Jake Abraham was born to missionary parents in India and grew up in the Philippines. It was while he was studying to be an engineer at Portland State University that God brought him into a deeper walk with Jesus and called him to serve him with Cru. After serving as a missionary in India for two years, Jake returned to Portland to marry his wife, Julie.

Following a few years working as an engineer, Jake and Julie joined Cru staff in 2000, moving to Melbourne, Australia to reach university students there over the next seven years. In 2008, they moved their family to Orlando, Florida to serve with Cru's regional leadership in South and Southeast Asia, partnering with national leaders to reach students, plant churches and mobilize leaders. It was also during this season that Jake helped launch efforts in the US to reach ethnic Indians through church planting and partnerships with governments and nonprofits. In 2017, Jake, Julie and their four children, Jessie, Michael, Daniel and Olivia, moved to Northern Virginia. Jake currently serves as the Executive Director of Cru's City Division.

The Abrahams have been a part of the Emmanuel family since 2017. They are especially grateful for Emmanuel's commitment to the Gospel and its power to change the lives of people from every tongue, tribe and nation. They are passionate about the ways that the life of Christ is deeply formed in the Emmanuel family, through worship, through community, through service and through witness.