Ms. Ellen Jackson- Shiloh Metal Detectorist. Ellen serves with Wycliffe Bible Translators as the Language and Culture Learning Coordinator for SIL International based in Dallas, Texas. Ellen has an MA in linguistics from UCLA and lived in Cameroon, Africa more than 20 years. Now as an international coordinator, she visits other organizations offering Biblical training in Israel. She took up metal detecting as a hobby in 2010. Recognizing the value of metal detecting for archaeology, Ellen volunteered at Khirbet el-Maqatir in 2013 and has participated ever since, helping to recover more than 1400 coins and other metal artifacts. She says: “God weaves our lives together in amazing ways, and you never know where you’ll end up using the different skills and interests He has given you over the years.”
Ms. Ellen Jackson
