The Wycliffe USA Board of Directors

Brady Anderson

“I came to faith in Christ after reading God’s Word more than thirty years ago. Having been involved in government politics all of my life, I’ve met a lot of powerful people, but I’ve not seen power combined with compassion and love like Jesus.”

Dr. Laura Mae Gardner

“God’s Word was given to some in order that it might be given to others, so that all may know, all may hear, all may have the opportunity to receive or reject Christ. I feel not only an obligation to be involved in Bible translation, but I believe it to be one of the greatest privileges I have ever had.”

Tom Lin

“I worked in Mongolia, a country that, prior to 2000, did not have the entire Scriptures in its own language. When the full Scriptures were translated and became available to the people, the growth of the church increased like never before. Thousands were saved and committed their lives to Jesus within the first few years. I owe much gratitude to those who worked so hard to translate the Scriptures into Mongolian, because without them, I would not have been able to share the gospel with the Mongolians.”

Tom Matlock

“When I realize that there are people in the world without God's Word, I wonder, what helps them through life? I feel the most valuable thing I have should be available to everybody. That's God's heart.”

Dr. Doug McIntosh

When asked what motivated his church to become involved in Bible translation, Pastor Doug McIntosh said, “Today, most of our missionaries are Wycliffe translators. I don’t know of any other thing that Christians can do that will make a greater difference in the world than to help people get God’s Word in the language they can understand."

Dr. Chris Seiple

“Bible translation enables people to learn about Jesus in their own language, enabling individual decision. There is nothing more fundamental. Bible translation also serves at the intersection of modernity and traditionalism, preserving minority languages and cultures while enabling, through literacy, the people groups to participate in a national and global society.”

Dr. Larry Jones

“The Word of God is powerful to change human hearts and to change communities for the glory of God. I am passionate to bring these blessings to the ‘least of these,’ the minority language communities of the earth. Lord willing, may it be in this generation.”

Atul Tandon

“We have an obligation, as Christians, to present the Scriptures to all people so they get an opportunity to know, to understand, to learn and respond to God’s call. Wycliffe is one of God’s great instruments to equip us to respond that call.”

Rev. Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil

"On the day of Pentecost in Acts, chapter two, people from all over the known world heard the Word of God in their mother tongue. I believe this demonstrates that the Church was always intended to be a multiethnic, multilingual and multinational community that is called together by the Word of God."

Gary Cowman

“I see Bible translation as a key part of God’s mission, and it’s foundational for the many ministries working with minority language communities.”

Mauricio Alvarez

“In the last 20 years, a missionary movement among Latinos started emerging. We began to realize that we can do missions and that it’s our responsibility, too.”

Chip Sanders

Jesus said, “When someone has been given much, much will be required in return.”  I believe that applies to having the Scriptures in a language and form that is accessible and to having language and educational resources in general.  Since we have so much, shouldn’t we have a desire to see others enriched in the same ways?

Dr. David Dean

“If you consider that Christ is the answer to all of our problems and is the way to life eternal and salvation on earth, then Bible translation and presenting the Word in people’s heart language becomes more important than most anything.”

José Antonio de Dios

"It’s exciting that we are so close to accomplishing Vision 2025. God is not only calling us TO every nation, every tribe, and every tongue to do this, He is calling us FROM every nation, every tribe, and every tongue. And I believe that we must accomplish this together.”

Dr. Deborah Hatfield

Deborah Hatfield currently serves as Language Programs Coordinator for SIL Africa Area, Francophone Region. Having worked in Bible translation for more than twenty years, she has extensive experience in language survey, program planning, training, and partnership facilitation.