About Gospel for Asia
Gospel for Asia was founded by Dr. K.P. Yohannan and his wife Gisela in 1979. After serving seven years with Operation Mobilisation in Northern India, he attended Criswell Bible College and pastored a local church in Dallas. With a heart broken over the unreached world he resigned from his pastorate and focused his time on reaching the unreached.
Sending Native Missionaries
Gospel for Asia trains and sends native missionaries because they have proven extremely effective. They are already familiar with the language and culture, and they live at the level of the people they serve, thus removing many social barriers. During 2008 more than 16,000 Gospel for Asia native missionaries have been effectively preaching the gospel in 10 Asian nations and 7000 students in 67 Bible.
Because of their faithfulness our national missionaries are paying the high price of suffering, hardship and intense persecution it takes to reach people with Christ’s love. In spite of such circumstance they have been able to share the love of Jesus Christ with literally millions of men, women and children. Across Asia today, believers joyfully worship the Lord in places where no church existed before.
100 Percent Goes to the Field
Gospel for Asia sends 100 percent of the money you donate for work on the mission field to the field. Nothing is taken out for administrative expenses.
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About KP Yohannan
K.P. Yohannan is the founder and president of Gospel for Asia.
Born in a remote village of South India, K.P. Yohannan's personal journey toward spiritual reality began at the age of eight when he gave his heart to Christ. While he was still a young boy, his mother began fasting each week, praying God would call one of her six sons into full-time Gospel ministry. Her prayers were answered in 1966 when 16 year-old K.P., her youngest, volunteered to serve in North India with Operation Mobilisation.
From 1974 to 1979 K.P. attended Criswell Bible College in Dallas, Texas, where he earned his B.A. in Biblical Studies. He was also awarded an honourary doctor of divinity degree from Hindustan Bible College in Madras, India.
During the time he attended Criswell, he pastored a local church in Dallas. However, he was unable to forget the millions still lost without Christ in his homeland of India, and knew God was calling him to reach his own people. In 1978 K.P. resigned his pastorate and he and his wife, Gisela, organised what is now Gospel for Asia.
GFA has grown rapidly and has quickly become one of the most effective mission forces in Asia today. The ministry has expanded beyond India to support native missions in Nepal, Myanmar, and many other Asian nations. At the 67 Gospel for Asia Bible colleges, over 7,000 students are being trained to reach the unreached.
In addition to travelling and speaking in North America, K.P. spends half of his time in Asia, consulting with Christian leaders and speaking at missionary gatherings. He's also heard throughout India by millions of people on a daily Christian radio programme.
K.P. has authored more than 200 books published in India and 7 in the West including, Revolution in World Missions (ISBN 0-88419-195-8), The Road to Reality (ISBN 0-88419-250-4), Why the World Waits (ISBN 0-88419-303-9), Living in the Light of Eternity (ISBN 0-9632190-6-5), and Reflecting His Image (ISBN 1-56599-999-1).
He lives near Dallas with his wife Gisela. They have two grown children, Daniel and Sarah, who are serving the Lord.
Gospel for Asia is a registered charity in England and Wales, Registered Charity Number: 1064738 Gospel for Asia is a registered limited company in England and Wales, Registration Number: 3433617.
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