James and Usha were married in 1994. They were born into one of the founding families of the Pentecostal movement in South India. Usha is a qualified high school teacher with few years of Bible college training and is committed to the ministry. James follows the missionary legacy of his great uncle Late Apostle P.M. Samuel founder of Pentecostal movement in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and Uncle Late Apostle Dr. P.J. Titus, pioneer of a modern mission in Andhra Pradesh. James began preaching at the age of 17 and spent 11 years in five Colleges and University both in India and Australia leading to degrees of Masters in Theology and Philosophy. From 1993 to 2001 James served as the Principal of COTR Theological Seminary, Visakhapatnam, India. From 2001 to 2003 he served as the National Director of Compassion for India, a growing church planting movement in North India and pioneered an urban church called CityLight in the city of Chandigarh, India. In 2003 James founded the New and Living Way and serves as the Executive Director, with the primary vision of equipping frontline church planters for the world's largest unreached region of North India. They also run Home Based Children's Home for destitute children. He is also pursuing Ph.D. through the Centre for Religious Studies at Punjabi University, India. James has published books and has contributed several articles in academic journals. With excellent communication skills and passion for the unreached; James travels widely in India, Australia and USA as a visiting faculty and guest speaker at colleges, churches and mission conferences. As a family, they assist the pioneering of an urban church in the city of Chandigarh. James and his wife Usha reside in Chandigarh, India with their two children, Dawn and David.