In his books, Hinn states that his father was the mayor of Jaffa at the time of his birth and that he was socially isolated as a child and was handicapped by a severe stutter, but that he was nonetheless a first-class student.
Über seine Kindheit äußert er, dass sein Vater Bürgermeister von Jaffa gewesen sei und dass er selbst als Kind durch Stottern sozial isoliert gewesen, später aber dennoch ein erstklassiger Student geworden sei.