J. P. Lansmart Jr. is the Reverend Jose Paddy Padilla Jr, a minister of the United Methodist Church. The author is both a graduate of the University of the East in Manila and Wesle...visualizza altroJ. P. Lansmart Jr. is the Reverend Jose Paddy Padilla Jr, a minister of the United Methodist Church. The author is both a graduate of the University of the East in Manila and Wesley Divinity School in the Philippines with degrees in Liberal Arts and Sciences and a Master of Divinity, respectively. In 1974, he emigrated to the United States after short stint as a newspaper reporter in Manila.
Before that, the author was a leading salesman in insurance, real estate, and financial services. As a pastor, he served three Methodist churches, two in the Philippines, and lastly before he retired, six years at The Fountain of Living Water UMC in La Palma, Ca,,California,
The author wants to be known as a messenger of God's Grace. He is very vocal in proclaiming the gospel and preaching that the poor and the sick are not alone in their struggles. Now retired, he regularly visits the Philippines and other places for missionary works. He writes in his spare time.
His wife, Doree, and their two sons: Ian (and his wife Joy), and Bryan, as well as his three granddaughters: Kayla, Jordan, and Ava, are constant source of inspiration and joy to him. They all live in California.visualizza meno