Give A Critter A Chance At Life

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So good to be in the Truth Chair. We've got nativity scenes that we are creating today, making some powerful dreams come true, honoring the Savior, and honoring so many people, so many people who don't have so much that we have. Today on Truth Talk Live, we're giving back and I couldn't think of a better person to join us than a man of God who, he and his family have dedicated their life to helping children across the world.

We're going to go to Rwanda and other places. We're going to create, you think about the major scene, all the animals, the cattle, the goats potentially, the little lambs, the chickens, all the animals. And you think about children, you have a lot of babies and you have a lot of animals at Christmas time.

Well, that's what this show's all about, and you, my friends, are going to be able to be a part of it, because my buddy, Bishop Daniel Johanen, is in the house. God bless you, my friend. Merry Christmas. Hey, Merry Christmas to you too. It's good to hear you again. Well, it's good to hear you, and you know our dads are celebrating Christmas in heaven together.

How about that? Hey, it's going to be a good Christmas. Yeah, they're having a lot better Christmas than we are, but we sure do miss them. But we're so grateful for the work of GFA. We're so grateful for what you all are doing, because this is a very out of the box, out of the stall kind of opportunity, because you're inviting our listeners to get involved in buying chickens and goats and water buffaloes and other things. Talk to us, sir.

This is exciting. Tell us how this Critter campaign originated and the great work of GFA for those that are just joining that don't know about y'all. Yeah, you know, GFA World started about 45 years ago, and as our national missionaries would go out to different places, they would see that these communities would have different needs. You know, some water, some sanitation, some literacy, some, you know, malaria.

They need mosquito nets. And from the 45 years of experience, we've really been able to hone in on four really clear objectives. One is raising up national missionaries and sending them to places that people are still waiting to hear about Christ. Second is to assist children to be able to have a future with an education or with being able to help break the cycle of poverty and then disaster relief and then also community transformation by Christ's love. And then last one really is where the Critter campaign really kind of originated is our missionaries would go to different places and see that there are kids who are malnutrition and you see that people don't have clean water. You see that people are struggling to provide ends meet on the table in these gifts of goats and chickens and buffaloes and other things like bio sand filters, water filters.

These are all life changing gifts that really make a difference in people's lives. It helps break the cycle of poverty, it gives dignity to the person, and it provides the opportunity for them to hear about Christ practically and tangibly. Yeah, because you are taking not just an animal that can sustain them, the eggs of a chicken, the milk of a cow, and other things, you are taking them the Gospel through medical missions, just through the literature, through Bibles. This is so important, not just a felt need but a real need. But sometimes you can't get to that real need if someone's going to starve to death, right, Daniel? Exactly. I mean, what do you say to someone who's starving?

Be warm and well-fed. I mean, the book of James tells us that. You know, the starting point is this. It says in the Scripture, when Jesus saw the crowds, he was moved with compassion. And that's our starting point as Christians, not just to do a whole bunch of good things, but, God, would you fill my heart with compassion? And from that loving, compassionate heart, God can direct their life to do incredible things. But this is what our missionaries on the field are doing. They're meeting the needs of people practically, seeing the doors open for the Gospel to be presented, and then people being helped practically through medical and other means of sharing the Gospel.

I love it. And isn't that what we're trying to teach our kids? Isn't that what we're trying to do, even in America? If you see someone who's got an addiction out in the corner, we're trying to get them to the rescue mission, we're trying to get them to Habitat, we're trying to get them to a church that can actually give them counseling and give them a job and give them opportunity.

And so you're asking our listeners, now correct me if I'm wrong, to create a major scene for kids all over the world, like in Rwanda. Get them chickens, get them cows, get them a goat. Talk about practically and how easy it is to do. Moms and dads, what a great object. Under the tree, you put a little picture of a chicken or a child that you're helping get that chicken to for the family.

And it's not expensive, right Daniel? I mean, I'm looking here, like 11 bucks for a chicken? Yeah, $11 for a pair of chickens. I mean, I've raised chickens. Those creatures, man, they multiply, they lay eggs, and so you've got eggs, you've got meat, you've got a little chicken farm. And you know, people don't maybe understand that when you provide like chickens or goats or these different animals, it's not just, okay, they give eggs and there's meat, but you're keeping the kids healthier, you're keeping the whole family from getting sick.

