Pastor K P Jose
God on his mercy chose Pastor K P Jose as the founder and president of International prayer fellowship {IPF}otherwise known as Prarthanasangamam. Pastor K P Jose [kunjukunjupoovanathinkadayil Jose] was born to Kunjukunju and Thankamma in Poovanathinkadayil house as the youngest one among three children at Kottarakara.
He was brought up in Marthoma faith by his Godly parents. He possessed a significant role in church activities as Sunday school teacher, yuvajanasakhyam secretary, center treasurer etc. During his college days in St. Gregorious college Kottarakkara, he was involved in collage politics as well as in sports as an outstanding volley ball player. He manifested a pleasing personality in the society.
I will instruct you & teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you
Psalm 32:8
As the Bible says “I will instruct you & teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you”, Gods planning about Pastor Jose was magnificent. His friend ,Pr Biju George [IPF State Leader of Hyderabad currently] influenced him by showing the way of truth. He understood the importance of salvation and baptism as per Holy Bible and took water baptism on the 3rd day of fasting prayer by Pr. T. P Mathew at Ezhamkulam (Kulathupuzha). Though he has faced many oppositions from the family as well as society after baptism, he stood firm in his faith. Soon after the Baptism, he went to Abaha , Saudi Arabia and involved in business .However, after few years ,he got physically ill and returned Kerala. He was miraculously healed by God. Having been anointed by the holy spirit, he cancelled his return to Saudi and dedicated himself for full time ministry. As his vision was focused on nation as per God’s purpose, he gathered some brothers and started praying for nations. It was the beginning of Prarthanasangamam. He realized that he had been chosen to manifest and accomplish the revelation of God’s will. Many crusades and fasting prayers had been conducted by him focused on revival of godless society.
In 2007, in relation to his ministry, they both travelled to Dubai on visit visa. His wife got a job in American hospital [Dubai]. In 2008, he started his ministry on UAE labor camps. In 2009, God strengthened him to initiate a prayer service in union church, Sharjah. The church started filling with many souls. His wife resigned her job and involved in full time ministry. Since then God has been empowering them to procure many people for Jesus Christ through prayers, conferences, counseling, preaches, personal evangelism and charity for minority groups. As one of his visions is to mould youths for world evangelization, he has been sending and supporting many young people to theological colleges to get equipped for Lord’s ministry and service. Many amongst them are powerful missionaries now. For the past one decade, Pr Jose has exhibited his exceptional abilities as a preacher, counselor, TV speaker and so on.
ABOUT CHURCH
International prayer fellowship is an independent church which has been established by Pr K P Jose. Prarthanasangamam has been registered as a church in 2004 in Kerala. Later in accordance with God’s will, IPF has started their meetings in UAE in 2009.
When Pr Jose realized that his vision is to pray for nations, IPF has conducted many meetings in different emirates in order to hand over his vision of prayer to many pastors and churches. In 2010, 12 hours fasting prayer on every second Saturday which focus on praying for the countries and its rulers across the world, has been started in the Worship center , Sharjah. The Lord has been raising many souls through that prayer for his ministry.
As the Bible says, Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand firm in all the will of God, mature and fully assured (Colossians 4:12), IPF has conducted their first prayer conference in 2012 based on the theme of Fervent Prayer. It was evident from people’s participation that all the work, time and the prayer spent behind the event ,became worthwhile. In 2015, second prayer conference has been held with the same theme .Many had been chosen for God’s ministry during the second conference. The third conference conducted in 2018 based on the theme of Persevere in prayer( Colossians 4:2) was again indescribably anointing. The meeting was overcrowded and many have been immensely filled with holy spirit. The three conferences turned out to be a remarkable achievement in UAE Pentecostal Church history and is still considered as an important milestone resulted in the elaboration of the church. Anointed pastors from different countries have come and preached the word of God in all the conferences. Another significant blessing of the event was the Mega choir which comprehends many youths from different churches of UAE. Pr. Jose says, ‘they could see many youths have dedicated their life for Lords ministry in the conference’. As the church started witnessing numerical growth after each conference, his wife decided to resign her job and devote their rest of their life for winning souls for the kingdom of God.
International prayer fellowship has established various churches in India as well as in UAE. Currently IPF consists of several local churches in India such as Kerala, Haryana, Hyderabad. Moreover, IPF has many branches in UAE namely Sharjah, Dubai and Ras al Khaimah.
OUR VISION
“Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.”
Psalm 33:12
- Our vision is to pray for the revival of our nation, India and the world.
- Our vision is to pray for the poor, the powerless, the afflicted, the oppressed, and the marginalized and support them financially and spiritually.
- Our vision is to shape youth for the establishment of his Kingdom; by making use of their gifted talents, as per Holy bible.
- Our vision is to focus on assembling desciples for Jesus Christ and prepare them for his second coming.
- Our vision is to attain the unreached communities with the gospel of Jesus Christ and guide them to worship the Lord with truth and spirit.
OUR MISSION
OUR SERVICES
IPF has regular Friday, Tuesday and Thursday prayer meetings and second Saturday services on every month. Apart from these meetings, associated services of IPF includes Junior church , youth meeting, ladies meeting, camp ministering, and TV ministering. Additionally, every day early Morning Prayer [4.00 am to 6 am, UAE time] through online, is another remarkable service in which people from different regions are joining and receiving deliverance.
OUR CHARITY
The primary vision of IPF is to succour the needy people in their times of hardships.IPF has been financially supporting many churches and pastors in North India .IPF has a Cancer patient care unit called ‘Sparshanam’, which is an Ambulance service for helping the impoverished cancer patient. Moreover, IPF had been provided pension for pastor’s wife, whose husbands have died.
Missions
Prarthanasangamam, International Prayer Fellowship has many missions across India and the UAE.