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About Sr. Pastor
FINGERPRINTS OF GOD
Dear Friend,
If you’ve landed on this page, it’s not by accident. I believe with all my heart that God is orchestrating moments like these—where hearts align, visions collide, and destinies are revealed. You’re about to read more than just a life story… this is a living testimony of the fingerprints of God—traced across a life, a city, and a nation.
This is my story, but it could very well be your story too—because it’s all about what God can do with a surrendered heart and a YES.
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO A HEAVENLY CALLING
WELCOME TO A DIVINE STORY IN THE MAKING
I was born the youngest of four in a modest Christian home in Kurnool. Though our faith was more cultural than spiritual in the beginning, I can still hear the whispered prayers of my mother rising through the night. I’m convinced: I am the fruit of her intercession and my father’s discipline.
At age 13, I invited Jesus into my heart in a Sunday school class, but it wasn’t until I was 15, during a crusade with Dr. D.G.S. Dhinakaran, that I encountered Him in a way that marked me for life. There, in the presence of thousands, God whispered to me personally, and I walked forward—this time not just to accept Him, but to surrender all.
That night, a seed was planted. It grew fast. By 16, I had led dozens of friends to Christ, baptized my first convert, and started impacting my college campus, one heart at a time. Over 300 students—almost the whole college—felt the ripple of the Spirit’s movement. Something bigger than me was taking shape.
A WAVE OF DIVINE ENCOUNTERS
Between 1992 and 1997, I experienced wave after wave of the Holy Spirit. I was baptized in water, then in the Spirit, and soon after, I knew: God was calling me beyond my career, into the unknown—to walk by faith.
In 1997, everything changed. During a Pastors & Leaders Conference organized by Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, God ambushed my heart again. I fell under the power of God and heard His voice:
“Son, I have brought you here with a purpose. I want to use you. Be strengthened.”
From that moment, the Holy Spirit began to unveil God’s dream for my city—Kurnool. A movement was born:
Operation MOLTED – Mission Of Love To Every Door.
Every Friday, young people gathered to fast and intercede. The spiritual climate began to shift. Faith began to rise. The dream was becoming clear: God wanted to build His house in this city.
BUILD FOR ME A TEMPLE
I didn’t plan to be a pastor. In fact, I resisted it. I respected pastors—but it wasn’t my dream. It was His. God spoke to me repeatedly through the book of Haggai:
“Go and build My house.”
Still I asked, “Lord, Kurnool has so many churches… Do we need one more?”
His response came not with explanations, but with urgency:
“What I asked you to do in 1997, you delayed. Now you are growing too old to do what I called you to do.”
Those words pierced my heart. I wept. I prayed. And on August 15, 1999, after much inner wrestling and obedience, The Rhema Church was born—with just 10 people gathered in prayer and purpose.
A SYMPHONY OF DIVINE ORCHESTRATION
God began aligning divine appointments. I connected with Trinity Christian Centre, Singapore, and attended a 5-month “Blazer Track” course—something I hadn’t planned but God had. It was there I received clarity, mentorship, and deeper foundations.
In another vision at a conference in Hyderabad, I saw a map of India in chains. But then, without human touch, the chains shattered. A cross rose over the nation—and its foot rested on two places: Kurnool and Bellary.
The Lord whispered:
“These two places will be key to ushering the gospel across India.”
And again He asked:
“Will you be a history maker?”
I said with trembling boldness: YES, LORD!
THE RHEMA CHURCH ON THE MOVE!
From 10 members to a growing army of passionate believers, the Rhema Church has become a youth-driven revival center. Today, 65-75% of our church are young people, on fire for God, burning with prayer, and standing in the gap for our land.
We are unashamed of our call:
PLUNDER HELL – POPULATE HEAVEN
We are not content with nice services and comfortable faith. We are contending for an unmistakable revival in Kurnool—a move of God so strong that it overflows into every street, school, shop, and soul.
A VISION FOR A TRANSFORMED CITY (AND NATION)
Can you see it?
- 30,000 people gathering daily for 5 AM prayer
- Children singing worship songs in schools
- Christian messages on government walls
- Shops funding missions
- Police declaring God’s promises
- TV networks broadcasting healings, salvations, resurrections
And India under the shadow of the cross—just as God showed me.
It may seem impossible. But so did Pentecost… until it happened.
This is not fantasy. This is prophetic. This is the future.
WILL YOU JOIN HANDS WITH US?
God is writing a revival story through our city. And He’s calling you to be part of it.
I invite you—not just to witness what God is doing—but to partner with us. Whether through prayer, giving, visiting, or sending missions teams—we need co-laborers, history makers, and kingdom dreamers.
Let’s declare together:
“Whatever You have commanded us, we will do.
Wherever You send us, we will go.” – Joshua 1:16
THANK YOU
From the depths of my heart—thank you for reading this. Thank you for standing with us, believing with us, and dreaming with us. This is just the beginning.
Let’s not despise the small beginnings. Let’s believe for cities taken, nations changed, and Jesus glorified.
Together for the Kingdom,
Pramod Joshua Burns
Founder & Pastor, The Rhema Church – Kurnool, India