“Although introducing English students to the gospel is the number one priority of a WEI short-term ministry, there are other incredibly important benefits that result from these efforts. “First, Encouragement from the WEI teachers to the local congregation. Meeting and growing to love brothers and sisters from other countries reminds them that they are part…
We received an email from Jim Fox, a longtime member of the WEI Board of Directors and a repeat short-term missionary in Albania. Jim wrote, “Using WEI materials, I was honored to be able to baptize Belinda Moran at the Garden Valley Church of Christ in Knoxville, TN. Belinda, a longtime friend, had suffered through…
The WEI West Coast Seminar at the Metro Church of Christ in Gresham, Oregon on September 30 and October 1, 2023 will be remembered as a high point in the history of World English Institute. Jim Gillihan Jim Gillihan led a series of moving mission songs interspersed with powerful testimonials from teachers June Andersen, Dick…
Colleen Busch of Keizer, Oregon and Sheila Yeager of Grand Junction, Colorado are teaching WEI students in free countries via Zoom. On June 7, 2023, Sheila Yeager wrote, “Our latest Zoom class for the [WEI] Advanced course began successfully on Tuesday, June 6. We had ten students in attendance: six ladies from Myanmar, two from…