Josh grew up in Columbia, Missouri, developing a passion for prayer, discipleship, and teaching the Bible. At the University of Missouri, Josh studied linguistics and classical languages and served international students with Chi Alpha Christian ministry. During that time, he became keenly interested in translating the impact of the Word into modern contexts and felt called to serve the many communities of the world who need the Scriptures. Josh is now pursuing this call by doing research to support oral translation teams around the world and by serving as a member of the translation team for the Spoken English Bible.

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Katie grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she studied music education at Western Michigan University before teaching at a secondary school in The Netherlands. She also spent two years working in the Middle East. Through studying both translation and ethnoarts at Dallas International University (DIU), she has developed a keen interest in promoting meaningful communication of Scripture through the songs, stories, poetry, and other artistic forms of each cultural context. She continues to pursue this direction through serving as an SIL International Arts Consultant, Advisor for the Psalms: Layer by Layer project, and as an Associate Instructor for a variety of courses at DIU.

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Josh and Katie met at DIU in 2019 and now continue on this journey side by side, enriched by the addition of Carissa in their lives! Please consider partnering with Josh and Katie in their Wycliffe ministry in prayer and/or financially. With God's blessing, your investment will facilitate Bible translation and Scripture use all over the world.