If they're not paying money for medicine that they shouldn't be buying anyway, saving their money for other things, it helps the kids to be able to go to school. So it's a compounding effect on a family, individual, and a whole community. And so these are life changing gifts. But like you said, we can build, you know, in the activity scenes all around the world, in places like Rwanda, where we're building our hospital to be able to reach out to all of Africa with the love of Christ. And people can practically, tangibly do this. My encouragement would be is, yes, parents and grandparents could do this, but get the kids, get the grandkids to join you as you go on the computer, learn about how these animals can change lives, learn about the Critter Campaign, watch the videos, instill in our kids and our grandkids the passion for thinking about others, being others-centered.

That's what it means to love, and what Christ called us to be is lovers of other people and to show Christ love. Well, we're inviting everyone to come in because this is a very, very important strategic opportunity for the Gospel. 65 bucks gets a pair of pigs, $140 gets a pair of goats, $460 a water buffalo.

I guess not a pair, that's a big old animal. He's going to tell us more about the water buffalo, what that has to do with Christmas. What's the number people can call and make their pledge right now? I want to give it each hour, each segment of every hour, Daniel, real quick before we go on to the break. I want you to give that for us, will you?

Let's see. I've got it here, 855-779-0076. Call that number, make a pledge. More with Daniel Yohannes, GFA, and these water buffalos.

You're listening to the Truth Network and truthnetwork.com. Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect lamb? The sleeping child you're holding is the great, the great I am. Who else agrees that giving is such a great part of Christmas, better even than receiving?

And thank God for his amazing gift, without which we would all be lost and hopeless. He is the Savior, he's the great I am, God in a manger, and we are creating a manger scene for youngsters and young and old all over the world who literally have nothing. They're not beggars, they don't want a hand out, they want a hand up.

They want a pair of chickens so they can raise them and feed off those eggs, and they want potentially whatever you can afford to give. If you're listening right now, I'm Stu Everson, this is Truth Talk Live. With me is Daniel Yohannan with GFA, a wonderful ministry that has been serving for decades, so many all over the world with the gospel of Jesus Christ and meeting legitimate needs. And they are, they're the real deal.

And I've had, obviously, Daniel, it's a pleasure of my ministry to be able to interview your dad and interact with him as well as you, and just the ministry, the legacy of your ministry is just remarkable. And you're simply asking listeners of this broadcast, hey, this is, we're shopping today. We're going, everyone we're going shopping, and we're going shopping.

Tell us where we're shopping for. Is it primarily Rwanda, Daniel? You know, Rwanda, Africa, Asia, it's just opportunities to impact people's lives that are really waiting to hear about Christ.

Some of them for the very first time, some of them have never experienced love in a way that makes a difference in their life. You know, some of our missionaries, when they go to some of the very remote areas on the mission field, they'll ask people, do you know Jesus? And often the response will be something like, you know, I've lived here my whole life. My friends are here. My family's here. Your friend Jesus isn't here.

Check the neck village down this road. You, you might find your friend Jesus there. And so, you know, the, the people that we're talking to and that we're administering to and we're providing these Christmas gifts literally have never heard what Christ has done for them. And it gives us a chance to be able to impact the life physically, but also spiritually in a, in a great way. But I would also say the flip side is when we get involved, God uses it to impact our lives. Also, Christmas season is so busy and so packed with all kinds of things.

We can kind of lose the focus of the incarnation, the son of God, become man, to be among us, Emmanuel. And this Christmas Critter campaign can really bring that back home, because we're focusing back on Christ, the center of the nativity scene, but surrounding the nativity with all these wonderful gifts so that more people can know about Christ. Wow, and we're not, we're not pushing the call-in number today, although you're always willing to call in. We're pushing a toll-free number where you can phone in and pledge eleven bucks or $1,100. You can pledge a pair of goats or a pair of chickens or a water buffalo that's going to help a family all over the world, and it's going to really make Christmas for them. And the toll-free number for GFA for you can call right now is 855-779-0076.

855-779-0076. This is a special give back we're doing at Christmas. For those of you God has—listen, everything that's ours is from him anyway. Daniel, can you give us a testimony?

