Dear Friends,
Thank you for your prayers and your many kind words after hearing about my father’s situation yesterday. We are blessed and overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and care we have received from so many of you.
With profound grief and sorrow, I am now writing to inform you that my father, and our ministry’s founder, K.P. Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan), departed in the presence of God this morning, May 8, 2024. He passed in Dallas, Texas, due to a sudden cardiac arrest while receiving treatment for the tragic accident of the day before when he was struck by a car while on his morning walk.
While our hearts are broken over his sudden loss, we rejoice knowing his joy in being received into the long-awaited presence of his loving Savior.
We praise God for allowing His servant the strength to run his race faithfully and with much endurance to the very end. Millions of lives are forever transformed because of his tireless passion and service unto his Savior. His life bears testimony to us all of what Jesus said in St. Matthew 16:24,“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”
To read his full obituary, please visit our website:www.gfa.org/kpyohannan-obituary
Thank you again for your continued prayers for my family and all of us at GFA World during this time. Our hope remains steadfast in the goodness of God, and we look forward with confidence that the work He has begun through this ministry will continue to change and transform lives around the world through the love of Christ in the years ahead.
Christ is risen! May his memory be eternal.
In Him,
Daniel Timotheos (Yohannan)
P.S. Details on the funeral and memorial service will be made public in the days to come.
About K P Yohannan
K.P. Yohannan (Metropolitan Yohan), founder and director of GFA World (Gospel for Asia) and Metropolitan of Believers Eastern Church (BEC), until he departed in the presence of God on May 8, 2024, had written more than 250 books, includingRevolution in World Missions, an international bestseller with more than 4 million copies in print. He and his wife, Gisela, have two grown children, Daniel and Sarah, who both serve the Lord with their families.
About GFA World
GFA World is a leading faith-based global mission agency, helping national workers bring vital assistance and spiritual hope to millions across the world, especially in Africa and Asia, and sharing the love of God. In a typical year, this includes thousands of community development projects that benefit downtrodden families and their children, practical care through funds for widows and abandoned children and other vulnerable groups, free medical camps conducted in more than 880 villages and remote communities, over 4,800 clean water wells drilled, over 12,000 water filters installed, income-generating Christmas gifts for more than 163,000 needy families, and teaching to provide hope and encouragement in 110 languages in 14 nations through broadcast ministry. GFA World has launched programs in Africa, starting with compassion projects in Rwanda. For all the latest news, visit the Press Room at https://gfanews.org/news.
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