What Does a Bridge Builders Community Partnership Look Like?
Bridge Builders community partnerships through GFA are often initiated by a GFA-supported national missionary from the local area. Because they live in the communities in which they serve, these men and women have the capacity to spot needs that, if met, could make a significant difference to a community. They are familiar with the culture and the needs of the people. They are experts at bringing hope when things look hopeless.
For example, literacy classes can make a life-changing difference for a family in Africa or Asia. These classes can be made available to women or men who don’t know how to read. They can learn this essential skill and be qualified for higher-paying jobs. In the class, they will also learn basic math skills, which are helpful in the marketplace, to clearly understand contracts and so on.
Another class that has made amazing differences in areas where we operate is tailoring classes. Women (and sometimes men) are taught sewing skills in a community class and then gifted a sewing machine so they can continue to hone their skills and begin a business.
Community partnerships may also look like a water well, providing clean and pure water to a community that doesn’t have access to this crucial commodity. Women and children in many of these communities walk for miles daily to collect water. When one of our churches installs a water well, all the villagers benefit from the better health the well water ensures.
These community improvements may also involve a building project, like toilets or sanitation facilities. When a neighborhood has adequate facilities, it keeps the ground water cleaner and, therefore, the villagers healthier, while providing safe facilities for all residents to use.
Disaster relief is another way entire communities are impacted by GFA, often taking the form of temporary shelters, clean water, food or clean-up and care after a natural disaster. Our partnerships also play out in caring for leprosy patients, widows and other people in need of help.
We invite you to partner with us in this great mission. For just $19 per month, you can become a Bridge Builder too. You can build hope and transform lives. God is working across Africa and Asia, and we invite you to be part of His divine work, helping bring physical and spiritual relief to those in desperate need.
Learn more about GFA’s Bridge Builder program