About myself I was born on Dec-16th 1963 in Thoothukudi were as a 4th child of my parents, we from very poor family, my mother was a devoted christian and she was a teacher for forty years in the Caldwell Higher Secondary school Tuticorin as a elementary school teacher. my father was just opposite, alcoholic and smoker, but we were all nominal christians. My mom used to get up at 4 AM daily reads bible and meditate on that word and she prays as well. After school work she will take tuition to the students and late night she will be tailoring that's how she managed the house.
As a growing teenager I was eager to attend christian meetings specially Brother DGS Dhinakaran who Inspired me to walk with god. Helped my mother by working in summer holidays in a laboratory clinic. Finished higher secondary school education, but I was a very good football player won many Inter school matches up to the district level. I was very good in caring others and good in hospitality as a young person.
My 2nd Brother Johnson BE, MBA always guardian to our family as per his advice, I applied in college of nursing, got seat by the grace of god at Christian medical college & hospital Vellore with lots of teenage struggle and I was a hosteler, picked up bad habits such as smoking, never drank alcohol, I attended all saint’s paul tamil church in Vellore on every Sundays without Fail
From Pastor Premkumar advice I was able to get connected with Christina's. Chandran, spoke understood each other because In Saudi Arabia meeting with woman is crime under the sharia Law, we Both Informed our parents, who met & mutually agreed, which happened in India. We both got married on Dec-7th 1994 in St. Patrick’s church, Tuticorin. Our Family Life started though we had many ups & downs, I got back slide which upset my wife many times
We continued upholding churches in Saudi Arabia (underground churches) in fasting & prayer while we were serving Khobar Tamil Congregation was Caught by saudi religious Police-taken to Jail, Then our focus changed to Khobar, Damoram, Jubail,. As per Company rule we were not allowed to live as a married couple so we prayed about that and god lead to persuade to go to America, so I have to equalize my Nursing to American standard by writing CGFNS, which passed in 1995 by the grace of god. I applied for a Job, and Green Card, God Lead us to get it in time. Still then we served Good in Saudi Arabia we were able to bring many ministers from USA and India to Saudi Arabia such as pastor Morris Cerullo (San Deago) and Dr. John George-Dallas Texas.
Though I was called for god's ministry, I got deviated from Normal, A-strayed and Backslided many times by looking at American lifestyle. Son Andrew was born 2001 as a miracle child, we were not having child for 7 1/2yrs. After marriage in 1994 to 1998 released 4 Christian Traditional Songs re-orchestrated by Fr. Dennis vaiz who was my 11-12th batch mate in St. Xavier's Higher Secondary School, Thoothukudi. The Cassettes were in the name of Devaprasannam for the purpose of helping poor, orphans, widows & destitutes. Now Some other agencies, put in Internet 4 volumes of Devaprasannam and getting revenues without our permission.
Though I worked as a Registered Nurse in 4 countries, until now many times dedicated myself to the Lord, my passion towards helping orphans and poor never changed. First we were in Dallas, Texas. In USA had own House and bought marble slab Ice cream shop with partnership for 6 years and sold it. I became sick in 2008, my wife, Christy struggled all by herself and went to India treated. My whole Family stood behind me, got well since then. Then we moved to Virginia now working in washington DC. So that we were able to convey the Love of the Lord to our patients. In 2019 Released 5th volume of Devaprasannam and started Devaprasannam International ministries through that we are able to give the proceed to the poor and ministry started with the greater vision of Devaprasannam city of hope.