November 29, 2012
My heart swells with joy and gratitude as I look back at 2012 and observe God’s handiwork. He has worked through hundreds of faithful WEI servants to teach multiplied thousands of people about Christ in every nation. Hundreds have been baptized. Churches have been planted. New Christians have shared their faith with others, often at great risk to themselves and their families. God’s truth is marching on.
As I look ahead into 2013, I am excited about new possibilities. WEI and WBS are joining forces to spread the gospel throughout the world, beginning in China. We have given WBS permission to download our WEI courses onto their web sites so that they can utilize the drawing power of the English language. WEI and WBS are both in the process of upgrading and expanding our web sites so that tens of thousands of Internet students can study with us at the same time. The task of upgrading the web sites is taking longer than expected, and we are behind schedule. WEI is trying to raise $100,000 to cover the cost of the web site upgrade and to hire a web site specialist to maintain the program. At this point, we are only $15,000 short of our goal. Praise be to God.
This joint-effort between WEI and WBS is a historic development. Never before have so many Christians been able to teach so many people in so many nations at the same time. We see the hand of God at work in these developments.
The national headquarters of WEI is still in Gresham, Oregon, and the bulk of the operational expenses are paid here. God was good to us in December. We are grateful for your generosity. Now we are faced with the challenge of making ends meet in 2013 as God continues to send new opportunities to WEI. We are confident that he will continue to supply our needs as long as we are faithful to him and to his great commission.
To all our friends and fellow-servants, we say, “Thank you for your fellowship. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your encouragement and your financial support. We love you, and we praise God for you.”
—Dick & Maudine Ady
Joanna concludes, “This experience has helped me to understand the Parable of the Sower so much better. Many seeds were planted, but it took time for the plant to grow.”
