Let His Love Motivate Us
2018 is here! People are making goals and changes for the year that may or may not last beyond the month of January. (I mean who can really give up sugar and chips for life?) It is the start of a new year, a fresh start and a new beginning. What are some of your...
The Christmas Season and School of Discipleship
The temperatures are beginning to drop (yes, even in Texas) and it’s Christmas at School of Discipleship! Around Gospel for Asia, staff and students break out cups of cocoa with marshmallows on top, decorate sugar cookies, hang ornaments on Christmas trees, and...
Happy Thanksgiving!
The SD students are enjoying their break before they head into their next term and begin their classes again. This season is one to slow down and really appreciate those around us; a time thank the Lord for all He has done. I hope you enjoy hearing from some of our...
Meet the New Class!
Summer may be ending, but for School of Discipleship things are just beginning. Another class of students have accepted the challenge and set aside a year to die to themselves so they can know the Lord Jesus more deeply. It’s just been a month but they’ve already: Met...
SD Graduation – The Celebration!
Celebrating a Year Last month, GFA family and guests gathered together to celebrate the 24th graduation of GFA School of Discipleship’s students. To date, 210 students have graduated from the program, and God is using them in a variety of ways and places to show the...
Wonderfully Made
A while ago I burned my finger while washing a hot frying pan. I've come very close several times in the past, but this time around I did actually burn my finger. After the initial "That's hot!" and the resulting "Wow! My finger smarts!" I started looking at the...
Church Roots
1 Peter 1:19 “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot” We are bought by the blood of Christ and the blood of the saints are the seed of the Church. If you would have asked me a few months ago what my church roots are or...
God at Work in History
One of the things I have been learning through my study of Church History this year is that God is always at work in the lives of His people. Even during the times of darkness and chaos when it looked as if God wasn't even in the picture, He was at work behind the...
“Be still”
Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." Silence is void of noise, movement or action. To be still is to turn off the noise, stop the movement and do nothing. "But Lord, there's a dying world...
June Update – Join us for Graduation!
Our August 2017 application deadline has been extended to June 10th. We'd love to see you apply for our upcoming term! Graduation is Coming Up The August 2016 students have been here for almost a year, and it's been awesome to see how the Lord has grown them during...