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K.P. Yohannan (1950 - 2024). Indian-American missionary, author, and founder of GFA World, born in Niranam, Kerala, to a St. Thomas Syrian Christian family. Converted at eight, he joined Operation Mobilization at 16, serving eight years in India. In 1974, he moved to the U.S., graduating from Criswell College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies, and was ordained, pastoring a Native American church near Dallas. In 1979, he and his German-born wife, Gisela, founded Gospel for Asia (now GFA World), emphasizing native missionaries, growing to support thousands in the 10/40 Window. Yohannan authored over 250 books, including Revolution in World Missions, with 4 million copies printed, and broadcast Athmeeya Yathra in 113 Asian languages. In 1993, he founded Believers Eastern Church, becoming Metropolitan Bishop as Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I in 2018. Married with two children, he faced controversies over financial transparency, including a 2015 Evangelical Council expulsion and 2020 Indian tax raids. His ministry impacted millions through Bible colleges, orphanages, and wells.
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K.P. Yohannan encourages believers to turn to the Lord during times of discouragement, using every challenge as an opportunity to seek Him. He emphasizes the importance of remembering and boldly confessing God's promises found in the Bible, which affirm His goodness, love, and provision. By declaring these truths, believers can find strength and encouragement, knowing that they are redeemed, supported, and never forsaken by God. Yohannan reassures that God's faithfulness and mercies are renewed each day, providing hope and restoration for the weary soul.
God's Promises
Please, my precious brothers and sisters, when discouragement comes, look to the Lord. Use every hard situation, every bad circumstance, every illness—everything—as an opportunity to seek the Lord and rely on Him. When you are discouraged, I strongly encourage you to remember the promises of God, given to us in the Bible. Many times it has helped me to say these promises out loud, applying their truths to the situations I am facing at that time. Boldly confess that: • God is a good God. He is my Father (see Romans 8:15). • The Father loves me the same as He loves Jesus (see John 17:23). • I am redeemed by the blood of the Lamb by grace . . . a new creation (see Revelation 5:9, 2 Corinthians 5:17). • God is the strength of my life (see Psalm 27:1). • I can do all things through Christ . . . (see Philippians 4:13). • The Lord is my Shepherd. I want nothing (see Psalm 23:1). • Surely He has born my sickness and carried my sorrows, and by His stripes I am healed (see Isaiah 53:5). • My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches (see Philippians 4:19). • I can resist the devil, and he will flee from me (see James 4:7). • No weapon formed against me will prosper (see Isaiah 54:17). • I am more than a conqueror through Jesus Christ (see Romans 8:37). • All things work together for my good (see Romans 8:28). • I am bold as a lion (see Proverbs 28:1). • He will never leave me nor forsake me (see Hebrews 13:5). • Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads me with benefits (see Psalm 68:19). • As the days, so shall my strength be (see Deuteronomy 33:25). • When I am weak, then I am strong (see 2 Corinthians 12:10). • Let the weak say I am strong (see Joel 3:10), for the Lord is the strength of my life. God’s faithfulness and His mercies are new every morning! God wants us to know this. It is beautiful to know the freshness of God and how He restores our souls. Stay encouraged!
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K.P. Yohannan (1950 - 2024). Indian-American missionary, author, and founder of GFA World, born in Niranam, Kerala, to a St. Thomas Syrian Christian family. Converted at eight, he joined Operation Mobilization at 16, serving eight years in India. In 1974, he moved to the U.S., graduating from Criswell College with a B.A. in Biblical Studies, and was ordained, pastoring a Native American church near Dallas. In 1979, he and his German-born wife, Gisela, founded Gospel for Asia (now GFA World), emphasizing native missionaries, growing to support thousands in the 10/40 Window. Yohannan authored over 250 books, including Revolution in World Missions, with 4 million copies printed, and broadcast Athmeeya Yathra in 113 Asian languages. In 1993, he founded Believers Eastern Church, becoming Metropolitan Bishop as Moran Mor Athanasius Yohan I in 2018. Married with two children, he faced controversies over financial transparency, including a 2015 Evangelical Council expulsion and 2020 Indian tax raids. His ministry impacted millions through Bible colleges, orphanages, and wells.