James Walter Gillett

Background

Gillett, James Walter was born on February 19, 1949 in Waterloo, Iowa, United States. Son of James L. and Mabel M. (Hersey) Gillett. arrived in Ireland, 1970.

Education

Student, McPherson (Kansas) College, 1967-1968; student, Missionary Training Center, 1968-1969.

Career

Founder and director Aids for Bible Education, Dublin, since 1970, Emmaus Corres. School, Ireland, since 1972, Overseas Assistance Teams, Dublin, since 1980. Founder and president Ireland Outreach International, since 1972, Waterloo, since 1980.

Director Source of Light Associate School, Dublin, since 1978. Assistant leader Literature Crusades Team, Lyon, France, 1969. Founder regional director Emmaus Corresponding School, Dublin, since 1972.

Founder, director Emmaus Bible Center, Nigeria, 1994. Distributor Emmaus Bible Center method, English-speaking Africa, 1994. Founder, international coordinator Emmaus Bible Centers, Ghana, 1997.

Founder Haven of Hope, Kwang Village, Nigeria, 2002, Hope Medical Clinic, Nigeria, 2004. Established Emmaus Bible Centers Zambia, 2004, member European Emmaus Committee, since 1993, member Congress for Itinerant Evangelists, Amsterdam, 1983.

Achievements

• James Walter Gillett has been listed as a noteworthy minister, missionary by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Participant Lausanne Congress on Evangelism, 1974, International Prayer Assembly, Seoul, 1984, Lausanne II Congress for World Evangelism, Manila, 1989. Member Christian European Visual Media Association.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, traveling.

Connections

Married Jean Nancy Brewster, March 29, 1969. Children: Jonathan, Julie.

Father:

James L. Gillett

Mother:

Mabel M. (Hersey) Gillett

Spouse:

Jean Nancy Brewster

child:

Jonathan Gillett

child:

Julie Gillett