You've got a bunch of them, I've got a stack of testimonies here. Share with us some way the Lord has used, whether it's the fresh water or the Critter campaign, these wonderful animals or a mosquito net, to bring a real transformation in Africa or Asia or these many places you minister. Yeah, you know, there was a young man who was really struggling to provide for his family, and he got a pair of goats. And with that little pair of goats, if you've ever seen goats and multiply pretty fast, he was able to start his own little goat farm. And he got so many goats that he was able to give the goats to his friends and his neighbors and his relatives, and they were able to have enough goats to sustain their own families. And, you know, the goats provide milk, you got to provide meat, you can also sell the goats to make some more money for your family.

And you can see multiple families were impacted by his pair of goats. There was a lady who received the sewing machine, and I know it's the Critter campaign, but there are other items besides animals. And she received the sewing machine, which is one of these foot pedals, you know, non electric sewing machines. And she started her own little tailoring business in the village, made enough money to hire five other ladies and get them sewing machines, and then rent the room next door for her husband to be able to open a barbershop. And so you can see that six families were impacted by just one sewing machine that someone gave.

And this is this is what my father would often say is, is take your present age add 100 years to your life and then ask the question, Where are you and what really matters? And that kind of is a clarifying question for us to live our light life in the light of eternity. This season of Christmas when we can be engaged with the Christmas Critter campaign, we are engaging in eternal things. We're making a difference in people's lives. And that really is what makes this different than just a handout. Like you said, it's a hand up to people, but it's also an opportunity for people to really come to know Christ in a deep way. Wow, what a good word.

Thank you so much. Bishop Daniel, you're handling with GFA World, a wonderful ministry, a wonderful partner here on the Truth Network and all of our great affiliates that carry this program. And we are spending this whole hour inviting people into this transforming work of providing critters. It's called the Critter Campaign. What better month than Christmas when we talk about the nativity scene and everyone's getting animals? I was at City Music College and saw some camels and some sheep just last week. There's a lot of animals being banded around and talked about, and we're able to give.

Now, how do you do this? If I send the Lord, really, 11 bucks for a pair of chickens, or 460 bucks for a water buffalo, all the prices are here, or a water filter, a mosquito net, all these cool ways we can support, how does the animal get to the little family in Rwanda that's desperate for it? Well, those buffalos have to make a very long walk. Yeah, I was going to say, they drive, they fly?

They drive a very long way. The way it works is when people donate towards one of these gifts, like chickens, goats, pigs, water buffalos, like you said, in the local areas, there are farmers and others who have these items, and we're able to purchase these items either in bulk or we're able to purchase them from the farmers. And so, you're impacting now a farmer's life and also the community, and then these gifts are given with the help of the leaders of those communities. We don't always know who are the families or the individuals in greatest need, and so we work with the local leaders in those areas, and they help us to identify who are the families or individuals in greatest need because we want to make the biggest impact. And then we have kind of a special day where these families come out and we're able to distribute these items in a loving, dignified way that they don't feel that they're being given just some handout because they're poor, but in a way that brings dignity and honor to them, and a lot of them will be crying and weeping. You give someone a buffalo, it's like giving someone a tractor. These are massive animals.

They can plow the field, you can milk them, you can reproduce them, you can use the cow dung or buffalo dung, mix it with straw, dry it out completely, and it's like firewood. And so it's one of these amazing gifts that people learn about Christ and these opportunities. Friends, please give, please support this amazing ministry. You give whatever the Lord leads you to give and send a couple buffalos. Four hundred sixty bucks for one. Eight five five seven seven nine zero zero seven six is the toll-free number to support GFA World.

Eight five five seven seven nine zero zero seven six. More coming up after this. Hang on. Merry Christmas.

You're listening to the Truth Network and truthnetwork.com. Merry Christmas is a gift of season of giving. It's a great time to be a blessing to people all over the world, Rwanda, Asia, and you may not be able to go over there.

You may not be able to raise chickens and ship them there, or other livestock, or pigs. You may not be able to craft a mosquito net for a deer soul that could literally save a life with all the malaria over there, but you can send money right now to GFA World, one of our great partners. We're giving back all hour long. We're giving their number.

