While still in university, Colin and Dot began pursuing God’s call to mission. They discovered that the analytical skills required in Bible translation and linguistics dovetailed perfectly with their personalities and their training in the sciences.

They joined Wycliffe in 1988 worked in linguistics and translation among the Turka people of Burkina Faso (West Africa) from 1993-2018.

In 2019, the Suggetts transitioned to Canada, working from their home in St. Catharines, ON. Their years of field experienced equipped them for their new roles supporting Bible translation and literacy around the world.

Colin is the lead software tester for BLOOM, a software suite which facilitates book production in marginalized languages. He provides user support and training for BLOOM as well. Dot is part of the team of exegetes, linguists, and IT developers around the world working on The Bible Translator’s Assistant (TBTA) software program. Dot uses her translations and grammar experience to help exegetically encode text for the program to use for translation projects. She also serves as a PD/Communication coach in the Partnership Development department.