February 11, 2012
In June 1989, by the grace of God, Maudine and I founded World English Institute and Bible Correspondence School. I was just beginning to write the WEI Bible course at that time, and there was not a single WEI student anywhere.
Now, almost twenty-three years later, God is using WEI to teach people about Christ in every nation on earth. Hundreds of thousands of students have been introduced to him, thousands have been baptized, and churches have been planted in dozens of countries. To God be the glory.
On June 22, I will be eighty-one years old, and I have decided it is time for me to step down as President of WEI. On June 30, I will turn the title over to my younger colleague, Tom Langley. Tom has been preparing for this transition for eight years, and he is ready for his new responsibilities.
This does not mean that I am retiring. I plan to continue serving WEI full-time as long as I am able. The Gresham, OR office will continue to be the corporate headquarters. I will continue writing and editing this quarterly newsletter. I will also keep writing books designed to draw people to God through Jesus Christ. The Gresham office will, with the help of our secretarial staff, still be responsible for assigning teachers to all postal students, printing materials, and sending them to teachers, national preachers, and missionaries all over the world. I plan to continue teaching in short-term mission campaigns in Europe, Asia, Africa, and perhaps Latin America.
Our need for funding at the Gresham office will not be diminished by this transition. In fact, the need will grow as God grows WEI using it to spread the gospel to more and more places.
It takes money to keep WEI going, but every dollar you contribute to WEI is a dollar invested in eternity. God will use that dollar to preach the gospel to one more soul. By helping fund WEI, you are laying up treasures in heaven where moth and rust do not corrupt, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
To all our friends and loved ones who are supporting us in this world-wide ministry, we want to say, “THANK YOU.” We love you. God bless you. —Dick & Maudine Ady
