Pastor Jonathan was born and raised as a missionary kid in Brazil. At an early age he felt the call of God to pastoring, and in 1996, he received his Bachelor's degree in Theology from Portland Bible College. It was there that he met the love of his life, Elana, and that same year married and moved to California. Together, they've pastored the youth of Harvest Church since 1996, and have led missions teams all around the world. They have four children: Erika, Julianna, Jaden and Ethan.