He married Sossamma and they had five boys(John, Daniel, Thomas, Jacob, George) and one girl(Leelaamma).
He went to England from Australia and to the U.S, where he attended Wheaton College (Illinois) and got a Master's degree in Comparative Religion.
Before he went back to India, he was instrumental in bringing the then three senior Indian Pentecostal Church pastors, K.E.
Following his return to India, the late J. Varghese (Kochusir) persuaded him to settle down at Tiruvalla.
On Nov. 30, 1953 missionaries arrived who conducted 30 days of revival and healing ministry, the last week's attendance was over 100,000 a night.
During the split in the Church the Sharon Hall was often used as a place of mediation, but Thomas remained neutral.