How GFA World Put’s Into Practice Bible Verses About Giving to Others

GFA World is among the organizations around the globe that are working to combat hunger and poverty. Our Child Sponsorship Program is freely offered to kids in villages across South Asia and now in Africa, too. For the tens of thousands of enrolled children, the program means hope for a brighter future through practical assistance according to the needs of the community. This can be tutoring assistance, nutritious food to supplement the food they get at home, medical care, or required school supplies. Our field partners also supply income-generating gifts to those in need—sewing machines, farm animals, fishing nets and more—so families can have a sustainable way to afford more and better food for themselves and their children.[5]

Kaila and Sabinna[6] lived in a region of steep slopes and vast valleys. People there lived in poverty, and most of the villages only had school up to third or fifth grade. In 2015, even their small hope for the future was destroyed. An earthquake and its aftershocks devastated their village, destroyed their homes and took the life of Kaila’s younger sister. Their families had no choice but to move and try to start over. In their new town, they struggled to make ends meet, cultivating small plots of land. The new town did have school, but Kaila’s and Sabinna’s parents couldn’t even feed their children let alone afford the school supplies or tutors necessary for completing their education.

Not all hope was lost, however. GFA workers were already ministering in the new town where Kaila and Sabinna had moved. After the earthquake, the workers immediately began providing physical and spiritual aid, giving groceries to families, helping recover lost items from the rubble and listening to grieving hearts. Both girls were enrolled in GFA World’s Child Sponsorship Program. They received opportunities their families never could have afforded: nutritious food and study help, as well as exercise with the other kids. They were taken care of with gifts of food while schools were closed, and as schools prepared to reopen, Kaila, Sabinna and other children received tracksuits and school supplies—notebooks, pens, a ruler and a geometry box. Through the education and care of GFA’s Child Sponsorship Program, the girls obtained a lifesaving opportunity. They could now build toward a brighter future for themselves and their families.