 do not
have access to education.
> More than 50 percent o girls
ail to enroll in school; those
who do are likely to drop out
by the age o 12.
Source: 7th All India Education Survey
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costs. For each child you sponsor, you will receive a sponsorship packet that includes your childs picture and inormation.
Can hedream
about hisfuture?
Dream that he islearning in a classroom
instead ofwandering the streets.
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The reason why these people received Jesus is that whentheir gods and
goddesses ailed them,it was Jesus who answered their prayers.
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Once Backsliding,Now Believingv
Jatan ollowed Jesus or ve years, but then he turned away
rom his aith. When his wie, Bhavika, developed breast cancer,
Jatan took her to a hospital and spent a large amount o money
or her treatment. Ater going many dierent places to ndhealing or Bhavikaanywhere but to Jesus ChristJatan grew
tired o searching.
As a last resort, he sought help at the church o GFA-
supported pastor Gaurav. Gaurav and his congregation began
asting and praying or Bhavikas healing.
Ater one month, God healed her! Witnessing Bhavikas
reedom rom illness and Gods love displayed through the
believers, the whole amily returned to the Lord and began
attending church aithully. Pastor Gaurav requests prayer that
they will continue to grow in aith.
From Embarrassmentto Examplev
In the 10th grade, Maher dropped out o school and started drinking
alcohol with riends who led him astray. His behavior brought
dishonor to his amily, and he was an embarassment to them.
But Mahers rebellious liestyle did not give him truehappiness or peace. One day, Gospel or Asia-supported pastor
Jayant met Maher and shared the Good News with him. Jayant
told Maher that Jesus could transorm his lie orever.
Ater hearing Jayants words and realizing his need or
salvation, Maher chose to ollow Jesus. And God did transorm
his lie. He began to pray regularly, read the Bible and experience
peace. Instead o hanging out with wayward companions, he
enjoys riendship with God and His people. Today, Maher is a
blessing to his amily. Jayant requests prayer that Maher will
grow spiritually and that God will meet his amilys needs.
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HealedTwicev
Akhil, 15, had suered rom seizures or a long time, but he
and his amily could nd no healing. Although his amily
spent a large amount o money by taking him to many witch
doctors, their attempts to restore Akhils health ailed.As Akhil grew weaker, his amily grew more worried.
One day, Gospel or Asia-supported pastor Kalyan met
Akhils amily as he was visiting homes. Kalyan told them
about Jesus and shared the Good News. Akhils amily
listened to his words and chose to believe in Jesus. And when
Kalyan prayed or Akhil, God healed him.
Not long ater this miracle, however, Akhils amily lost
their interest in Jesus. Akhil started having seizures again
this time, with greater intensity.
The amily called Kalyan again to ask or his prayers. Kalyan
prayed or Akhil and taught the amily the importance o growingcloser to the Lord, praying and reading Gods Word. Ater two
weeks, Akhil once again experienced Gods healing touch.
Akhil and his entire amily are now growing in their walk
with Jesus, and their lives shine Gods light to many people.
Four WomenWho Found Jesusv
Four young women in one Asian metropolitan area recently made
a decision to leave their traditional religion and ollow Jesus.
Sunita, who works as a housemaid, learned about Jesus
through her husband, Deepit. Now they are both members in the
ellowship o Gospel or Asia-supported pastor Devadas.
Satyaki also worships with Devadass congregation. She
heard the Good News when visiting this church. As she attended
services and prayer meetings, God worked in her heart, and she
chose to believe in Jesus. Her husband, Ram, is interested in
Jesus, but he still has many questions about Christianity.
Another GFA-supported pastor, Mubarak, helped two other
women learn about the Saviors love or them. Both Parveen andPratibha chose to ollow Jesus ater witnessing Gods miraculous
response to their prayers. Parveen, a housewie, suered rom
seizures or a long time. When God healed her and she
understood His love or her, she gave her lie to Him.
Pratibha, a widow, was raising a child alone at age 24, and
her brother was in prison. The Lord ordained her brothers
release, and she responded by surrendering her heart to Him.
The reason why these people received Jesus is that when
their gods and goddesses ailed them, it was Jesus who answered
their prayers, comments a eld correspondent.
Climbing Mountains,Sharing Hopev
Celebrating a special holiday, villagers in one area o South Asia
climbed a mountain, planning to worship their local deities whenthey reached the top. A group o Bible college students climbed
the mountain or a dierent reason: to share the love o Him
who created it.
To celebrate this religious occasion, people worship various
gods and goddesses, cleaning and decorating their houses and
oering estive meals to the deities. Then they climb the closest
hilltop, believing it will allow them to reach greater heights in lie.
With prayerul attitudes, the Bible college students handed
out Gospel tracts as they hiked the mountain. Some village elders
criticized them, asking, Why do you disturb us by distributing
tracts that belong to another religion?In spite o this opposition, 1,500 hikers willingly received
Gospel tracts. The students request prayer or the villagers salvation.
New Vehiclein Nepalv
In Nepal, Gospel or Asia-supported leaders recently
purchased a new all-terrain vehicle to be used or ministry
throughout the country. Their previous jeep traveled more
than 434,000 rugged miles. Thankul or Gods provision,
the leaders dedicated the new vehicle to the Lords work.
They ask or prayer that the vehicle will be used eectively
and that God will protect it. Visitwww.ga.org/videos/
talking-jeepto watch a short video about the old vehicle.
Tormented by Demonsv
Karunakar and his amily aced a strange and troubling problem:For a year, demonic oppression prevented them rom starting a re
in their kitchen to cook their ood. Although Karunakar aithully
worshiped his deities, his prayers or deliverance did not make a
dierence, and the amily had to prepare meals at a neighbors house.
