He was ordained in 1656 and served first in Ceylon, where he narrowly escaped being trampled on by an elephant, and later in India, as one of the first Protestant missionaries to visit that country.
Aastal 1656 pühitseti ta vaimuliku ametisse ning ta teenis algul Tseilonis, kus elevant ta äärepealt surnuks oleks trampinud, ja hiljem Indias, olles esimesi protestandi misjonäre sel maal.