Evangelist Joshua
Abraham was born in 1st June, 1950,
in a small town of
Kerala called Kozhencherry. He was raised in a Christian home and his family
were and are active members of their local Marthoma church congregation. After
completing his studies, as the financial situation at his home in Kerala was
very grim, he moved to Bombay in search of a job. In the mean time he underwent
a Computer Operations Training with International Computers Limited(ICL). After
facing a lot of difficulties and challenges he managed to get himself a job as
a Data entry operator. In the year 1971 he was able to get himself an excellent
career opportunity in the renowned organization IBM WTC in Delhi and later on
in Calcutta. On 15th January 1976 he married Jaya who belongs to the Kadvettoor family in Chengannur. He has a daughter Jemy and a son Jishi. Jemy is married to Boben and they have 3 children Aleena, Aden and Alden, and Jishi is married to Anju and is blessed with twin baby girls Jessica and Jenitta. In the year 1978 he moved on to Dubai and secured a job with the IT division of a large Trading Organization, where he worked as a Mainframe Operations and Support Executive. This was the period
he encountered with the greatest challenge of his life, in the form of degenerative blindness. His doctors diagnosed that he is in the grip of the silent villain
called Retinitis which gradually degenerates the retina to a state of full blindness.
Although it was shocking and unacceptable, all medical treatments
applied for the same went in vain. In the year 1987 he got an
opportunity to attend an Ecumenical Fasting prayer held at Dubai
by Inter Denomination Christian Fellowship led by Sreshta
Deivadasan(Spiritual Mentor) Babu Upadeshi and Br Mathew Vergis. It was a turning
point towards his spiritual life. The Lord Almighty revealed the need
of Holy Spirit and showed him the importance
of living a life that will honor the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit promised him through the Word of God, 2-Corinthians
12-9: My Grace is sufficient for thee, for my strength is made perfect in
weakness. Meanwhile his Eye sight deteriorated to the extent that he
had to take an early retirement in the year 1997 at the age of 47
and returned back to his hometown for good. The Lord
strengthened him even at the time of his weakness and sufferings. In 1998,
while him being a fully blind person the Almighty Lord anointed him as
an Evangelist through the holy guidance of Babu Upadeshi and the
prayers of many others. Isaiah 49-16: Behold, I have graven thee
upon the palms of my hand; thy walls are continually before me. An IDCF unit
was started in Kozhencherry along with the support of his beloved wife Jaya, and ever since it is being emerged as a
glowing lamp for many who are in darkness and in pain. In this Mission, the wholehearted help and sincere support by his dear friend Mr. M.A Mathew is commendable. This blog is a
collection of the sermons delivered by Evangelist Joshua Abraham at various
Prayer meetings.
God Bless You All.
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Muttipayi Praathipan - Written and Composed by Joshua Abraham
