Helping the Helpless in Asia During COVID-19 Pandemic, Reports Gospel for Asia

WILLS POINT, TX — Gospel for Asia (GFA World and its affiliates like Gospel for Asia Canada) founded by KP Yohannan, reports on relief efforts to COVID-19 in Asia.

India’s population exceeds 1.3 billion people. Within the nation, 470 million workers are currently restricted from moving about under directions to isolate in place.

The Raw Numbers

Allow me to impress upon you how meaningful those facts are when seen through the lens of the coronavirus pandemic.

• The number of workers in India is 140 million people more than the entire population of the United States.
• About 80 percent of those people (112 million) are “informal” laborers. That’s three times the entire population of Canada.
• All these workers are under a nationwide lockdown.

So What?

I know, Americans are under virtually the same restrictions. So, how are India’s workers different than ours?

The typical informal worker in India is a day laborer. That is, they work for a day’s wages that they will need to spend that same day in order to feed their families.

Unlike you and I, these 112 million people don’t have refrigerators, freezers, and pantries stocked with food. If they can’t work today, they can’t eat tonight.

Unless someone intervenes quickly, these laborers and their families will starve. Aid has been promised from their government, but it takes time to distribute supplies to 1.3 billion people. For those awaiting help, their only other options may be to endanger themselves by foraging in fields or scavenging in trash heaps.

Factoid: India has currently recorded 423 coronavirus-related deaths, ranking fifth among Asian countries as of April 16, 2020.

What Gospel for Asia-Supported Workers Are Doing

Gospel for Asia-supported pastors in Andhra Pradesh, India, handing out food packets to roadside people in their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I have spent nearly an entire day reading dozens of reports about what Gospel for Asia (GFA)-supported pastors, missionaries, church members and volunteers have been doing to bring the help that these hapless people need.

First, let me say this: Before any Gospel for Asia (GFA)-supported worker determines to venture out to help during the crisis, they contact the local police department and/or village leader to obtain permission to do so. This important step demonstrates their desire to do the Lord’s work while also recognizing the obedience He expects from us with respect to governing officials.

Next, allow me to share a couple of stories of how Gospel for Asia (GFA)-workers are bringing aid to the helpless in and around their communities.

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