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Brother Abduyusuf Aliyu Rufa'i is an Ordained Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is a Nigerian of the Hausa tribe in northern Nigeria. He gave his life to Jesus Christ and became born again as a young secondary school student after converting from Islam in the chapel of Federal Government College, Kano, Kano State. One of his teachers then and boarding house master is Venerable Onwuzurumba, former Chaplain of the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja F.C.T.

He was in boarding house when the 1991 religious riots occurred in Kano over the intended visit of German Evangelist Reinhardt Bonkke for a crusade. He suffered persecution and hatred because of his new faith while in college. Though undaunted, he was regularly beaten and harassed by the officials of the Muslim Students Society (MSS) in school and his scholarship was stopped abruptly when he filled Christian as his faith in the Religion section of his state scholarship form that was filled every year.

He became aware of the call and hand of God upon his life in 2004 through 2005 in Divine Visitations and Encounters with the Lord. At the same period he worked as a Journalist, Producer, Researcher and News Editor with African Independent Television (AIT), Lagos. Also at this same period he was a Worker and Sunday School Teacher in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).

He later went on to work for RCCG as a Full Time Minister leading Parishes and also as Administrative Officer in the National Headquarters and in RCCG Jigawa Province, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
On the instruction of God he left RCCG to do specifically what God called him to do. Yusuf Rufa'i  never in his wildest imagination think he would turn out to be a Man of God. He gives God the Glory and Praises for this.

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Brother Yusuf Rufa’i full names are Abduyusuf Aliyu Rufa’i and he is a Nigerian of the Hausa ethnic stock from Kaduna State. He is the President of Yusuf Rufa’i Global Outreach (YR GO). While pursuing a career as a Senior News Editor, Producer and Broadcast Journalist with Africa Independent Television (AIT) / Ray Power Radio in Lagos, Nigeria; between the years 2003 to 2005 God called him in several spiritual encounters where Jesus Christ charged and gave him his mandate and assignment for His Kingdom.

Brother Yusuf Rufa’i subsequently progressed from being a lay worker and Sunday School Teacher in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) to enrolling in Bible School and becoming a Full Time and Ordained Minister in the RCCG. Before being called out of RCCG by God in the year 2014, Yusuf Rufa’i went on to lead Parishes in RCCG, was also an Administrator in the Administration & Personnel Department of  the National Headquarters and Office of the General Overseer in RCCG. He was also the Administrator of one of RCCG Provinces in the north east of Nigeria. 

With much adversity, in obedience to God and according to His direction Yusuf Rufa’i is now carrying out the Mandate of God for his life.