JAMES JAPHETH SUDARSHAN HARRICHAND has a PhD in Christian Theology from McMaster Divinity College, Canada. A Guyanese-born Canadian of Chinese and East Indian heritage, he has been involved in pastoral and teaching ministry for almost twenty years, serving congregations in both Guyana and Canada. He has also taught in the Christian ministry program at Tyndale University, Canada, and has written extensively on the diverse prayer languages of disorientation. He currently serves as a pastor at the Brampton Community Baptist Church, Canada.