Born Sept. 25, 1963, in Andhra Pradesh in southeast India, Paul considers himself a "Hindu-born follower of Jesus."
His parents were Christian converts, Paul said. Though a believer from a young age, Paul's commitment to Jesus was inspired by a vision of hell when he was 19. Complete with anguished, tortured souls crying for help, the vision served as his call to become an evangelist, Paul said.
"Hell became real to me," he said. "Jesus became real to me."
Paul does not have any formal theology training and said he was given an honorary doctorate by a college in Canada.
"The reason I'm known as
Dr. Paul is that in these Third World countries I'm known as a spiritual healer," Paul said.
In 1993, Paul formed the evangelical U.S. organization, Gospel to the Unreached Millions, which organizes rallies, primarily in India and Africa.
In 1999, he added the humanitarian relief arm, Global Peace Initiative.
The main physical presence of his work in the United States is the sparse Huffman office staffed by Paul and Murray and three recently hired contract workers. The organizations also rent offices in Baltimore and Harrisburg, Pa., and own the donated 747.
His parents were Christian converts, Paul said. Though a believer from a young age, Paul's commitment to Jesus was inspired by a vision of hell when he was 19. Complete with anguished, tortured souls crying for help, the vision served as his call to become an evangelist, Paul said.
"Hell became real to me," he said. "Jesus became real to me."
Paul does not have any formal theology training and said he was given an honorary doctorate by a college in Canada.
"The reason I'm known as
Dr. Paul is that in these Third World countries I'm known as a spiritual healer," Paul said.
In 1993, Paul formed the evangelical U.S. organization, Gospel to the Unreached Millions, which organizes rallies, primarily in India and Africa.
In 1999, he added the humanitarian relief arm, Global Peace Initiative.
The main physical presence of his work in the United States is the sparse Huffman office staffed by Paul and Murray and three recently hired contract workers. The organizations also rent offices in Baltimore and Harrisburg, Pa., and own the donated 747.
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