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"Meet Jim Wilson"

Volume 2 Issue 2    March-April, 2005

I first got to know Jim a couple of years ago when, at 74, he became the oldest member of my college / career group at the Evangelical Free Church of Huntington Beach. Jim is one of those rare people that seems to physically exude God’s presence—you spend time with him and come away from it thinking that your face must be glowing. With his wisdom and experience, he was truly a Godsend to the college/career ministry and when I started DJEM, Jim was one of the first people I approached to be on the board.

He and his wife, Joyce, have been in missionary service with Wycliffe Bible Translators since 1952. Their assignments have included a language analysis and Scripture translation project among the Cuicateco people of Mexico and later a number of administrative positions in Brazil. Jim worked in the field of liaison with the Brazilian government and also held the posts of Associate Director and then Director of the work in that country.

Though formally retired, Jim and Joyce are active volunteers with Wycliffe, working to mobilize African Americans for worldwide missionary service-especially in the field of Bible translation.

Being deeply committed to getting the Word out, Jim agreed to link up with DJEM, a ministry with the same commitment.