It's eight five five seven seven nine zero zero seven six. There's a big old block or link at truthnetwork.com. We're so grateful for Bishop Daniel Yohannan and his wonderful work and the legacy of GFA World over four decades of serving Christ all over the world. Daniel, people have come to know Christ through your work.

Can you talk about that? Because a chicken and a pig and a water buffalo, those gifts, which are just precious and go a long way, even a pair of goats, listeners listening say, well I want to give that, I want to support it, but can you tell a testimony of how that, God's used these animal gifts to bring people to know Christ as their Savior? Yeah, you know, I was just recently on the mission field in a pretty remote area and our leaders took me to one of one of the families that actually had received a water buffalo. And when I got there, I realized it wasn't a whole family.

It was a widow whose husband had died and she was raising the grandchild because the parents of the grandchild had also passed away. And they had given her a water buffalo and we had actually provided a house for her so that she could be sustained. And I saw this stinky water buffalo out there just chewing on the grass and she was so grateful and thankful for the care that had been given to her. And you know, she's every time, every Sunday she's there at church learning more about Christ because someone actually was kind to her and gave her a gift that has changed her life completely.

And so it's happening all over the mission field. There's another young man who got a pair of pigs and you know, anyone that's ever seen pigs, they grow really fast and get pretty big and they multiply really quickly. He was able to start his own little pig farm and not just impacted his own family, but multiple families in his entire community just through these gifts. And I know some of the items seem kind of steep, you know, like a water buffalo, but you know, five friends can get together. You buy the tail or I'll buy the hoof and someone else buy the schnout and you know, we can, we can get a water buffalo for a family.

You know, but the thing is, it's kind of like what St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta said, if you can't feed the hundred, at least feed the one. There is something that all of us can do.

And if we can do that one thing, all of us together can make a difference. Hmm, that's something. And you know, I just, even now, I just got a text from Doc Carson, man, he's on fire. And he said, hey, he said, I've dedicated and I've given animals in honor of my grandchildren. What a legacy that is. You know, imagine taking your grandkids over when they were all grown up to see people come to Christ through the gift of an animal.

So there's all kinds of ways to skin the cat. Now the website truthnetwork.com, we've got a big link to the GFA website where they can click on there and they can donate online, or they can call the number. I guess either way works, doesn't it, Bishop Daniel? Yeah, either people can call or they can click on the banner online.

It'll take you all kind of to the same place where you can talk to someone. And you know, the best thing to do is ask the Lord to help you to figure out what to do and get your kids, your grandkids involved or the whole class or the whole church can get involved. You know, it's like you said, it's not just one way to do this, but the idea is to do something that can make a difference, and God will use it. But God will impact our hearts and our lives as we bless others.

Yeah, and no gift is too small. I want to get into the amounts here in a second and the implications. I want to give the number. It's 855-779-0076, toll-free 855-779-0076. It's a simple phone call. It's a free phone call, and you just pledge whatever God puts on your heart to give an animal, a critter.

It's the Critter Campaign. This is so much fun at Christmas time, too. Imagine unwrapping an animal under the tree. Well, that's what's going to happen because of you in Rwanda, in India, in Asia, in the 1040 window where there's billions of people who've never even heard the gospel. They're going to get a big water buffalo from a Truth Network listener somewhere in North Carolina, Utah, somewhere in Ohio, somewhere in Virginia, and they'll be like, wow, hallelujah, I don't even know what a Virginia is, but I got a cow that I can drink milk from that we can now plow our field and provide for our family or our village, and now I've got missionaries in my life. Because it really, when you connect them with the animal, Daniel, like you shared earlier, you connect them with the gospel, too, right? Yeah, absolutely.

Because we have our people already there. They're not outsiders coming in, but it's very much of an incarnational kind of ministry in men, where we are there, we're staying there, we live with them, we are part of their life and part of their family, and so providing these gifts really does make a difference. And if you have someone in your life you really don't want to give a Christmas gift to, you can say, you know what, I gave a goat on behalf of you, and you don't have to give them a gift. And someone else around the world gets blessed with that goat. Wow.

