January 28, 2006
What an exciting two months it has been since our last Update newsletter. It has been a privilege to participate in the World Mission Workshop at Harding University, the Euro American Military and Missionary Retreat in Rothenburg, Germany, and the Albania Romania Mission Workshop in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
It continues to amaze and encourage us to meet so many evangelists and missionaries who have successfully used WEI as a tool for introducing people to God’s word. Many others are now planning, for the first time, to use the WEI curriculum in their outreach ministries. They recognize the unlimited potential for reaching lost souls with the word of God using a combination of Bible and English courses.
It was a special thrill and inspiration to meet Bob Buchanan and Ken Wilkey and their wives in Rothenberg. They have spent their lives teaching and ministering to the beautiful people of the Philippines. Over the last 50 years, thousands of Filipinos have become Christians and hundreds of churches have been established. We currently have many
correspondence students in the Philippines, and we plan to work with these two brothers to expand this work.
From Rothenburg I traveled to Romania to meet with brothers from six cities, who are hosting WEI short-term teachers this summer. It was such a joy to see my Romanian brothers again and to hear of all the good things happening in the Romanian churches of Christ. The organizational groundwork for our 2006 short-term mission teams has now been laid, not only in Romania, but also in Albania, Finland, Nicaragua, and Taiwan.
We still have many places for additional teachers on these teams. If you are interested in teaching WEI one-to-one in any of these countries this summer, please give our Maryville office a call immediately.
Angie and I and the WEI board of directors would again like to express to you our heartfelt thanks for your support. You are mentioned in our family prayers every night. May God be with you. We love you. —Tom and Angela Langley
