Back in the 1960s, when Yannoulatos first fell ill to malaria, his doctors told him that he would never be able to work overseas as a missionary. The providence of God spoke differently. In 1980, the Orthodox Church of East Africa faced great difficulties. The region had been the most active Orthodox mission field in the world over the past two decades. The church’s
During the following decade, the church of Greece began to hear and respond to the voice of this bold visionary. In 1968, Yannoulatos and his "Porefthentes" staff pioneered the framework of the Bureau of External Missions within Apostoliki Diakonia (the service branch of the church of Greece). The establishment of a permanent missionary organization within the official Orthodox Church in Greece was a milestone.
This understanding of the importance of external missions for the church filled the heart of Yannoulatos. Following his ordination to the diaconate in 1960, Yannoulatos founded the inter-Orthodox mission center "Porefthentes". The goal of this center was to educate the church in the area of missions, as well as to motivate and send missionaries throughout the world. Yannoulatos himself planned on becoming a
Anastasios Yannoulatos was born November 4, 1929 to a pious Orthodox family in Greece. Raised in the faith, he actively participated in the church during his formative years. His first interest was in mathematics and throughout his teenage years Yannoulatos considered pursuing a career in this science. His views changed with the coming of World War II. During the war years, Yannoulatos began to
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