Swathy came to school with exciting news to share with her friends. "I have a Father who is alive," she announced, "and He is making a house for me, and He is going to come back and get me."

Nine-year-old Swathy had just learned, for the first time, of God's love for her as a Father when she met a Gospel for Asia missionary who visited her home in the slum.

Swathy's father had died before she was born, and she had grown up filled with sorrow as she watched other children who still had both their parents. Swathy's mother worked very hard to take care of her four children. But missing her father's love, Swathy became rebellious and difficult to handle. Even her teachers became frustrated with her.

“Swathy's father had died before she was born, and she had grown up filled with sorrow as she watched other children who still had both their parents.
When Swathy heard about her heavenly Father, it changed her life. ” When Swathy heard about her heavenly Father, it changed her life. She received Jesus as her Savior and started reading her Bible and praying every day for her family's salvation. Even her neighbors noticed the change in her character and began sending their own children to the GospelForAsia-affiliated church.

Please pray for Swathy to grow closer to the Lord, and that she will always cherish His love. Pray also that her family will choose to follow Jesus, Yeshua.

Read about GFA's ministry to slum-dwellers

Read about Swathy's home state, Gujarat