Lynda Wake holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theology through Tabor Adelaide, South Australia. Together with her husband, David, she has served with Wycliffe Australia, based in Melbourne, since 1998. Along with their four children, they have supported the global Bible translation movement by offering practical and pastoral care throughout the Pacific region and outback Australia.

After the heartbreaking loss of their teenage daughter Bethany, in 2011, Lyn’s passion to see all people have the opportunity to become disciples of Jesus through the transformative gift of Scriptures in local languages has strengthened and multiplied.

Springing from her love for faith-filled storytelling, Lyn is a devotional writer for Wycliffe Today, and co-creator of Transformed by the Word: Encounters with Jesus through Bible translation. Author of the award-winning Heartbreakingly Beautiful, a hope-filled devotional journal inspired by the life of Bethany Wake, Lyn’s latest 52-week devotional journal, Waiting Well With Jesus: Strength for the journey through heartache to hope, was published in 2024 by Authentic Media UK and has become a rich resource for many living with courage after great loss.