July 30, 2006
We have just launched five WEI short-term mission efforts in four different cities in Romania. WEI material is being used in two short-term mission schools in Bucharest. Both churches of Christ in Bucharest are having WEI schools. We also have schools in Lugoj, Oradea, Constanta, and Lasi. I’ve been busy traveling to each site and helping where needed.
Fifty-seven teachers are working with over 200 students in one-on-one studies in this country alone. The annual short-term mission to Albania will be starting soon, and several teachers have already begun teaching this summer in Cambodia. As I reflect over the last three weeks and recall the smiles on the faces of the students as they completed their first classes, I’m again reminded of what a powerful tool WEI is for introducing people to God’s word.
Students come to us with a strong desire to improve their English language skills, and as a secondary benefit, they love reading and discussing the Bible. It’s even more thrilling, after a few weeks of study, to observe the many students whose hearts are pricked with God’s word. They soon realize that the secondary benefit has become the primary benefit, because they are learning something far more valuable than the English language.
One student in Oradea repeated the common line we hear every year at every mission site: “I feel so good when I am here.” The fruit of the Spirit is so evident in the lives of the teachers that some students are overwhelmed by the love and goodness they observe and experience from our teaching teams. Many soon realize that it is the love of Jesus Christ being displayed in their teacher’s life that gives them this good feeling.
We are blessed to know and partner with so many of you in this international mission ministry. We thank you with all our hearts for your financial and prayer support. Please pray for the success of these many WEI short-term efforts this summer, and I look forward to sharing with you some of the results in the next newsletter. We love you all.
—Tom and Angela Langley
