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==National Missionaries==
==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>
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>
==Church buildings, Bibles and Christian literature==
GFA World partners with teams for the construction of simple Christian worship centers in small villages to educate new disciples as well as provide a visible meeting place for Christians. However, they have built several large cathedral-style buildings in major cities, such as St. Thomas Believers Church Cathedral in Thiruvalla<ref>https://www.youtube.com/user/StThomasBCC </ref> and another in the upscale neighborhood Hauz Khas.<ref>https://www.ixigo.com/believers-church-new-delhi-india-ne-1353795</ref> Similarly, GFA World states they distribute native-language Bibles and Christian literature to the region in order to strengthen churches and promote the proclamation of the Christian faith.<ref>Wooding, Dan. “K.P. Yohannan’s Long Road To Helping India’s ‘Broken People’.” ASSIST News Service. 14 July 2006. </ref>
==External links==
==External links==