[2] He was also Secretary of the Pentecostal World Fellowship[3] and presently serves on its Advisory Committee.

In his autobiography, Kurien Thomas mentions the events surrounding Matthew's birth:

I can't help thinking that God had a quartz timepiece long before man had one, because He is always on time.

[6] Matthew became successful as a businessman in US, but sooner realized that he was called to ministry in India.

Dr. Thomas, a flourishing businessman in the States, responded to God’s calling and left his secular orientations to enter into full-time ministry in Central India.