Sam George, Ph.D., is originally from India and traces his roots to St. Thomas Christians of Kerala, India. He has lived in five countries and currently makes a home in the northern suburbs of Chicago with his wife of 25 years and two high school boys. Sam holds degrees in mechanical engineering, business management, theology, missiology and Global Christianity. He is a faculty member and director of the Global Diaspora Institute at Wheaton College and serves as a global catalyst of the Lausanne Movement. He is a visiting professor at five seminaries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He is an author/editor of a dozen books.