One day, a believer showed compassion on Karunakar and
his amily by bringing his pastor, Sutej, to Karunakars home. Upon
hearing their story, Sutej prayed or God to deliver the amily.
God answered Sutejs prayers, reeing Karunakars household
rom the satanic oppression. Now the amily can cook in their
own home. But more important, they have ound reedom in Jesus.
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When Sarika was in the eighth grade, Gospel
or Asia-supported missionary Hirla
Harish visited her home to share the Good
News o Jesus and pray or the household. Although
her ather, mother, two brothers and three sisters
immediately disregarded Hirlas message, Sarikas
tender heart could not orget the lie-giving words o
hope she heard.
Knowing the risks o leaving her amilys
traditional religion, Sarika secretly visited a nearby
church. As she learned more about Jesus and
witnessed His tangible love through the believers,
Sarika decided to place her trust in Christ.But when she chose to publicly testiy o her
aith, her amily members met her decision with
violence, uriously thrashing her, locking her in the
house and denying her ood and water or three days.
Then, when her parents let home, her brother took
the opportunity to urther torture her, beating her
and then searing her with a burning piece o wood,
and causing her to pass out.
Concerned that their amily would ace trouble
i Sarika died, her parents called Pastor Hirla back
to their home to pray or her healing. God moved
powerully in Sarikas lie, healing her wounds and
calling her to serve Him.
Then Sarika enrolled in a Bible college where,
out o harms way, she spent three years studying
Gods Word and preparing or ministry. During this
time, her parents sometimes searched or her, but
they didnt worry much.
When Sarika graduated, she wanted nothing
more than to share the Good News with her amily.
Hoping their hearts had changed, Sarika traveled
back to her home village, but she was met with anger
and was rejected again.Today, as a GFA-supported missionary, Sarika is
resolved to continue to share the love o Jesusno
matter the cost. She remains committed to praying
or her amily members and looks orward to the day
when they will trust Christ. She knows that God has
brought her through the most dicult o timesand
that He will always be there, even when she suers
or her Savior.
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Sarika
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Dont Ignore the
Warnng SignsI
was driving along the road in my noisy 62 VW Bug with my
seatbelt on, calling a riend on my hands-ree phone. Ater a ew
rings, he picked it up, but as soon as I said Hello, I heard a sound
like a siren going o.
Oh, Im sorry, its my car alarm, explained my riend. I didnt put
my seatbelt on.
A ew seconds later the alarm went oater he had buckled up.
When our conversation ended, I refected on the incident.
This is interesting, I thought to myself. That alarm made my friendrealize that he didnt have his seatbelt on. What about my Bug? Its so old it
doesnt have an alarm system to warn me.
And then I thought back to the long time I drove without a
seatbeltuntil God nally sounded the alarm. Yes, I knew the law, but I
ignored it, because I thought nobody would notice and ater all, what
policeman would want to stop a slow-driving old Bug?
But one day ater I had talked at length about a well-known
Christian singer who died in a plane crash because he had
overloaded his airplane, it dawned on me that I, too, was
violating saety regulations. I suddenly realized that I should
have obeyed the law. I quickly told the Lord that I was sorry
and that rom then on I would wear my seatbelt.
I am very sure the Lord must have tried several times to
talk to me beore, but I was not listening. This time He not
only talked to me, but also convicted me that I was
wrong to jeopardize being seriously injured or even
killed in a car wreck.
A Dangerous RoadMy dear riend, perhaps you have a car that sounds an alarm when
you drive o without putting on your seatbelt. But what about the
other areas o your lieyour personal walk with God, marriage,
nancial dealings, conduct, speech, purity and aithulness?There are no audible sirens that will automatically come on when
you head in a wrong direction or ignore Gods laws and saety
measures, which you well know rom the Bible.
However, or one reason or another you choose to ignore them
and you coast along just neor so you think. Oh yes, here and there
you see a ew warning signs, but you conveniently decide to disregard
them. You like to eel that you are in control.
Its a dangerous road you are traveling on, convincing yoursel
that you know better than God, that you are stronger, holier and
smarter than anyone else and that thereore you dont need to heed
Gods saety measures.
I can assure you that you are heading or a sure crash i you keep
ignoring the warning signs God sends you through Scripture, other
believers and the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart.
Giving an Account or Our GenerationHeeding such warning signs applies not only to our personal walk
with God, but also to our calling as the Body o Christ in this world. We
are called to be salt and light, to set our mind on the things above and
not on the things o this worldand we are commissioned to take theGospel to the ends o the earth.
How serious are we taking our calling? Let me ask you a ew questions.
When was the last time you and your church or ellowship group
asted and prayed a ew daysnot or your own needs, but or the lost
world? When was it that your church body sacriced their comort,
resources and plans so others could hear the Gospel?
What are the things your ellowship preaches and promotes? Is it
how to have a more comortable lie and increasing wealth in the
here-and-now, or is it how to become a grain o wheat and die so
that others may live?
My dear riend, are we waiting or the sirens o war,
terrorism and economic crisis to go o beore we wake up
and get serious about picking up our cross and ollowing Jesus?
I, as members o the Body o Christ, we dont heed the
warning signs, we will one day stand beore the throne o
God to give an account or losing our generation.
Lets Listen!The history o the people o Israel is given to us as instruction and
warning. Ater crossing the Jordan river, they took possession o their
promised land, with God ghting their battles. He told them that this
land would be theirs orever i they obeyed His Word. But very soon the
people drited away rom Gods instructions and did their own thing.God in His mercy sent prophet ater prophet to warn them and
to keep them rom losing their lives and land. However, they ignored
all His warnings until they nally lost everything and were taken away
into captivity.
May God open our eyes, ears and hearts to the warning signs all
around us and the alarms that are already going o.
K.P. Yohannan is ounder and president o Gospel or Asia.
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