Brad Willits, PhD

Brad Willits has served as Pioneer Bible Translators’ Field Ministry Officer since 2015, overseeing the work of all field personnel and opening new field locations. He regularly holds on-site workshops for national and expat translators and also serves as a Bible translation consultant. In 1988 Brad closed 16 years of ministry as a church planter in Italy and moved to West Africa, where he served as a Bible translator, literacy evangelist, and director of the West Africa team. He led a team that translated the full Bible into the Susu language. He has also taught linguistics at the university level. Brad holds a Ph.D. in Bible translation from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. He and his wife Estel have four adult children.

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A fire and a cloud.Set up like flag poles,Waving in the night,Waving under the sun.Heat in the night,Shade in the day.Lord, guide my way. “If you lack wisdom…”He says.You mean when, not if.My muscles stay stiff.Daily is my norm,Nightly is my trial.Lord, g…

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A fire and a cloud.Set up like flag poles,Waving in the night,Waving under the sun.Heat in the night,Shade in the day.Lord, guide my way. “If you lack wisdom…”He says.You mean when, not if.My muscles stay stiff.Daily is my norm,Nightly is my trial.Lord, g…

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A fire and a cloud.Set up like flag poles,Waving in the night,Waving under the sun.Heat in the night,Shade in the day.Lord, guide my way. “If you lack wisdom…”He says.You mean when, not if.My muscles stay stiff.Daily is my norm,Nightly is my trial.Lord, g…

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A fire and a cloud.Set up like flag poles,Waving in the night,Waving under the sun.Heat in the night,Shade in the day.Lord, guide my way. “If you lack wisdom…”He says.You mean when, not if.My muscles stay stiff.Daily is my norm,Nightly is my trial.Lord, g…

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