Spread the Love!

    Hello there! Can we please take a moment to marvel at the beauty of this photo? ^
   See that lady there? A prized possession of God!

  If you'd like to play a part in telling "the women of Asia of their worth in Christ" then please do!
   http://www.gfa.org/women/sponsor/

Thank you greatly!
Shalom sent your way.

-Jenna-out

Stay Encouraged(true that) Book Review

The book "Stay Encouraged" by K.P. Yohannan is one that I highly recommend reading.
Not only is it short and sweet; but also jammed packed with the kind of encouragement that can keep one alive and rollin'.

There are relevant pieces of scripture and stories that go nicely along with the encouragement theme; and all in all I'd give the book about a 9.5 out of 10.

So what are you waiting for?!

-Jenna-out

GUESSSSS WHAT

Hey caring souls,

Shoutout of appreciation to Gospel for Asia for providing two free copies
of the book "Stay Encouraged" by K.P Yohannan. 
I love the book title! Don't you?

Gave one away to an amigo
and the other book I am currently reading.

Planning on staying true to my
word
and writing some reviews sometime soon.

I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime
have a super awesome evening.


-Jenna-out

Worth a Read!

Hey folks,

Today's post is on the life of Jigyansh.  

A boy who sat sobbing on a rickshaw
in the middle of a storm.


He was lost from his family when the help came.


A lady named Shamani came to the rescue and took
Jigyansh under her wing.


Soon he was enrolled in school at a Bridge of Hope Centre with Gospel for Asia.

For three months the staff members prayed faithfully for Jigyansh
and that he would be reunited with his family.

One day on his walk home with Shamani
he recognizing the woman walking towards them.

His mother!

She took him in his arms and walked him home.

However,
when Jigyansh was a no-show at Shamani's place...
both the Bridge of Hope staff AND Shamani got concerned
and soon started a search and rescue mission.

They even went so far as to go to the police station 
"to file a missing person report. For three days they searched and waited anxiously to hear what had happened to Jigyansh."

 (Wowzers!)

If you'd like to hear what happens next... and find out how to get involved with Gospel for Asia
please visit this link.
http://www.gfa.ca/news/articles/not-unnoticed/?cm_mmc=GFA-_-Email-_-2903891-_-150923%20CA%20Digest%20289%20WB59%20G400%20(1)

Thank you very much
and I hope you're having an excellent evening!

-Jenna-out

Sweet Slum Dreams!

Hey everyone,

It's been a while since my last post. Since that post,
I have moved into Bible College life!

Yet don't fear,
I still plan on posting here!


Today's post is a video about a heroic man named Nitya Balji
and his dream come to life.

http://www.gfa.org/videos/real-life-hero/


Enjoy!

-Jenna-out

An Amazing Answer to Prayer!

Hey caring souls,

For today's assignment: I'd like for you to watch a short video on
the life of Lalita and her answer to prayer.

http://www.gfa.org/videos/one-widows-answered-prayer/

This link will also take you to a place
where you can watch the video AND you can choose to donate  $ towards a sewing machine for
a family in need.


Thanks a billion!
Have a generous afternoon.

-Jenna-out

Waterbuffalo To The Rescue: Watermelon Fest

Hey amigos!

Would you like to help spread God's love
and help me do so by purchasing a waterbuffalo
for a family in need?

You could also attend the Watermelon Fest where
we will be eating lots of watermelon,
playing Pin the Tail on the Waterbuffalo,
and MORE.

To find out the details you can visit

https://www.mygfa.org/waterbuffalototherescue/

today!

Thanks a trillion!
And on a related sidenote...I'm not sure what sort of day you've been having
but hey! I believe that we can all use a little encouragement everyday. Here's
a photo I found recently on a place on the internet.

-Jenna-out

Let the Freedom Reign!

Daya was spotted on the streets,

cradled in the arms of her grandmother

while a suspicious onlooker (a Cook to be specific)

gazed on.

So you see,

Daya had come from a broken home. Her father had

started to beat her mother very, very, badly,

and neither one of her parents "had any love

for Daya."

