The Happiest People On Earth
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This is the life story of Demos Shakarian, an Armenian-American dairy farmer whose faith led him to start the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International. The organization was created to reach people working in commerce and industry, giving them a place to share their spiritual lives alongside their professional ones. Over the decades it grew into a network of thousands of local groups across the globe.
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The book follows Shakarian and the people who surrounded him, moving between moments of humor and heartbreak. Readers meet a man whose ordinary beginnings gave way to an unusual calling, and who relied on conviction, persistence and a strong sense of purpose as the movement spread. Written for anyone curious about faith in everyday working life, it offers a warm portrait of a founder and the community he helped to build.
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