Just a goat can make a huge difference. Now, friends, let me just explain. Gospel for Asia, GFA World, these folks have, and your dad really wrote, you know, is amazing, is really these golden standard on missions. The contribution your ministry has made to American missions where you, for pennies on the dollar, literally, you have these indigenous missionaries all over Africa and India who speak the language, drink the water, and are from those areas, going back to their own people to reach them, and so when, you know, and they're aggressive, and many of these are martyrs. You have people that have died for their faith too, haven't you, Daniel? Yeah, every year we see our brothers and sisters, some of them are beaten, some of them are martyred through the years that they have been serving on the mission field. You know, my father didn't invent national missions, but he really brought it to the forefront where within like a 10-40 window, 80% of those nations are closed for outsiders.

And of course, if God calls someone to go, then please go, be obedient. But this is where his book, The Revolution and World Missions, came about. And I would encourage everyone to get a copy of that book, The Revolution and World Missions, over 4 million in print. It will change your life because all of a sudden you realize the Great Commission is for all of us.

All of us can be involved. We can pray, we can send, we can go, and it is something that God is using to impact the entire world, especially the 10-40 windows, especially in places like Africa. And this is a challenge for all of us, but national missions is the answer for many of these nations. Well, and what's beautiful about what you're doing is this is like throwing gas in the fire in a good way, because so many of these people are on fire for the Lord.

They're just dirt poor, and they have nothing. And so when we give them a chicken, a goat, a water buffalo, if they're not believers, they're going to hear the gospel from committed Christians who already speak their language, who are there in their life. If they are believers, it's going to help them do more gospel work.

These people want to go reach more people. The church is growing like fire over there, isn't it, Daniel Yohannan? And in a lot of it, the persecution is causing that revival.

Yeah, there's, there's always persecution. You know, we, we've, we've encouraged all of our people, especially in the mission field, to memorize Matthew's gospel, chapter 10, where Jesus promised that this persecution would happen. Most people don't underline those promises in their Bible, but don't read your Bible. And it'll tell you that if you were going to follow Christ, if you're going to deny yourself, pick up your cross and follow him, you will face persecution, some beating, some martyrdom, some other ways. Even here, all of us, if we are to follow Christ wholeheartedly, we will face difficulty and challenges, but it's okay. We get to identify with Christ who also suffered for us. And this is the chance that our missionaries in the field, they are so excited to be able to present Christ no matter what. And like you said, they have a willingness and a passion and a drive in their bones that they want their own people to know the love of Christ, which is they have experienced themselves, and they are relentless to bring the gospel to the end of the earth. Yeah, I love that.

And just, this is, this is where the Lord—you want to be a part of what God's doing? Give an animal to someone in Rwanda, Asia, and watch them work $11 for a pair of chickens. Now look, you all, that's like a latte and a half there, you know? $11, two is, two pair of chickens, that's four chickens, that's $22. You can give a hundred a pair. I love this little, hungry families can eat or sell these nutritious eggs. You've got this thing called the Chicken Challenge, I love that, at your website, at truthnetwork.com, click on the link. Donate a pair of chickens each month for a full year.

It's $11 a month for a year! That's very doable, but the impact, you're talking about, you're going to see people in heaven because you didn't chicken out, and you gave a chicken or a pair of chickens on some radio show because this man of God from Texas, who spent probably more time in Asia than he has here, has been a part of this ministry. We're grateful for what you're doing at GFA World, we're grateful for this Critter Campaign.

I'm Stu Everson, this is Truth Talk Live. We're going to do a break, let me give the number. You can donate chickens, you can donate a water buffalo, we'll give a few more details, and you've got to hear this testimony when we come back that Daniel's going to share with us. But the toll-free number, if you want to pledge, not to call in here, but to pledge to GFA on the Critter Campaign. Every amount is going to send animals to people and the Gospel. 855-779-0076. Toll-free 855-779-0076.

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You can't do that. Only Jesus can earn the favor of the Father. It's only by his righteousness alone that we are covered and we're redeemed. But we give thanks. Our lives are a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving to him and our giving friends.

I'm Stu Everson. What a great time of year it is for those of you listening to Truth Talk Live or Truth Talk. And we're so honored to kind of give back. And you know what? We're going to be a blessing to you by inviting you into the blessing of giving Daniel Yohannan, GFA World, an amazing ministry, the Critter Campaign.

