Healing the Sick on World Health Day
Gospel for Asia Provides Dozens of Medical Clinics
Gospel for Asia (www.gfa.org) News Release – For Immediate Release
WILLS POINT, TX (ANS – April 13, 2016)
-- Gospel for Asia (GFA)-supported workers followed Christ’s admonition
to heal the sick and assist the poor last Thursday by conducting dozens
of medical clinics and health education events in three Asian countries
on World Health Day.
“People
in remote villages are often day laborers, with barely enough money for
food and shelter, and none for medical care,” said K.P Yohannan,
founder and international director of GFA. “Without these medical
clinics and health education events, many of them face ongoing suffering
from easily treated conditions.”
In
2015, GFA-supported workers conducted 83 medical clinics. This year the
ministry plans to reach more than 75,000 people by conducting 150 such
clinics. GFA partners will focus on isolated villages and poor urban
areas. “We want them to know that we help them in Christ's name,” said
Yohannan.
World
Health Day, celebrated each April 7 since 1950, marks the founding of
the World Health Organization, which organizes efforts globally to
highlight various health issues, in conjunction with local and regional
health organizations.
GFA
partners conducted dozens of clinics and educational events on World
Health Day as part of their continuing effort to assist the ill in Asia.
At one World Health Day event, more than 250 people received free
checkups and medicine.
One
woman, suffering from back and joint pain and frequent gastric
problems, said, “I got treatment which was absolutely free, and I am
thankful. Many times I thought of going to hospital, but due to a
financial crisis I bore the pain. Now I got medicines which will help me
to get relief.”
Another
attendee said, “We have no income source to take our children for
treatment, and buying medicine is not possible. I am happy today that my
children are receiving free treatment and medication.”
“As
Christians, we are called both to share the good news of Jesus and to
help ‘the least of these,’” said Yohannan. “Through these clinics, and
by God’s grace, we are able to do both.”
Note: Gospel for Asia (www.gfa.org)
has – for more than 30 years – provided humanitarian assistance and
spiritual hope to millions across Asia, especially among those who have
yet to hear the Good News. Last year, this included more than 75,000
sponsored children, free medical services for more than 180,000 people,
6,000 wells drilled, 11,000 water filters installed, Christmas presents
for more than 400,000 needy families, and spiritual teaching available
in 110 languages in 14 nations through radio ministry.
To schedule an interview with a Gospel for Asia representative, please contact pressrelations@gfa.org .
Photo caption: 1) Photo: GFA-supported workers dispense medicine on World Health Day. (GFA photo). 2) Logo for World Health Day.
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