Children: Stella -25 –Working on her Masters Degree at Harvard University, graduates 6/5/08
Shane -23 - Working in the Boston area
Shannon -23 - Married to Will Faux, a Biologist, from our church
Jonathan -18 – finishing 12th grade, accepted at Pensacola Christian College - History
Graduated from Baptist Bible College, Springfield, MO - May 1979 - GTh
Assistant Pastor - May 1979 to January 1984
Pastor - January 1984 to May 1994
Missionary to India – January 1995 - April 2008 - Missionary to the field of India with my family.
June 2003 - Graduated - Master of Ministry - Community Bible Seminary - Richmond, Virginia
May 18, 2008 - Will receive – Doctor of Ministry from Community Bible Seminary – Richmond, Virginia
The Lord burdened my heart for India in 1989 while I was pastoring in Connecticut. I met an Indian Pastor in Denver, Colorado at a Pastors meeting that I was attending. I invited him to our Missions conference and later he invited me to go to India. The Lord opened the door for me to go for my first time in 1991. My heart was broken for the Indian people when I saw their physical and spiritual poverty. By faith I stepped out in 1995 to go to India and reach the unreached people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. While on deputation the Lord helped me to go to India 5 times for 2-4 week trips to evangelize and train men for the ministry through local Churches. In 1998 I was able to take my whole family and minister in India for two terms. By the Grace of God I was able to start 45 Churches with Pastor Enosh and train 100's of Gospel workers for the Lord’s work. I am currently on furlough and reporting to all of our supporting Churches.
While in India, I live with my wife in Bangalore and minister predominately among the Telugu speaking people there and in the Villages of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- The Lord has used me to bring more than 3000 souls to the feet of Jesus Christ.
- Together with Pastor J. D. Enosh, a native of Andhra Pradesh, we have started more than 45 churches in the villages.
- Each week we train between 50 – 100 Pastors, many of whom are Telugu Pastors ministering to Telugu people.
- The Lord has blessed us with 104 orphans that we take care of by faith.
- We also care for 45 widows in our various churches.
- I also teach at the Maranatha Baptist Bible College in Bangalore which currently has 125 students who are working on their Bachelor of Theology Degree. A number of our students are from Andhra Pradesh and have gone back to start Churches there and do ministry for the Lord.