Jack Popjes

Jack and Josephine Popjes, joined Wycliffe Bible Translators after serving in a pastoral position in Innisfail, Alberta. They moved to Brazil, learned Portuguese, served as Bible translators from 1967 to 1990 among the Canela people. Jack was President of Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada for six years, and of Wycliffe Caribbean for three years. After that, he travelled throughout nearly all the provinces of Canada and most of the states in the United States for over five years speaking at...See more

Jack and Josephine Popjes, joined Wycliffe Bible Translators after serving in a pastoral position in Innisfail, Alberta. They moved to Brazil, learned Portuguese, served as Bible translators from 1967 to 1990 among the Canela people. Jack was President of Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada for six years, and of Wycliffe Caribbean for three years. After that, he travelled throughout nearly all the provinces of Canada and most of the states in the United States for over five years speaking at fund-raising banquets, church services, and Bible Schools from seventy to ninety times a year. During that time, he published three books through Wycliffe Bible Translators: A Poke in the Ribs, A Kick in the Pants, and Bonk on the Head as collections from his weekly blog posts. He self-published two more blog post collections: A Tickle in the Funny Bone and The Why and How of Bible Translation. His first memoir, The Misadventures of Hansje: The Boy Who Kept His Guardian Angel Busy is a book of true stories for children from his childhood. His second memoir, The Adventures Begin, is the story of his arrival in Canada at the age of twelve, his conversion, his first love, and his arrival at Bible school. Two to Get Ready is his third memoir about how God chose him and life-long love Josephine, to serve Him in Bible Translation in Brazil. Jack has been married to his wife, Josephine, for over sixty-two years, and they currently live forty kilometres west of Edmonton. Jack and Jo have three married daughters, eight grandchildren, four married, and two great-granddaughters. See less