About the Author

After graduating from the inaugural 1980 class of Rhema Bible School in Johannesburg, South Africa, Henry Wolmarans founded the Word of Faith Church in Welkom, South Africa. Welkom is well situated in the heart of the gold mining region, where hundreds of thousands of migrant workers come from all over Africa to work. This was a "gold mine" for missions. In only nine years, 7,500 people were saved, baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit. More than 650 graduated from the church's Bible School. Upon returning to their own countries, 27 went into the full-time ministry, and 16 started their own bible schools. In 1990, he handed the church over to his assistant pastors and elders, and immigrated to the United States with his family to start a new church Harvest for Christ and Bible College in San Diego, California. In 1996 he received a DMin from the School of Bible Theology in San Jacinto, California and in 2001 he graduated with a PhD from Life Christian University in Tampa, Florida. In April 1999, his wife Jackie suffered a devastating stroke that destroyed the left hemisphere of her brain, leaving her blind, mute and paralyzed on her right side. She was confined to a wheelchair. Pastor Henry retired to become his wife's caretaker. Thanks to the blessings of God, Jackie has had a miraculous recovery. She now walks with the aid of a cane; her sight has been restored to 82% of normal, and her speech has returned to 75% of normal. Dr. Henry Wolmarans has authored six books. In 2004, 'YOUR RIGHTS TO RICHES' won first place as the best personal self help book on finances in both Christian and secular fields by the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association. In 2007, he published his newest book, 'YES, YOU CAN ... ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS.' Dr. Wolmarans has been fortunate to receive personal endorsements from Dr. Oral Roberts, Dr. Pat Robinson, Dr. Robert Schuller, T.L. Osborne, Peter Daniels, and many other high profile ministries. In January 2009, he came out of retirement by instruction of Jesus, the head of the Church, to plant a new work, The Promise, in San Marcos, CA.