Paul and Grace Closius
 Paul and Grace Closius |
Paul and Grace Closius are members of Wycliffe Bible Translators and Associate Members of Lutheran Bible Translators who serve at the JAARS Service Center in Waxhaw, North Carolina, making periodic trips to Ghana for ministry with GILLBT.
Paul and Grace's history with Wycliffe
Paul and Grace joined Wycliffe in 1972 and have served in Colombia, Ghana, and at Wycliffe's technical center (JAARS) in North Carolina.
Ghana
Between 2002 and 2006, Paul and Grace assisted the work of the Wycliffe group in Tamale for a total of 18 months. Paul served in the IT Hardware department and Grace was a teacher for the mission's ESL ministry to French speaking Bible translators. Paul and Grace also had the wonderful opportunity to minister in schools and churches using flannel graph stories. Paul was a key player in the Gonja scripture recording team in Ghana. Four hundred Gonja believers and 40 listening groups are now studying the Word through the ministry of Faith Comes By Hearing.
JAARS
As a Vernacular Media Technician, Paul helped edit the Lacandone audio Bible. He also helped edit and format the Warao audio Bible in Venezuela, as well as the Apinaye Nambikuara audio New Testament in Brazil. For a while, Paul served in the electronics repair shop at JAARS, but currently he works full time with Vernacular Media Services.
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