Revolution In World Misions by K.P. Yohannan


This nonfiction book led me into the world of missionaries. There is so much I didn't know. I wasn't aware that since the World Wars the life of missionaries out in the field as changed drastically. It seems the Western world's desire to see people fed, hospitalized and given other social programs has taken the focus off the true purpose of the  church. The purpose of the church is to preach the Gospel, Acts 26:18. However, the question that deserves answering more than ever before is what should the missionary do first? Should he preach the Gospel first and not worry about the social problems faced, for example, by the Asians, or should the missionary concern himself or herself with the social problems first? What comes first? The chicken? The egg? That is the question.

K. P. Yohannan creatively makes it imperative to look at both sides of the question. According to K.P. Yohannan in Revolution In World Missions, the question deserve answers immediately or people across the seas will lose their souls to fire and brimstone. According to the author, the Holy Bible has more scriptures on Hell fire and judgement than there are about God's loving Kindness. It seems that the Western world, so prosperous and unwilling to face discomfort in any way have become soft when dealing with the Asians or the unsaved overseas. Western missionaries, most, no longer, if they ever did, choose to preach the Gospel first before finding a way to heal Malaria or give clean water. 

The author in no way forces his truth upon the reader. It is clearly stated the Gospel must be preached first with, preferably, a person who is similar in ethnicity to, in this instance, the Asian. The book is very clear and written in a wonderful style. In the end, an individual must make a choice about the Gospel being preached first or schools being built first. 

There are many personal anecdotes and photographs in Revolution In World Missions. The book proves this is a world of change even on the mission field.  www.gfa.org,
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