Mr. Yohannon makes an excellent case for supporting native missionaries rather than sending missionaries from the West into unreached territories overseas. Not only do the native missionaries cost less, but they already know the language, customs, and culture and are far more attractive to their fellow citizens than foreigners are.

This book is also part autobiography that inspires, convicts, and entertains. The only downside is Mr. Yohannon's sales pitches for his own mission agency. I am sure t More...

This being my first time reading one of K.P. Yohannan's books is the sincerity and humble nature of the man.
His candid way of telling his life story, which was one where he and his family experienced extreme poverty, but through that challenge, they were God fearing and moral. And K.P, starting from this, he went on to grant his mother's wish to go out and preach God's word to the many starting from the Northern part of his birth country that being India, where he could be killed for doing so.
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KP Yohannan gives a vivid and powerful look at current state of south Asia and how Western Christians, in the USA specifically, can follow God by assisting missions there. As an Indian who has also lived in America, he gives a much-needed perspective on the Western Church in a relatable manner. I would definitely recommend this to all Christians in the US, as I think this perspective is not heard often (if at all).

As a note, Yohannan focuses specifically on the 10/40 window (mainly India). Whil More...

This book completely changed my perspective on foreign vs. native missions. K.P. Yohannan uses a humble approach to show how badly the Two-Thirds world needs missionaries from within their own cultures and backgrounds; this makes for a better level of understanding and one-on-one comfort between e missionary and the people God has placed around him or her.

I don't feel that Yohannan ever downplays the need for western missionaries in these countries. I am still going on a mission trip myself to N More...

If you're not a Christian this is a very dry read . Full of statistics and methodologies , Revolution in World Missions is a plea to Western Christians . If you are unfamiliar with Eastern missionary efforts this book may come across as harsh . The books plea is that affluent Christians in the west need to quit wasting time money and efforts into sending their own missionaries to the Asian nations and start supporting national missionaries . The author believes the issue Western Christians have More...

This is a great book that transpires the meaning of ministry in the Church and in the world. K P Yohannan talks about how Christ transformed his life and how He lead him in forming the Gospel for Asia.

I'm from India and was raised in a church that preached the values of the Bible from the Gospel perspective. I've always had questions on why my church was not active in the social service aspect. Reading this book, enlightened me with the understanding of the primary emphasis of my church in prea More...

I don't want to criticize Yohannan because the Lord is obviously doing great work through him, but this book was not very well written.

It is a short, easy read, but also extremely repetitive with no real conclusions. Thinking back, it seems more like a sales pitch to get money for GFA then a story about anything. I liked the stories of what was actually happening through GFA, but it was a very dry read. I don't really have a biased opinion of missions, I think it is ridiculous that we do spend s More...

This book is a well-written, tactful, passionate, objective presentation of the indigenous missionary movement. It is directed toward Christian Westerners in wealthy democratic nations (Americans, UK, Australia, New Zealand). And above all the book and its author, K.P. Yohannan, present a Biblical, God-centered philosophy of missions and of the Christian life (which things should be inseparable).

When I picked up this free book to begin reading, I was fully aware that its purpose is to raise awa More...

Ths is a MUST read for anyone who wants God's heart for the World!

Yohannan is an incredible voice for worldwide evangelization, and for making the changes in missions philosophy of the western church that will help facilitate that goal.
The first part of the book is a frightening comparison of the Biblical mandate that God has given us to 'Go unto all the world and preach the gospel to all 'ethnae' (people groups), and the reality of the vast numbers of people groups and individuals who are cu More...

I found this book very challenging. The main point that the author is trying to make in this book is that the most effective way to reach the lost throughout the world is to utilize indigenous missionaries (aka Indians evangelizing Indians). He makes some very strong points. Indigenous pastors are much less expensive than sending Westerners. The language barrier is difficult and time consuming for Westerners to overcome.

There were a couple of things that bothered me. First, he lays into America' More...

This book really changed my heart. The book began with the wonderful story of the man who started Gospel for Asia. But as it progressed he went in to details about the culture shock he experienced when first coming to America. He opened my eyes to how lucky I am and how often I neglect to think, feel, or live that way.
In the second part of the book he also talked about the importance of native missionaries and their important role in bringing the Gospel of Christ to the lost souls in the two-thi More...

This was a convicting book. Having recently returned from a trip to India, I've seen the immense poverty and hardship in that country. A huge percentage of the world's population lives far below the standards we enjoy in the U.S. Yohannan is director of Gospel for Asia, and their primary goal is to support native missionaries in Asia. For many reasons, natives can minister more effectively than Westerners in most Asian countries. God is doing an amazing work in the Third World. The Church is exp More...

Yohannan's Revolution speaks to a paradigm shift in how American churches organize missions. He argues for the end of what he calls "neocolonial" missions, where westerners venture into unevangelized areas spreading the message of an American denomination. Instead, he believes that the Gospel is best furthered when the unsaved are approached by evangelists from their own culture. These so-called "National Missionaries" are better able, he argues, to reach, serve, and convert third world populati More...

This book was AMAZING! It inspired me to be a better Christian & opened my eyes to the necessity outside of my own comfort. K.P Yohannon has a way with words to be stern enough to get his point across & to make you thankful for what you have! It is definitely a must read. I plan to read this book again soon.

Interesting book on Christians reaching out to the people of India.

The author had nothing, was in fact barefoot until he was a teen ager.

