Jerry Wiles
Jerry Wiles, North America Regional Director of International Orality Network, and President Emeritus of Living Water International. He is an author and radio program producer and has been a frequent guest on radio and television talk shows and traveled extensively as a public speaker. Jerry is an Air Force veteran, a former pastor and university administrator. He and his wife, Sheila, have two grown children and seven grandchildren.
Surprised by the Work of God
HOUSTON, TX (ANS) – While visiting with a friend who owns a car dealership in the Washington DC area, I had a phone conversation...
Going to Jesus First, Instead of the Witch Doctor
HOUSTON, TX (ANS) – A few years ago a lady in the Central African Republic heard the Story of Jesus Calming the Storm, from...
Thirsting for Living Water
HOUSTON, TX (ANS) – A few years ago I visited a region in Kenya where there had been several years of severe drought. Most...
Rethinking Church Life, Disciple Making and THE WORD
Houston, TX (ANS) -- “What translation of the Bible did Jesus use for His quiet time?” That is a question a friend uses to...
Connecting with God’s Redemptive Purposes
HOUSTON, TX (ANS) – While on a road trip a few years ago, I encountered a road construction worker. Being stopped for a short...
Sight Seeing, Fact Finding and Prayer Walking: A Simple Plan...
Houston, TX (ANS) - In 1966, while in the United States Air Force stationed in Misawa, Japan, I had the opportunity of climbing the...
The Joy of Living Life – From the Inside/Out
Houston, TX (ANS) – “Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day” (II Cor. 4:16). Jesus tells...
Prayers and Conversations that Ignite Movements
Houston, TX (ANS) – In 1806, Samuel J. Mills, Jr., a student at Williams College was one of five participants in what became known...
The Power of Community – Sharing Life Together
Houston, TX (ANS) –In 1964 I joined the Air Force, and went off to Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas for basic training. I immediately...
An Orality Learning Journey – Getting back to the Basics
Houston, TX (ANS) - What may have been a seemingly insignificant and obscure conversation among a few church/mission leaders about orality, oral cultures and...
