(Late) Rev. John Daniel, D.Min.,served as  the Pastor of Hebron Indian Pentecostal Church in Houston, TX while contributing to this book. He previously pastored India Pentecostal Churches in New York, and Assam, Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala in India. He is a graduate of Hebron Bible School, Kerala, India, (1963), University of Mysore, India (Master of Arts), and Serampur University, India (Bachelor of Divinity). He was ordained on July 31, 1970, by the Presbytery of Indian Pentecostal Church of God (I.P.C).   He has served as a teacher and the registrar of Hebron Bible College, Kerala, President of Pentecostal Young People’s Association (Youth Ministry of I.P.C), and as the chief editor of Zion Trumpet, a monthly Christian Journal.  He has written many articles for various Christian magazines, and a commentary on the epistle of Galatians. Dr. John Daniel went on to serve as the Convener of the Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites in Houston and Orlando. He was serving as the President of the IPC Theological seminary in Kottayam and as the Pastor of IPC Orlando, Florida when he was called to glory in August 2007. He is survived by  his wife, Kunjamma, whom he  married in 1969 and their  four children: Grace, Stanley, Stephen, and Nancy.

Tom John, D.Min., is an ordained minister and has served as Pastor of India Pentecostal Assembly in Tulsa, Oklahoma, since 1984. His wife Anna and he have two children, Tammy and Jason. He has been an instructor for extension classes of the Berean School of the Bible under the auspices of the Assemblies of God, a telephone prayer partner for KWHB TV 47, and a frequent guest and minister on KDOR TV 17, Tulsa, Oklahoma, appearing on “Call to Prayer,”  “Church Spotlight,” and other programs.  His ministry goals include evangelism and missions in other nations of the world.

George Kurian, Ph.D., is a Psychologist working at the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents, Baltimore. He has two Master’s degrees from Howard University and a Doctoral degree from George Washington University. He is the founder and president of Crossroads Counseling Ministries, Inc. in Silver Spring, Maryland. Through professional counseling services, skills development seminars and consulting, CCMI seeks to strength the Christian community in their individual, family and corporate lives. He has also provided spiritual leadership to the Washington Pentecostal Assembly in Silver Spring, Maryland since 1995. He is certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors and the State of Maryland Board of Examiners for Professional Counselors. He is a Charter Member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

 C. Thomas Luiskutty, Ph.D., is a professor and the chair of the Engineering & Physics Department, Oral Roberts University, Oklahoma. He came to the United States as a graduate student in 1970 on completing B.S. (1965) and M.S. (1969) degrees in Physics from the University of Kerala, India. He completed his Ph.D. (1974) in Physics at the University of Louisville. He taught in colleges in Kerala, India, worked in Bhabha Atomic Research Center, and served as the administrator of a Christian school in Louisville, before joining the faculty of Oral Roberts University. In addition to research and publication in his professional field, Luiskutty is a contributor of articles to many Christian publications, and the author of two books.  He and his wife, Celia, have three adult children.

Samuel Mathai, Ph.D., is the founder and President of Good News for the Nations. He received his M.Th. (World Missions), from Dallas Theological Seminary, and Ph.D. (Anthropology) from the University of Kansas. He served as the National Representative of International Student Friendship Ministries. He is also a member of Association of Christian Ministries to Internationals.

Thomson K. Mathew, D.Min., Ed.D., is the professor of Pastoral Care and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the Graduate School of Theology and Missions at Oral Roberts University. He graduated from Kerala Uni­versity in 1971 and came to the US in 1972.  He received the Master of Divinity (1975) and Master of Sacred Theology (1977) degrees from Yale University.  He holds two doctor­ates - a Doctor of Ministry degree from Oral Roberts Univer­sity (1986) and a Doctor of Education degree from Oklahoma State Universi­ty (1992). Following his ordina­tion in 1976, he pastored a church in Con­necticut for five years.  He joined the Oral Roberts Ministry in 1981 as a chaplain at the City of Faith Medical Center of Tulsa.  He has served on the faculty of Oral Roberts University for several years. He is a fellow of the College of Chaplains and a clinical member of the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education.  He has received several awards, including the Indian Pentecostal Writers' Award (1994) and ORU Outstanding Facul­ty Award (1995).  Mathew and his wife, Molly, have two daughters.

Sam Ninan, M.A., was born in India, and came to the US at a young age. Having gone through high school and college in the US he identifies with the issues faced by the second generation. He has a Master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary and is working toward a doctoral degree. He attends Living Water Church of Tampa and is actively involved in community and church organizations, such as Teen In Action, Inc.  He has contributed articles to various publications within the Indian community. His wife and he have three children.

Ashish Raichur, M.S., is the founder and director of Frontier Missions, an organization working to reach the unreached and teach the untaught in India. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering and a Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering. He has been preaching and ministering the word of God since he was thirteen years old. While completing his Bachelor’s degree in Manipal, India, he established a student fellowship on the university campus that has since grown to about 200 people. While pursuing his graduate studies in the US he ministered to a variety of ethnic groups including establishing a Spanish church in New Jersey. His wife, Amy, and he have a son, Joshua.

Stephen Samuel, M.Div., serves as Pastor of Westbury Tabernacle in Westbury, NY. He is an instructor at the Bible Institute in Jamaica, NY, and an ordained minister of the Bethel Gospel Tabernacle Fellowship International, Inc. His parents, Rev. & Mrs. M. S. Samuel, emigrated from India to the United States during the 1960s. Stephen developed his ministry gifts in the multi-cultural church his father pastors in Flushing, New York. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens College, New York, and a Master of Divinity degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Massachusetts, graduating Magna Cum Laude from both institutions. In the past, Stephen has been a speaker for the Pentecostal Conference of North American Keralites as well as for other events sponsored by members of the Indian Christian community. He has contributed articles to the Indian Christian periodical "Kahalam" ("Trumpet"), and has ministered in India. Stephen and his wife Elizabeth reside in Jackson Heights, NY.

John Wessly, Ph.D., is the founder, president and CEO of Beowulf Corporation. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physics, and a Ph.D. from University of Baroda (1974). Before coming to the US in 1982 he taught in Mar Thoma College, Thiruvalla, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, and St. Mary’s College, Sultan Batteri. He also worked at Baroda Electronics Industries as a R&D Manager. In 1984, after completing a Master’s in engineering degree at the University of Illinois, he joined Huntsville United Research and Technology and rose to the level of Sr. Vice President. He has been nominated for Small Business Man of the Year award by the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce. He leads a fellowship group in the Huntsville area and a prayer fellowship in his own business.