DOOR-Africa & Asia, Nairobi, Kenya
Jojo: Vice President Africa & Asia
Wendy (Wilson): Consultant-In-Training
Children: Katelyn, Josephine (Josie), Abigail
Jojo is hearing, and has a Deaf older brother. After becoming a Christian, Jojo dedicated himself to the Lord’s service. While Jojo was studying in Madras at the Hindustan Bible College, he met four DOOR missionaries and led them to Kerala to meet the Deaf in his hometown. During their visit, the Lord opened Jojo’s eyes to the Deaf world. Jojo began praying about the possibility of working with the Deaf and DOOR. After attending and graduating from the DOOR-Africa DCLTC (Deaf Christian Leadership Training Center) in December 2001, Jojo returned to India to serve with the DOOR-India team. He now serves as Vice President of Africa and Asia for DOOR. He was the first person in the world to be certified as a Translation Consultant with a specialty in sign languages.
Wendy, a hearing woman from Wisconsin, accepted Christ at a young age. In high school, Wendy became friends with her pastor’s Deaf children and began learning American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf culture. In June of 1994, Wendy volunteered at the DOOR Deaf Kids for Jesus Camp in Indiana; her first immersion into the Deaf community. She loved it! DOOR asked her to participate in a short-term mission trip to Eastern Europe. Wendy joined DOOR staff, and during the next 5 years, she traveled on several short-term trips to Europe, Africa, and India. In August of 1999, Wendy completed a year of training at DOOR’s Deaf Christian Leadership Training Center in North Carolina, and has served since then in India, Kenya, and the Philippines. Wendy and Jojo were married in 2002 and have two daughters, Katelyn and Josephine (Josie).
As DOOR's Vice President of Africa and Asia, Jojo is in charge of guiding the Deaf translation teams that are doing chronological Bible Scripture translation into different sign langauges. This means he is responsible for training and for supporting the process of putting God's Word on video/DVD. Jojo and Wendy are presently living on the campus of the Deaf Bible Training and Translation Center in Kenya.