A God-Ordained Calling
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart.” — Jeremiah 1:5
From eternity past, the Lord had set His eyes upon Brother Bakth Singh, the youngest son of God’s servant, Rev. Dr. P. Joshi Anna Garu. Handpicked by divine election, he has been entrusted with the sacred responsibility of carrying forward the heavenly vision of his father with humility, brokenness, and grace.
Even from childhood, the marks of God’s call rested upon him—a tender heart of prayer, a burning passion for Christ, and an unshakable longing to walk in the perfect will of God.
Today, as the National Director and Administrative Vice President of Jesus Followers Ministries, he is known as a Spirit-anointed preacher whose words flow like rivers of living water—reviving weary souls, piercing hardened hearts, and leading multitudes to forsake worldly pleasures and embrace the eternal Kingdom of God.
The Moment of Surrender
In the year 2005, having completed his Computer Engineering, and later while pursuing his Master’s degree in the UK (2008), the Lord divinely interrupted his earthly plans. During a brief visit to India in November 2008, he encountered the unmistakable voice of God—an encounter as life-transforming as Paul’s Damascus road experience.
From that holy moment, his heart was ignited with a single desire: to serve the Lord in the footsteps of his father. With holy surrender, he laid down his career, ambitions, and personal dreams. Like Abraham leaving Ur, he forsook everything in the UK and returned to India in simple, childlike obedience to embrace the call of full-time ministry.
For the next twelve years, he was lovingly nurtured, disciplined, and refined under the prayerful mentorship of his father, Joshi Anna. This season became the foundation stone of his life—rooted in the Word, strengthened through unceasing prayer, and purified in the furnace of ministry.
A Father-Son Bond Like Elijah and Elisha
The Lord joined Bro. P. Joshi Anna and Bro. Bakth Singh in a holy partnership—laboring shoulder to shoulder across villages, towns, and cities, proclaiming Christ and winning souls for His Kingdom.
Their bond was more than father and son; it was a spiritual companionship, like Elijah and Elisha, bound together in vision and burden. Faithfully, Bro. Bakth Singh stood by his father until his final breath, honoring him with love and loyalty. Today, that mantle rests upon him and his elder brother, as they continue to walk in the heavenly vision entrusted through their father.
The same love, care, and shepherd-heart that believers once saw in Joshi Anna is now alive in Bro. Bakth Singh, who is embraced not just as a preacher but as a spiritual son, brother, and father-figure by the flock he serves.
Ministry with a Burden for Souls
“He who wins souls is wise.” — Proverbs 11:30
A burning burden for the perishing consumes his heart. The Lord has entrusted him with ministries that stretch far beyond pulpits:
Open-Air Evangelistic Crusades
Television Ministry every Saturday & Sunday on Aradhana Channel
Prayer Meetings & Outreach Services
Compassionate Ministries, extending Christ’s love to:
AIDS-affected children
Rag pickers
Transgender communities
Orphans and street children
The elderly in old-age homes
The deaf and mute
Leprosy patients
Victims of natural disasters
With Christ-like compassion, he touches the untouchable, comforts the rejected, and restores dignity to the forgotten. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he personally strengthened struggling pastors and needy families, becoming the hands and feet of Christ in their darkest hour.
Media Ministry
Through the grace of God, the ministry of media has become a mighty tool for evangelism. The Jesus Followers Ministries Monthly Magazine is a spiritual lifeline to thousands of Telugu-speaking believers across the globe. Every edition carries an editorial prayerfully written by Bro. Bakth Singh, under the leading of the Holy Spirit—just as his father once did.
His central message remains clear and unwavering:
“ Jesus changes lives, not religions.”
Impacting the Telugu Diaspora and Beyond
From the remotest hamlets of India to Telugu-speaking families scattered across the nations, his ministry continues to be a beacon of light and revival. Testimonies abound—hearts healed, families restored, and faith rekindled—witnesses of the mighty hand of God working through His chosen servant.
A Family Rooted in Christ
In Hyderabad, Bro. Bakth Singh is blessed and strengthened by the love and prayers of his wife, Sweeny Patricia, and their children, Oswald Joseph Smith and Amen Joshi Selah (named in memory of Joshi Anna). Their Christ-centered family shines as a testimony of faith, unity, and service—a living example of the Gospel in daily life.
A Legacy for Generations
Like a true shepherd after God’s own heart, his greatest longing is not only to lead souls to salvation but also to raise up Spirit-filled disciples who will carry the fire of revival to future generations. His vision is of a Church awakened in prayer, overflowing in worship, and steadfast in mission until the Lord’s return.
“Here am I, send me.” — Isaiah 6:8
Truly, the life of Brother Bakth Singh is a testimony to what God can accomplish through a vessel wholly surrendered to His will. He is indeed a chosen instrument, carryin
