September 28, 2005
The WEI short-term mission efforts, organized by the Maryville, TN office this summer, were again successful and very fruitful. We praise God for this and are grateful to Him for providing us with 61 wonderful and talented teachers, and over 375 seeking students. The seeds of the kingdom were sown in four cities in Romania and three cities in Albania.
I’d like to share with you a few of the comments from some of the students. Some of their comments were so precious and heartwarming that I either jotted them down or committed them to memory.
The students’ first response was almost always about their teacher: “I just love my teacher. There is something deep in her soul that is very good. I must find this goodness.” “I think my teacher is very close to God, and he answers my questions always from the Bible. These classes are a blessing for me.” “My teacher is so gentle and kind, and I’m happy when she smiles.” “When I think about my teacher, I think to Jesus.” “I would stay here all day if I could.”
Many times, the students would comment on the WEI material. Immediately after one young lady in Constanta was baptized, she said, “I learned something much better than English. I learned more perfectly the way of salvation.”
Blessings, Blessings, Blessings
God is using WEI teachers to teach students all over the world through correspondence, e-mail, and short-term missions. The teachers are blessed, and our short-term teachers always want to return to the field. In fact, many of them come home to the States with ambitions to enter the mission field full time.
At the same time, the students are blessed through a study of the word of God and through the close relationships they form with their teachers.
Thank you for your support of WEI. Our budget always seems to be strained, and without your support, none of this would be possible. If you are not partnering with us in world missions, please give this prayerful consideration.