Soon,

her father

ditched the family

and married someone else.

Her grandmother chose

to take Daya under her wing,

and from then on out they had started begging 

as a means of survival.

When a Gospel for Asia supported Cook noticed

the lady holding Daya in her arms he wondered

if this was another common case of a beggar

taking advantage of a young child in order

to 

draw passerby's pity and make more money

when it wasn't even a child related to them in any way.

Yet much to his surprise

after asking and waiting for a reply to his question...

the woman

broke down

and 

began

to 

weep.

The cook was moved at this surprising

scene and decided to invite Daya to become

a part of the Bridge of Hope family.

So she joined the Bridge of Hope centre which

was sandwiched between a railway station

on one side,

and

a 

slum

on 

the other.

Daya stood out at the school

due to poor hygiene habits.

She knew little about the art

of cleanliness after spending many

years of life in

a

slum.

Parents of other children at the school

became quite concerned and feared for their

own children's wellbeing in Daya's presence.

If Daya were to be cast out from the centre; many dangers would await her there.

(Prostitution, child labour, and street begging to name a few.)

   Yet because the Bridge of Hope staff

knew that God had brought Daya to them,

they got to work and gave her a scrub down

plus new threads. 

The crew also started teaching Daya (and other students) practical hygiene tips and tricks.

Today,

Daya has been enrolled at the Bridge of Hope center

for more than 6 years.  She wears beautiful dresses

that have been given to her & dreams of becoming a teacher.


Daya is no longer out on the streets. She is not begging her way to her next breath,
or selling her body. Nor is she in bondage to bonded labour.

Through the kindness Daya's grandmother as seen given to her granddaughter,

she too has experienced great life change as she too now lives in the beautiful love of our God.

side note: Did you know that more than 60,000 children such as Daya,

are finding hope in in Jesus through Bridge of Hope centers...yet there

are still MILLIONS out on the street who live in the despair that comes from not knowing the truth of the Gospel? And from having a pretty rough life style?

You can play a role in reaching out in love to these children through sponsorship.

http://www.gfa.org/sponsorachild/

Thank-you for taking the time to read this article.

May you have a blessed, beautiful, life changing 

& soul saving sort of day.

-Jenna-out

Home sweet home...or Slavery awaits?

Greetings,

I'd like to introduce you to Nadish Sabharwal.

After Nadish's father passed away from cancer,

he was enrolled in one of the Bridge of Hope Schools by Gospel for Asia.

The staff loved them there and he was given a place to grow and learn.

Yet one day,

his mother scolded him for not devoting enough of his energy

into his schoolwork.

Then Nadish decided to run away from home.

He soon ended up in a railway station in a big

city in India.

He met an elderly man who

"befriended him and took Nadish to his home village."

Doesn't sound too bad, right?

Wrong.

Nadish was forced into becoming a slave

who lived as this man's prisoner

and worked strenuous days 

cleaning out animal droppings.

He did this for 2 whole years.

At the end of a long days work,

Nadish was locked in a room by the animals

where he was basically thrown a few scraps

(or a very small amount of food you could say.)

Meanwhile,

Nadish's mother was in great agony at the loss of her 

husband, and now,

son as well.

Fortunately,

the Bridge of Hope center prayed incessantly to God,

 for the life of Nadish.

Two years after being taken captive,

a new boy was added on by the man,

placed in the same room as Nadish...

and 

the 

slave driver forgot to lock the door! 

In a sweet release,

the two fellows got their getaway

and ran to the nearest police station

to report their plight.

Now Nadish

is back with his family

and at the Bridge of Hope center.

Can I ask you to please ask you to join me

in prayer for Nadish?

As a result of his mistreatment

he is struggling in his mental state/

Please pray that Nadish will experience

healing and also be able to concentrate

on his school studies.

And if you'd like to find out how YOU can rescue

kids who are out on the streets

here is a link

http://www.gfa.org/donation/items/abandoned-children-street-children/

Thanks again.

-Jenna-out