Our passion is that everyone can know Jesus through the Bible

Relationships Director

Simon Austen

Simon is passionate about the vital role that the Bible plays in bringing people to Jesus and in enabling God’s people to become more like Jesus.

Simon says: ‘I am convinced that the Bible runs to the heart of God’s purposes for the world. He powerfully brings people to him and grows his people to be more like Jesus as his word is made known and his Spirit works. Having seen such spiritual transformation in the lives of many people, I long for others to have that same life-changing opportunity. Having the Bible in a language that people can understand is the bedrock on which all such hopes are built.’

Simon has been involved in Bible ministry for many years, serving as a church pastor in Carlisle and more recently as Rector of St. Leonard’s Church in Exeter. Prior to these roles he worked for some time as an assistant minister and as a school chaplain in Buckinghamshire. He is married to Fiona, a harpist and pianist, and has three grown-up children.

Give the Word Lead

Katyana Malcolm

Katyana is passionate about encouraging joyful and faithful generosity in our wonderful supporters.

Katyana says: ‘What an amazing opportunity we have to stand alongside our brothers and sisters around the world as they faithfully work to bring God’s word to everyone in their own language. I love to invite people to join Give the Word and celebrate the impact of their giving.’

Katyana started at Wycliffe in the Supporter Care Team and now leads our regular giving programme Give the Word. Before joining Wycliffe, she worked for a charity in London, helping young people with their schooling. Katyana is part of a growing church in Oxford.

Supporter Relations Manager

Mark Andrews

Mark is passionate about working alongside Wycliffe’s generous supporters as they make such a difference through their giving and praying.

Mark says: ‘I want to help supporters experience joy in seeing lives transformed by knowing Jesus through God’s word, which is “living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword.”’ (Hebrews 4:12)

Mark worked in the computer industry for 38 years, before joining Wycliffe so he could be involved in a mission central to his life. Mark and his wife have three children, and they are members of a church in Thame.

Relationships Director

Sue Wilmot

Sue is passionate about enabling our key supporters to experience the joy of giving and directing them to support programmes that fit with their own interests. 

Sue says: ‘What drives me most is enabling those in places hostile to the gospel to know Jesus as they encounter his life-saving words in the Bible. I’m so passionate about the work we do that, as well as supporting in my lifetime, I’ve also left a legacy to Wycliffe!’

Prior to joining Wycliffe, Sue worked for Bible Society and the Evangelical Alliance. Sue is also a lay minister in the Anglican church, and is married with three adult sons and two granddaughters.

Key Relationships and Legacies Manager

Matt Smith

Matt is passionate about enabling supporters to give to the causes closest to their heart and to become equipped to partner in mission for generations to come.

Matt says: ‘Reaching unreached people with the good news of Jesus and equipping the local church worldwide is something that I am passionate about. I love connecting with others who share this passion and developing new opportunities with them to see mission thrive and grow.’

Matt works to develop key relationships and he also manages the growing legacy programme for Wycliffe. Before joining Wycliffe, Matt worked in fundraising for another Christian charity. 

Matt and his wife have a young daughter. He and his family are part of a church in Cardiff.

Supporter Care Team Member

Jess Dye

Jess is passionate about ensuring supporters of Bible translation are being well cared for. Enabling more people to know Jesus through the Bible starts with caring for our supporters, who are faithfully supporting the translation work. Being able to provide this care brings her great joy.

Jess says: ‘I love being able to help others in whatever their need may be. One of my favourite things about working at Wycliffe is hearing the testimonies of our supporters about how God has been faithful, and also praying with them.’

Before joining Wycliffe, Jess studied Theology and Worship at the London School of Theology, where she was the student mission secretary for a year, helping students get involved and learn more about mission. Jess is part of a church in Oxford.

Regional Manager for Scotland

Ruth McCaig

Ruth is passionate about serving the local church and encouraging churches in Scotland to be part of the worldwide ministry of Bible translation.

Ruth says: ‘I love the local church and can’t imagine churches trying to fulfil the Great Commission without access to God’s word.’

Ruth studied theology at Aberdeen University before becoming a secondary school teacher. She also worked as a youth worker in Stirling for a number of years. Before joining Wycliffe, Ruth worked as the Scotland manager for a different mission organisation. 

Ruth has two children, and her husband serves as the pastor of a church in Peterhead.

Church Relations Manager for Central and Northern England

Paul Moores

Paul is passionate about seeing the truth of the Bible placed into everyone’s hands, so that they too can know the joy of freedom in God.

Paul says: ‘Throughout my Christian life I have found John 8:32 – “Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free” – to be very real. Through my work with Wycliffe I love being part of a really “sharp end” gospel mission across the nations.’

Paul’s faith story started as a young teenager when he began to attend the Salvation Army with his grandmother, and then he was part of a thriving Pentecostal church in Greater Manchester. One Sunday evening in that church Paul understood how much God loved him for the first time and he accepted Jesus as his saviour.

Paul and his wife Lou served God for a time in Kenya in the 1980s and then went on to full-time church leadership within the New Frontiers family of churches. Before Wycliffe, Paul worked in church relations at The Leprosy Mission.

Paul’s other passions in life after Jesus and his family are Manchester City Football Club (he was taken to his first game aged 5 by his dad) and attending live music events.

Regional Manager for Wales and South West England

Tabitha Doey

Tabitha is passionate about the difference that having the Bible in people’s languages makes to individual lives and whole communities.

Tabitha says: ‘I love that when people from minority-language communities find out that God can speak to them in their own language, their lives are transformed!’

Tabitha studied linguistics and since then has worked as an archivist, taught English to speakers of other languages, and spent time working for the London Transport Museum.

Tabitha and her husband belong to a church in Swansea.