Edwin Jan Dubisz

Edwin Jan Dubisz was born in Chicago on January 26, 1927 to Polish immigrant parents. He placed his faith in Christ as a teenager, and faithfully served Christ his entire life. He graduated from Lane Tech High School and joined the Army at the tail end of World War II. Initially he was trained as a paratrooper, but due to the end of war, and his past experience working with his older brother at a bakery, he was reassigned to serve as a cook on a troop transport ship. After the war he attended Northern Seminary, where he earned a Bachelors of Divinity degree. He then joined Sudan Interior Mission to begin his life-long ministry with the Gourma people of Upper Volta. He arrived in Paris for French language study in 1952 and met Alberta Gibbs, who was also preparing for service in West Africa with SIM. They courted and were married October 18, 1960. Their family quickly grew with the addition of three children; John, Frank and Doris. Edwin and Alberta served almost 40 years together in Upper Volta, now known as Burkina Faso. Edwin's ministry involved evangelism, preaching, well-digging and medical construction projects. His two-pronged approach in addressing both physical and spiritual needs was modeled after his Savior and Lord's ministry in Matthew 9:35, "And Jesus went throughout all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction." Edwin and Alberta moved to the SIM Retirement Village in Sebring, FL in 1992, where they continued to thrive in ministry and enjoy time with family and friends. Alberta "graduated to glory" on November 16, 2013. Edwin was fond of expressing his enduring hope of the resurrection by saying, "I'm not waiting for the undertaker, but for the Upper-taker!" Edwin is survived by his children and their spouses: John Dubisz, Frank Dubisz and wife Mary, Doris (Dubisz) Selle and husband Steven. He is also survived by his 6 grandchildren: Joshua, Daniel & Michael Dubisz, and Elizabeth, Christopher & Maryann Selle, and by his niece Arlene Hough. There will be a memorial service on Saturday, October 24, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at the SIM Chapel, 4144 Nigeria Road, Sebring, FL 33875