May 26, 2011
Our WEI short-term mission schools are in full swing at the writing of this column. WEI teachers from Connecticut, Tennessee, Texas, Oregon, and other states are serving as ambassadors of Christ in teaching WEI students and sharing the message of reconciliation to lost souls in several countries. Mission sites in Romania, Albania, Peru, Ukraine, and Guatemala are all using WEI this summer in an effort to reach the lost in their communities. Many more countries of the world are using WEI on a full-time basis to attract students and grow churches. WEI short-term mission teachers are always needed.
Participating in a WEI short-term mission serves as a spiritual blessing to both our teachers and students. Our students are blessed with the opportunity to receive free personal daily English instruction, but most importantly, they are blessed to read and study God’s word. It takes 5 minutes or less for our teachers to grade the students’ English grammar homework. They spend the rest of the hour reading and discussing the Bible lesson. Most of our students know very little about God’s word. It’s exciting to watch their faith in God grow with each lesson as they slowly learn and observe the plan of salvation unfolding through history and scripture.
Our teachers are blessed by having the opportunity to share their faith, read, and study the Bible for 6 hours a day with willing and open listeners. There is also a close bond of fellowship that develops between fellow teachers as they share the same thrilling daily experiences. These experiences will often inspire our teachers to return to their home congregations and become much more involved in teaching and evangelism. Investing time, effort, and money into a WEI short-term mission can reap a lifetime of eternal blessings for teachers, students, and sending churches.
May God richly bless all of you who support this amazing international WEI teaching ministry. Angie and I are constantly in awe and humbled by your generosity and passion for reaching the lost of the world. Financial challenges continue. Please pray for WEI. We love you. —Tom & Angie
