Christians comprise a little more than two percent of India’s population but that has not daunted one formerly homeless Indian church leader.
Pastor R. Abraham’s latest accomplishment brought together some 17,000 pastors to a daytime leadership conference and nearly 1 million people to four-day evening prayer meeting, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) reported.
The 60-year-old minister told the network that he was a young man embarking upon a career as a chemist when he was called by God to a religious life.
“God said to me, ‘Son, I have called you for a very specific purpose. I want you to resign your job, get out of your home, and go and preach the gospel to your people,’” said Abraham. He obeyed the call but two months into his ministry he found himself broke, homeless, and hungry.
“In the night I had no place to go, so I used to wait for the shops to pull down the shutters so that I could sleep in front of the corridors of the shops.” he said. “And I started to wonder, why did He call me? Why?”
After two years of prayer and patience, Pastor Abraham joined forces with another minister to start New India Church of God. The organization now reaches across India through more than 3,000 churches.
