Team

Mr. and Mrs. Rawindra and Pushpa continued with Rawindra’s grandfather Isanrao’s vision and founded Life Light Ministries in 1990. Rawindra completed his theological education at South India Biblical Seminary and has been involved in teaching ministry for 36 years. He oversees the various endeavors of Life Light Ministries in India.

He and his wife Pushpa’s deep care for children led them to start St. John’s Christian School. Pushpa’s passion was education, and she received her teaching degree and was the principal at St. John’s Christian School where she and Rawindra worked in side-by-side offices until her death in February 2010. The evidence of her legacy remains in all aspects of the ministry today.

John is a third generation Christian and the oldest child of husband and wife Life Light founders, John was running away from his calling, pursuing his dreams in hotel and airline industries for several years. Finally, God got hold of him like Jona. His passion is training and sending indigenous Christian leaders and saving one child at a time. After the death of his mother and John stepped into the role of Executive Director so his father could focus more on general ministry oversight, especially their church planting and pastor training of new churches in rural villages around India.
John received his Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) from Asbury Theological Seminary and master’s degrees in English Literature and Political Science. He is the founder of Christi Sahe Jeevan, a youth outreach ministry, has served as Pastor Community Church India, and as youth minister at the Nicholasville Christian Church while completing his studies. When he’s not traveling, John enjoys soccer, cricket, and hiking. He is married to Heather for ten years and has a daughter, Abhilasha.

James, and his wife Pallavi are directors of the educational aspects of the ministry. After Pushpa’s death, James became Principal of St. John’s Christian School. He is passionate about children and the school and loves seeing children being educated and becoming more responsible, God-loving individuals. In addition to his teaching degree, he has an M.B.A. in educational institute management.

Pallavi is an associate teacher at St. John’s Christian School and helps James as an administrative assistant and in promoting the school. She has a master’s degree in computer science. Both are known Christian educators in the area.

Amy McLaughry is an experienced financial services and bookkeeping expert who has been involved with many non-profit efforts over the last 15 years. Today, she heads an independent firm that provides financial reporting and insights needed for non-profits to achieve their regulatory and accounting objectives. 

For the last 4 years, Mrs. McLaughry has run a growing bookkeeping and reporting company focused on the non-profit sector. Her clients span many industry segments: Arts, Social Sector, Healthcare, Construction, Affordable Housing and Chambers of Commerce. She has worked directly with clients to deliver on their business financial reporting agenda. She has helped clients control risks and costs so they can devote more time to other pressing issues like fundraising. Her board education and training efforts have enabled her clients to provide a clearer understanding of their business efforts to important donors. She also continues to serve on the board of a community college foundation where she deals first hand with the challenges and opportunities facing a non-profit. 

Prior to starting her own business, Mrs. McLaughry was a Senior Vice President at the large regional bank. She started in banking operations learning all aspects of the business. In her role as a senior lending officer she paid special attention to the needs of women, minorities and non-profits to help them secure the right loan products. Her clients nicknamed her the “Church Lady” for all her compassion and caring for their wellbeing. Her personal strengths include strategic and business planning, restructuring debt, building client relationships, regulatory reporting and creating complex financial models. 

Mrs. McLaughry lives in the Denver area with her husband and children. They are avid outdoors people who appreciate the splendor of the Rocky Mountains. Together they are also committed to the success of others through community involvement programs in education, climate change, homelessness and hunger.

Chelsea works as a part-time administrative assistant for Life Light. She graduated in 2017 from Southwest Baptist University with a Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies. She is currently pursuing her Master’s of Divinity at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky as a full-time graduate student.
Chelsea is passionate about sharing the love of Christ among her family, friends, and neighbors; she has worked overseas in various capacities and has a heart to serve people. She is excited to invest in Life Light’s ministry and be a small part of a big service to the lost and forgotten in India.