Pastor Toshi was born in India and raised in a Baptist family. At the age 16, he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and commited his life to full-time ministry. Toshi had several classes under Myron Augsburger at Union Biblical Seminary in Pune, India. The Mennonite stand on peace and justice is what attracted Toshi the most to this faith.  Toshi and Beth have five daugthers.  His mother, brothers and sister all live in India.