Passion for God and Passion for People

Rev. Saji K. Lukos, the Founder and President

Saji's Preaching and Teaching Topics

"The mission of my life is to glorify God by conforming daily to the likeness of Christ, living carefully as a faithful husband, father and an obedient servant of the gospel, and to be used by God to bring as many unsaved as possible to Christ and disciple them."

Saji was born in an ancient, nominal Christian home in Kerala, South India. Each person in the family faced severe struggles as a result of their disobedience to God's commands. As Satan's grip on the Lukos family grew stronger, Saji saw that his own life was completely void of peace and purpose.

Then God sent a native evangelist to present the claims of Jesus Christ to Saji. In 1979, at the age of twenty, Saji accepted Christ as his personal Savior and Lord. Saji's family did not share his new joy, however. They persecuted and finally expelled him from home. But God in His sovereignty used Saji's witness and faith to deliver all members of the family from Satan's hands to the Savior's kingdom. Today, all of the family members are serving Christ in various parts of India. To hear more about Saji's background and conversion story, broadcast by Pacific Garden Mission (UnShackled Oct 2003) visit the RIMI Media section of our website. Saji's story has also appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald and various radio stations and magazines.

Saji has a Master's degree in business, and a Master of Divinity (missions) from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois. Although Saji started as an accountant by choice, the irresistible will of God has transformed him into a servant and witness of the Gospel. Saji and his wife Moni responded to God's call for reaching Indians in India and worldwide by founding Reaching Indian Ministries International (RIMI) in the USA and Mission India (MI) in India.

RIMI is involved in 3 programs to reach the land of India and beyond: Evangelism and Church Planting, Leadership Development and Compassion Projects. Today RIMI has over 1,200 church planters with over 4,000 house churches in 25 states; 24 Bible schools with a total of over 850 students being trained including a major seminary (Mission India Theological Seminary) being developed in Nagpur, Central India; and many compassion projects including 22 orphanages.

In contrast to the pluralistic culture of India, Saji is now proclaiming the uniqueness of Christ and sharing the vision of RIMI in churches, schools, colleges, universities, seminaries and business men's fellowships worldwide. Saji is available to preach and teach at your ministry events such as missions conferences, evagelistic meetings, leadership conferences and much more. He can be reached at (847) 265-0630 or by email at SLukos@RIMI.org.

Saji and his wife, Moni have one child - a daughter Maryann (1993). They make their home in Round Lake Beach, IL, a northern suburb of Chicago (45 minutes north of O'Hare Airport).