Then he found Christ and with that came a mission to share his experience and the message of Christ with people in very remote areas of India.

He is the founder of Gospel for Asia, a mission that supports many thousands in 9 or 10 Asian countries. Amazing story, really.

He challenges you - if you are in missionary work at all - to think differently as to how More...

This book will stir the coals in your heart and tempt you to burst into flames. Also it makes a strong case for Westerner's opportunity and responsibility to support third-world missionaries who have the heart and training but lack material resources. You really should read this book, and you can order it FOR FREE from the www.gfa.org website, which is what I did.

The only critique I have of this book is that Yohannan goes overboard in one or two chapters dismissing the importance of materially More...

I really enjoyed this book. K.P. Yohanan's testimony is amazing. The work God is doing through native Indian missionaries is amazing.

One MAJOR caveat: This book can give the impression that Asia does not need white missionaries. I know many people, including myself, came away from the book feeling as if we had no place in the Asian church. But that is a complete misunderstanding of the gospel. Asia needs white missionaries, black missionaries, etc. Just like America needs Korean missionaries and More...

This was one powerful book about the mission and the things that are overlooked in the Body of Christ. The main thing that captured me about reading this was the testimonies, I felt the Spirit of God just reading how people came to know Jesus Christ, by the gospel of Jesus Christ. I was very inspired by reading this, cause it answered my questions that I was curious about. I also love how the author expressed how bias America is and how we take things for granted, that is painfully true. In addi More...

This book shakes all of your cultural foundations. Honestly written, KP's story of experiencing America for the first time opens our eyes... it challenged me to pursue real change.

• K. P. Yohannan. gfa books, a division Gospel for Asia. 212 pages.
• Revolution In World Missions. The title told me that a major change within the missionary field was and is occurring. Once I saw the cover, I swear my heart stopped. It told me exactly the type of book I was reading and how it was slightly different than your usual bibliography.
• It drew me instantly with the cover: a street road fades into an old dirt road, a huge grassy plain, and leather feeling on the touch of the top of a More...

Very challenging book. It definitely opened my eyes to a big thing that God is doing amongst our Asian brothers right now. I love how Yohannan is totally unabashed in his view of the American church and its stark contrast to not only the native missionaries of Asia, but to the New Testament church as well. It has really caused me to look at my own life as a missionary in Tanzania and evaluate my effectiveness. More importantly, its encouraged me to really invest in the lives of the people here, More...

My my, what to say about this one. First off, I only was able to get through about 2/3 of this book because it started to get so bad (in terms of its dry, simple writing; in terms of its repetitiveness; in terms of its brow beating; in terms of its narrow and self-righteous theology; etc.).

I was tracking with him when he said salvation and God's work is through the church, but completely shocked and angered when he described how his mission is to get money from rich westerners to save dying pag More...

Great book. It is very much a plea to the wealthy Western christians, but also to the not so wealthy Western christians because they make enough to support a national missionary. He is just trying to make the point that the West has put too much emphasis on buildings and their own ideas, than to recognize the need for a different missionary movement. This book gives insight into the struggles of national missionaries as well as the successes of national missionaries. It is interesting to see how More...

The stories in this book are astounding and heartbreaking. Reading this, you know God is working in crazy ways, and that satan is real and trying to wreck people. The power of God is so evident throughout the stories.
K.P Yohannan writes about his first impressions of America during his first trip there and its truly eye opening seeing it from his view. I think he is a bit angry at the blessing of America and acts as if Western Christianity is useless. When in fact, despite any upbringing, poor More...

The author has a powerful thesis that in order to advance Christianity effectively in today's world that the Church should be funding indiginous missionaries, not spending enormous sums to esconce white missionaries behind safe compound walls. He is undoubtedly right. There are also many stories that reinforce the point.

His theology is traditionally Evangelical which lacks some, however his passion for Christ and his commitment to evangelism is impressive. Every active Christian would do well t More...

K.P. Yohannan effectively (although metaphorically) slaps the complacent American church right across the face, calling us to spring into action in the realm of missions because the harvest is ripe. However, K.P.'s solution to the ripe harvest isn't American missionaries, as is the standard nowadays. He promotes native missionaries, saying that these individuals have a unique place in their culture and a unique ability to evangelize their neighbors better than we Americans ever could. K.P. promo More...

This book tells the testamony of K. P. Yohannan and tells how God has used local missionaries throughout the world to transform lives and communities. It challenges its readers to live a life consistant with their beliefs in the Kingdom of God and salvation. It challenges Western Christians to support native works in other countries and to live outside of their comfort zone so that they can support the work of the Kingdom. This book is written by K. P. Yohannan who is the founder of Gospel for A More...

I have heard about the "mission effort" in the church since I was a child. I have heard many missionaries speak and read many missionary biographies. KP's story and ministry philosophy is unique. He is the first ministry leader to advocate for strong indigenous/native missions to include oversight and control.

For centuries the Western world has been sending missionaries overseas and great things have been accomplished as great sacrifices were made by those who went and sent them. Yet it does se More...

-Published by Gospel for Asia. 212 pages.
-The title "Revolution in World Missions" really caught my attention, given that I've had a massive interest and desire to be a part of missionary work. The title truly grasped the plot of the book.
-The fact that the word "Revolution" is in large print on the cover made me stop to think before putting it down and checking out another book. As a follower of Christ, I know the importance of a spiritual revival and revolution in the world. As I continued ex More...