Gideon Jacob: Personal Biography

Dr Gideon Jacob was born in 1954 in Villupuram in South Indian and was the son of a Pastor. He grew up in the “Good Shepherd Evangelical Mission” which he now leads today. He graduated in Economics and Anglistic in India and then studied Theology in Hamburg.

In 1987 he worked for “Youth with a Mission” in Hamburg. In 1989 he founded the “Christian Initiative for India” in Germany and today he is the first president of this organization. Gideon Jacob is married and has one son. In 2001 he was made an Honorary Doctor (Dr.div.) by “Vision International USA” in Malaysia.

Gideon Jacob often travels throughout Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as in Poland. He tells of the work in India and encourages people to commit their lives fully to Christ.

 

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