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Although GFA World accepts non-native trainers for Bible translation, Yohannan believes sending of Western missionaries into the 10-40 window can result in a waste of resources. He also believes that the imposition of western culture and neo-colonialism that is sometimes associated with Western missionaries should be avoided. In order to increase efficiency and achieve its goals, GFA World has become a repository for donations and financial support of Asian missionaries by non-Asian cultures. GFA World administers these resources to the various programs listed below within its organization.<ref>Stout, Ken. “Fostering Sustainability and Minimizing Dependency in Mission Finances.” Reformed Theological Seminary Masters Thesis, October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref><ref>Bergunder, Michael (2008), "The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century", Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, page 54-55</ref><ref>Klaus Fiedler (1994), The Story of Faith Missions, page 404 (26)</ref>
Although GFA World accepts non-native trainers for Bible translation, Yohannan believes sending of Western missionaries into the 10-40 window can result in a waste of resources. He also believes that the imposition of western culture and neo-colonialism that is sometimes associated with Western missionaries should be avoided. In order to increase efficiency and achieve its goals, GFA World has become a repository for donations and financial support of Asian missionaries by non-Asian cultures. GFA World administers these resources to the various programs listed below within its organization.<ref>Stout, Ken. “Fostering Sustainability and Minimizing Dependency in Mission Finances.” Reformed Theological Seminary Masters Thesis, October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref><ref>Bergunder, Michael (2008), "The South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century", Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, page 54-55</ref><ref>Klaus Fiedler (1994), The Story of Faith Missions, page 404 (26)</ref>
==National Missionaries==
GFA World’s main focus is to train and equip national missionaries. This approach might result in several specialized missionary groups within a single nation-state, from large cities and regions down to small tribes and villages. GFA World reports over 16,000 missionaries and 12,000 local parishes in over 15 Asian nations.<ref>Houston, Rickey. “Loving Your Neighbor: A Guide to Developing and Sustaining Community Service Projects.”Liberty University Baptist Theological Seminary Doctor of Ministry Thesis, March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref><ref>Jaffarian, Michael. “The Statistical State of the North American Protestant Missions Movement, from the Missions Handbook, 20th Edition.” International Bulletin of Missionary Research. Vol.32, No. 1. January 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2016.</ref><ref> Wooding, Dan. “K.P. Yohannan’s Long Road To Helping India’s ‘Broken People’.” ASSIST News Service. 14 July 2006. </ref> In 2019, GFA World workers served in 872 slums throughout Asia.<ref>Gospel for Asia 2019 Special Report. https://www.gfa.org/special-report/2019/. Retrieved 13 March 2021.</ref>
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