Rev. Isaiah Asir ( 11/01/1950 - 20/12/2010)Rev. I. Asir , began his earthly journey in a small village in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. At the age of 15 he committed his life to Jesus and in the year 1970 he obeyed God’s call for full time ministry and joined the Tamil Nadu Bible College, Madurai, to equip himself for the same.In December 1974, God blessed him with a wonderful life partner Sis. Daisy, a woman of prayer, vision & faith. In the year 1979, answering God’s call, they came to Pondicherry, just holding on to God’s promise, they kept moving towards their goal of reaching the people with the Word of God.He had a great zeal towards the missions’ field and served as the Missions’ Director of Tamil District Council of South India Assemblies of God (SIAG) for a period of 5 years (2005 - 2010). He financed, and supported 120 missionaries in various parts of India and dedicated his time to mission trips. God enabled him to plant 32 churches within Pondicherry and 7 churches in other states. Through “Vision India”, he trained 460 believers to minister and work in the villages of Pondicherry. Three model “Village House Churches” were built and dedicated by him in Pondicherry and he had a vision to build 100 such “Village House Churches”.