Bruce Wilkinson is recognized as one of the world's foremost Christian teachers and speakers. He is best known, though, as the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, The Prayer of Jabez, and other bestsellers, including A Life God Rewards, Secrets of the Vine, and The Dream Giver. He is the founder of WorldTeach, a global initiative to train Bible teachers in every nation. Wilkinson also founded Dream for Africa, a humanitarian agency that has taken on AIDS, orphan care, and hunger in sub-Saharan Africa. Bruce and his wife, Darlene, have three children and six grandchildren. They live outside Atlanta.