"Wycliffe, like his Master, preached the gospel to the poor. Not content with spreading the light in their humble homes in his own parish of Lutterworth, he determined that it should be carried to every part of England. To accomplish this he organized a body of preachers, simple, devout men, who loved the truth and desired nothing so much as to extend it. These men went everywhere, teaching in the market places, in the streets of the great cities, and in the country lanes. They sought out the aged, the sick, and the poor, and opened to them the glad tidings of the grace of God. GC 87.1"
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,"
The EGW passage describes Wycliffe's efforts to preach the gospel to the poor, mirroring Jesus' mission as described in Luke 4:18. The emphasis on reaching the marginalized and sharing the gospel is a clear thematic parallel.
"man in England might read, in the language in which he was born, the wonderful works of God. GC 87.2"
"Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God."
Both passages highlight the importance of people hearing the word of God in their own language. The EGW quote refers to Wycliffe's translation of the Bible into English, while Acts 2:11 describes the apostles speaking in different tongues. The core idea of accessibility of God's word is the connecting factor.