Pam Wilson Completes Her M.A. While Managing Nine Countries for Operation Mobilization

Pam Wilson graduated from Fuller Seminary with an M.A. in intercultural studies on June 14, specializing in the areas of Islamic studies and leadership. Her training will serve her well when this native of Schaumburg, Ill., returns to Turkey with her husband, Dave, where she has worked for the past 20 years with Operation Mobilization. Wilson currently oversees Operation Mobilization’s personnel and training in the organization’s Western and Central Asian countries, and also has her hand in relief and development efforts.

Wilson faced many challenges while she studied at Fuller. She first enrolled in 1993, then continued to work full-time for her organization in Turkey as she pressed on to earn her M.A.

“It's taken me exactly 10 years to finish what I started in 1993! Even when I've been on campus, I have not taken a leave of absence from my ministry and have spent hours on E-mail dealing with issues that arise in the nine countries in my area. I have deeply appreciated the flexibility of the School of World Mission that has allowed me to remain on the mission field while completing the bulk of my program,” Wilson says. “Then, while on campus, the diversity and multicultural aspect of Fuller helped me to feel at home. As a charismatic and as a woman in leadership, I felt my options for seminary training were very limited – Fuller really stood out.”

Operation Mobilization works in more than 80 countries, motivating and equipping people to share God’s love with people all over the world. Operation Mobilization seeks to help plant and strengthen churches, especially in areas of the world where Christ is least known.

To read about more participants in Fuller's 2003 commencement, see:

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School of World Mission
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School of Psychology
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