We are fortunate to have Benny Prasad as our guest speaker for the Christmas Eve service. Benny is from India, Bangalore. He is also a solo guitar instrumentalist who set the Guinness World Record for visiting 245 countries in 6 years. He had visited places like Australia, Finland, Thailand, England, Cambodia, China, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore, Italy, France, Germany, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia etc...
Benny Prasad was born in Bangalore, India. He suffered from Asthma which required him to take Cortisone Steroids which led to 60% lung damage due to wrong medication and doctor said he had 6 months to live. When he was young, his teacher gave his mom a call and wanted her to take him out of the education system. He has no talents in music and couldn't play any instruments. His father had high expectations of him, wanted him to follow his footsteps when he grow up. He struggled to live up to his father's expectations however he was a disappointment and was a shame of the family. At the age of 16, he was depressed and even attempted suicide.
A youth retreat changed his journey towards a new life. He surrendered his life to the world-maker, God. He was once lost and felt useless, God spoke to him "I NEED YOU NOW AND I CAN MAKE YOU A NEW CREATION."
From being the shame of the family, now with God's ablilities, he had performed before the Presidents and Parliaments, the crowds of 2006 Fifa World Cup, 2004 Olympics Games.
He also designed the World's first Bongo Guitar and 54 Strings Guitar. What made these guitar special is because it has 6 strings, 2 Bongos and a 14 string harp.
This is a true life testimony given by Benny Prasad.
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