I am not a victim- I am a survivor!
- Tony Yarijanian
(survived over 90% 3rd degree burns with only 1% chance of survival)
"Hello I am Tony Yarijanian. Presently I live in Glendale California and I want to share with the world that I know what it is like to have seen angels. If that is not proof of God's existence, then I ask you, what more do you need?"
How about starting with his story…or at least a brief overview. You have to get the book Reborn Through Fire for the whole story.
Tony Yarijanian was born in war torn Tehran Iran to two very loving parents. They wanted a better life for him and sent Tony to a boys' school in Calcutta India where he contracted a serious illness. The illness had him breathless, lifeless, wrung out and useless as a dishrag; wasting in a bed penniless as the cruel teachers spent what little money his mother had left for his care. But the doctors were amazed at the turn of events. You see, they whispered behind their hands that he would die. I believe it is the first of many miracles in Tony Yarijanian's charmed life because he survived that devastating illness.
Life goes on as inevitably it does, right? I don't want to tell his whole story, after all he want you to buy his book Reborn Through Fire. War breaks out in his country and he flees; sometimes dodging bullets in the back of a pickup truck in the desert with other refugees.
In Europe, Tony Yarijanian is able to work for himself and develop a talent he have always enjoyed - he end up racing bikes on a competitive level. Motorcycles have always been a passion of his. Unfortunately, one rainy evening after working very hard and long hours at one of his jobs there was an accident.
"I am here talking to you so as you can rightly assume- I survived! I cheated death yet again!" - Tony Yarijanian
Imagine the faces of the secretary and the business owner and also the mechanic when he walked into the shop the day after the accident and wanted to "pick up his bike." Their mouths just about dropped to the floor. "No, no," they said, "you cannot be the Tony Yarijanian who was on that bike last night?" And the guy shows him his beloved motorcycle, which is just a twisted heap of unrecognizable junk parts. Everyone came up and hugged him then and called him a "Miracle Man."
Tony Yarijanian was starting to believe them. There wasn't a scratch on him. In fact when the doctors examined him they said he was free to go, and he walked home to his modest home under the mist of a light rain.
I will skip ahead to a happy time, so I do not revealing the whole story. Tony Yarijanian has relocated to California, United States of America and studied very hard and made himself a millionaire. He is an automotive diagnostician and a business owner. He is married to the loveliest of Armenian ladies, and they have 2 children.
Then there's the explosion! You will have to read the story Reborn Through Fire to believe everything that transpires after this point. When Tony Yarijanian tells you that the story from this point on, there is one miracle after another, I am not kidding! I mean from the moment a pastor finds him burning in the street to the mumblings in the hospital…You see, he was in a coma, but he was having conversations with the dead burn victims who had passed away on that floor.
Tony Yarijanian's 'hospital' pictures are graphic. But it's the after pictures that surprise everyone. He is the Guinness World Record™ Holder for "Most percentage burns survived". His wife Anahid NEVER gave up, even when they said repeatedly that Tony would not live. If he lived, they said, he would not have eyelashes, would not talk, or walk, etc. etc. Anahids's faith, and his, when he woke from that coma, has become unshakable.
There has to be a reason Tony Yarijanian survived all these near-death experiences and lived to tell about them. There has to be a reason he lost his fortune; the cars, the house, the money - everything except faith. Now, look at him. You would NOT KNOW he was burned.
"I would be amiss not to tell my story. It's my calling. Don't you agree?" - Tony Tarijanian.
Tony Yarijanian is available for speaking engagements. Please visit his website: www.rebornthroughfire.com
Mission statement link: www.survivorshope.org/mission.html
Above is a link where our mission statement is located. He has started a mission for giving back to the community.
God bless you and remember what Sylvester Stallone said:
"It's not about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you get hit and still keep moving forward."