Draft:Jesus Calls

Jesus Calls is a global humanitarian, non profit and Christian ministry, founded by D.G.S. Dhinakaran and Paul Dhinakaran. The organization operates as a non-profit, philanthropic entity with a mission to provide comfort, peace, and healing through prayer. This mission is facilitated through various channels including physical prayer towers, prayer outreaches, public meetings, television programs, and digital platforms.

Currently, Jesus calls has 104 prayer towers in India, and prayer towers in USA, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, Europe, UK, New Zealand, Canada, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and in other countries.

History
D.G.S. Dhinakaran, in 1962, at the age of 27, reportedly had a significant spiritual experience. While contemplating suicide due to the challenges of poverty, sickness, unemployment, and personal failures, he encountered his uncle who shared the teachings of Jesus Christ with him.

Subsequently, Dhinakaran had a vision of Jesus Christ lasting three hours, during which Jesus purportedly conveyed a message of compassion and healing for those in distress. Dhinakaran described a supernatural experience wherein he felt filled with God's love and compassion, leading him to empathize deeply with the suffering of others. This experience reportedly inspired him to establish the Jesus Calls ministry. . He had been suffering from heart and kidney ailments. Over the years, the Dhinakaran family faced personal hardships, including sickness, poverty, criticism, financial difficulties, and the tragic loss of their daughter, Evangeline, in a car accident at the age of 17. These experiences are said to have further shaped the mission and work of the Jesus Calls ministry.

The family initiated public services in 1970, with their first public Prayer Festival held in Vellore. The name "Jesus Calls" was adopted for the ministry in 1972, following a Prayer Festival organized in the city of Erode, Tamil Nadu. .

In 1980, Paul Dhinakaran, the son of D.G.S. Dhinakaran joined his parents in ministry. .