You all have been on with us before. I just love it. I love it this time of year. I love it any time of year when you can give someone who would have thought, Bishop Daniel Yohannan, that a water buffalo would transform the life of a small family in the middle of rural Asia. Just the thought of that is remarkable, but that's happening right now through GFA World.

Tell us about it, man. Yeah, you know, it's one of those things where the mission that we have is to meet one person at a time. And this is what Christ did. Christ walked a long way just to minister to one person. And so our national missionaries are ministering to individuals and families, one family at a time, one person at a time.

And these Critter Campaign opportunities where we're providing chickens and goats and buffaloes and different items, it is making impact in these individual lives. And these missionaries are in the middle of nowhere. I mean, like I mentioned a little earlier, but people will literally not know who you're talking about when you ask them if they know Jesus. One of my friends was going down the street, you know, and asking the shop vendors, do you know Jesus Christ?

The guy said, look, we got Pepsi, we got Coke, we got 7-Up. We don't have Jesus Christ. He literally thought that Jesus was a soft drink that he was asking about. And so when you, when you're going into these villages, these communities, you're not having to like fight them over all these things. They literally have not heard about a God that loves them. And when you tell them there's a God that loves them and he has done all this for you, it melts their hearts. And you see these people's lives change physically because of the gifts that they receive, but then their lives are also changed because they get to know the love of Christ in a tangible, practical way. And we pray with them, we counsel them, we help them, and they are seeing their life impacted in multiple ways.

The whole community is blessed. Wow, well, this whole program, the whole point of the show, our network, all of our amazing affiliates that are gracious enough to carry this program, is to give back, to advance the mission of Jesus Christ across the world. This is a unique way to not just put gospel literature in the hands of missionaries, but to put a pair of chickens for $11 in those missionaries' hands to take to some villagers that they're trying to reach for Christ.

Maybe they're Hindu, maybe they're Muslim. And then suddenly, while they would never listen to a gospel presentation, they might even, they might even kill the deliverer of that message. But suddenly they're warm to it because the person's delivering chickens from one of our amazing listeners who called this easy number, 855-779-0076, through GFA World, a legitimate, bona fide 501c3 mission founded by K.P. Johannon for the spread of the gospel, now stewarded by my dear brother in Christ and the son of K.P., Bishop Daniel Johannon.

What a man of God. We're so grateful for you, and we're so grateful for the ministry of GFA World. The carriers, I mean, you literally are, I mean, you walk in, it's like walking in somewhere with a present.

They're not going to turn you away. You know, an atheist is going to take that present. If you're giving them a present, if they need it, especially if it's a bottle of water and they're about to die of thirst. So Daniel, this is near and dear to the heart, and this is really the love of Christ in action. Talk about how this is the hands and feet of Christ in places where, many places, the gospel's not even proclaimed. Yeah, you know, when Jesus sent the twelve out to go into the communities, he told them, look, take this message of the kingdom and go and tell them about me. And this is exactly what our missionaries are doing. They're going out and they're telling people about Christ, and if they know about Christ, they make sure they understand how their life can be impacted permanently.

And if they don't know Christ, then they're using that opportunity, just like the Apostle Paul said, let me tell you, you know, who is the God of the universe. And people's lives are being changed. What people don't realize, and this is not so much maybe in the West as much, but around the world, people have one purpose and one focus, and that is to find the forgiveness of sin, to somehow resolve that issue. And so they make pilgrimages, they do prayers, they do whatever they need to do in order to find that forgiveness of sin. And when they hear about Christ, who went to the cross and defeated sin, Satan, and death, and in the resurrection we have hope, all of a sudden the lights come on and they go, this is what I've been waiting for, because God has put this in the hearts of men that we desire Christ. And this is the message that we bring to these places and communities, so we impact their lives physically with these gifts, but we also see people's lives being changed. And I would encourage people, pray what God can be doing all around the world.

That's what Jesus said, lift up your eyes and praise the Lord of the harvest, send out more labors. In Gospel for Asia, GFA World, this is our primary focus, sending national missionaries to places that are still waiting to hear about Christ. Wow, and our listeners are empowering you, weaponizing you with these wonderful animals. Now give our friends listening, give them a rundown of the options, okay? There's like a whole menu of animals, and what a great time of year at Christmas, right, to celebrate.

