Rev Moody N Ratu is senior Pastor and founder of Indonesian Pentecostal Revival Fellowship Vineyard (IPRF-V) California USA. He was born in Makaaroyen, Manado, North Celebes, Indonesia on September 11, 1966.  


He dedicated his live to the Lord and being baptized at the age of 15 and since then he started and active  serving the Lord, preaching the gospel. In 1987-1990, he became as a head of Pentecostal Students Ministry in south region of Minahasa.

He took the Bible courses in Bible School of GPdI Langowan and continued his study and finished as Bachelor of Theology at Bible Institute and Seminary (ISTTI)El Shaddai, Manado. Beside as he was as an active student he also went from city to city, villages shared and preaching the gospel.

On December 22, 1990, he and his wife, Sandra Maringka came to California. The very first ministry started the next day after they arrived, which was begin with prayer meeting, early in the morning at 5 a clock with three elderly women's. In january 1991 the ministry extends and became the very first church founded which was called "Indonesian Friend Fellowship (IFF) El Shaddai".

As  time went by the church were very much grew and on October 1992, pastor Moody extend  the ministry and started a  new small group  ministry in the city of Montclair, California, and we called " Indonesian Pentecostal Revival Fellowship-Vineyard".

God bless pastor Moody and his wife by given them  three precious children; Bryan Samuel Ratu Felicia Keziah Ratu, and Bryton Nathan Ratu.