Jean, born in North London, England, also became a Seventh-day Adventist through evangelism.  She trained as a Bible instructor at Newbold College in England and served at the New Gallery Centre in London.  She has a B.A. in English from Walla Walla College in Washington State (U.S.A.).

Jack and Jean were married on New Year’s Day, 1964.  They served as missionaries for 17 years in Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia.  Jack served in various capacities as Bible teacher, departmental director, university chaplain, union ministerial director, and college president.  Jean taught English and was Administrative Assistant for the Director of the East African Union.  She also worked as secretary for the Ministerial Department for the Ethiopian Union.  While in Africa, Jean helped to train pastors’ wives and enjoyed working with women in the villages.

In 1982, the Sequeiras moved to the United States.  Jack served as a pastor for the Kuna and Nampa churches in the Idaho Conference, then as senior pastor of the Walla Walla City Church in Washington State.; In 1991, he became senior pastor of the Capital Memorial Church in Washington, D.C.  Pastor Jack retired in January 2001 but is still busy ministering to others.  He is happy to have a very full schedule of preaching and seminar appointments.  Apart from the worldwide ministry opportunities which God supplies, Jack enjoys vegetable gardening and “looking at the fish” in the lakes and rivers of the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Since moving to the U.S., Jean worked in computer centers at Northwest Nazarene College and Walla Walla College.  She helped compile the first Handbook, served on several committees, and contributed seminars for Leadership Courses for the General Conference Women’s Ministries department.  One of her most interesting assignments was researching the lives of prominent women from around the world for inclusion in the Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia.

Jean was an editorial secretary for the Adventist Review for eight years, and now manages JackSequeira.org Ministries’ book and tape outreach.  She enjoys gardening, freelance writing, and her grandchildren.  She served on the Potomac Conference Women’s Advisory and the Oregon Conference Women’s Ministries Board and was a district coordinator.  She is a seminar presenter for women’s events.

Jack and Jean have two children.  Jenny (born in Uganda), worked with ADRA/Azerbaijan, and North West Medical Teams in Sri Lanka and Indonesia.  She currently works with another NGO in Washington, D.C., from where she commutes to Africa, setting up programs for children’s and women’s health.  Christopher (born in Kenya) teaches at Livingstone Adventist Academy in Salem, Oregon, and is married to Nenette.  They are the happy parents of four children — Jazmine, Parker, Shasta, and Luis.

The Sequeiras now live in Oregon and began www.jacksequeira.org in 2002 to share the Good News of the Gospel and give hope to God’s children everywhere.