Gospel for Asia, to create some major scenes all over the country, all over the world. Give us the list of options that they can give and the amounts, will you? Yeah, the amounts, if people go online they can actually see the amounts because there's a whole list of them right there, but there's chickens and goats and pigs and water buffaloes, there's mosquito nets, there is biostand filters, there's Jesus wells, there's a barnyard bundle, there is all kinds of animals that people can get behind and help to be able to spread the love of Christ in a practical, tangible way. But I would encourage people, take your kids and grandkids and go online and look at these animals, watch the videos, learn about it, pass this heart of compassion onto your kids and grandkids. Maybe it's a chicken, maybe it's a goat, maybe it's a pig, maybe it's a water buffalo, maybe it's a mosquito net to learn about how these mosquito nets prevent people from getting malaria multiple times.

Maybe it's a clean water project where most people in the world don't have access to clean water. All these things are life-changing gifts, but the important thing is that we give them out of a compassionate heart and we pass that same compassion down to our kids and our grandkids. And so get a world map, stick it in your house, and pray for the world as you hear the needs that are happening around us.

Yeah, that's so cool. I love this quote from K.P. Johan, the founder of Gospel for Asia. The challenge to us is this, take your present age and add 100 years to your life.

Then ask the question, what really matters? The only thing that will matter is what was done to impact eternity. And this is your passion too, Daniel Johan, in carrying the banner of the Gospel through these animals. Can you talk about that lasting impact of the Gospel?

Can you talk about your vision and really talk to our listeners? Because many of them, maybe they've met you for the first time, they're not familiar with the ministry, but they want to be supportive, they're very generous. And by the way, the number I want to give this, it's not the number to call into this show, but it's the number to call GFA World directly and pledge any amount that God puts on your heart, so it's an awesome Christmas Give Back we're doing here on Christian Radio. 855-779-0076, toll free, it's a free call. 855-779-0076, 11 bucks gets a pair of chickens to give to a family that can live off those eggs and can benefit from that. 140 bucks a pair of goats, you got milk, you got other things goats provide, pigs, $65 per pair, water buffalo, 460 bucks, but they've also got water filters and other things to help, literally life-saving things, mosquito nets and other things, amazing.

And we've got the link to their website at truthnetwork.com as well, 855-779-0076. What's your challenge to listeners out there about the power in how God blesses generosity when we open our hearts, open our hands, open our purses even, our money? You know, Jim Elliott, the great missionary to the Auca Indians, he said this, he is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. And this is such a clarifying quote from him where he literally gave his own life, but anything that we give towards an eternal purpose in this lifetime, in this very short life that God has given to us, to live as a gift from him, to impact eternity, it is all worth it.

It is totally worth it. And we should never look at each day as just a day to get through it, but a day to live in the light of eternity. God, stamp my eyes with the things that are eternal and help me to live that way. I love it. I just got a text, someone just donated, they went to the website, they gave to—I don't know what they gave—chickens, water buffalo, whatever—but they gave because, again, this is equipping those who have nothing with something, a sustainable life source, through the eggs of chicken, through the milk of the cows, through the plowing of the water buffalo, and it's helping them, it's helping our wonderful GFA missionaries who are already there to share the gospel with them.

I love it. And the number, one more time, for you to donate to this great cause is 855-779-0076. Bishop Daniel Yohannan, what a great friend, brother in Christ, what a great servant of Christ, reaching the world with the good news of Christ.

Where will you be in 100 years? How do you make your legacy last? Give us the closing word here at Christmastime, will you? Daniel, give us a challenge getting out of here. We just got about 20 seconds. You know, in the end, all things, it's all worth it.

Do everything you can for Christ, and for Christ's sake, know him and then make him known. Wow. Everywhere you go, all the time, this is great.

What a blessing. Thank you so much. The website, again, is truthnetwork.com. You'll see the big GFA world there, and the number, for those that want to support this, is 855-779-0076. Merry Christmas. Thank you, brother Daniel. Another program powered by the Truth Network.