[6] Landless people were given plots of land at the Deenabanduparum Rural Life Center and granted a revolving loan fund to get them started.
John's son Karuna directed the center's agricultural extension program, which showed locals how to use irrigation and fertilizers to improve farming.
[citation needed] His other son, physician Prem Chandran, introduced low-cost medical care and a family planning program with his wife Hari.
[9] John's missionary work strived to relate Christianity to Indian culture and drew inspiration from Indigenous architectural style for building new churches.
Additionally, Prem Chandran received an MS in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Upon the death of his first wife, John married Padma Satya- a notable graduate from the Hope College, Chicago- who ably continued the journey of empowerment and education.