Every summer I look forward to going to Albania as a short-term missionary in July-August. One of the highlights of my journey is teaching precious souls the Good News of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In Tirana, Albania we offer free Summer Bible and English studies for six weeks with American teachers. It’s truly a blessing…
Arthur Tatara, a WEI teacher in Papua New Guinea, writes, “Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I am excited to bring you the latest updates from our World English Institute PNG programs. Thank you for your ongoing commitment to this vital ministry. “This year was a good year for me as I…
The most ingenious and effective outreach ministry sponsored by RCA and the Campus Church of Christ is the annual football (soccer) tournament. Last year, young people (up to thirteen years of age) from thirteen villages around Uruk Otong formed four football teams and competed for the trophy. All players enrolled in WEI and studied the…
Aniefiok says, “This year’s Rhema Graduation Ceremony was held on Thursday 25th July. The event featured prayers and presentation of gifts to the primary school graduating class, street rally to campaign for new intakes, miming and drama presentation, cultural dance, and the end of school year.” The graduation ceremony at RCA was conducted in the…
About twenty years ago, we ran an article in the WEI newsletter stating that the most exciting work that WEI was involved in was in partnership with Aniefiok Akpan at Rhema Christian Academy in Uruk Otong, Nigeria. Aniefiok was using WEI materials to teach English and the Bible at RCA, and he was baptizing high school…
WEI again partnered with Sunset International Bible Institute, Partners in Progress, and Healing Hands International to sponsor the European Vision Workshop. Missionaries and Evangelists from many countries met in Albania to spend three days together. There were two full days of classes, powerful lessons, singing, praying, and reports. Tom Langley Speaks at European Vision Workshop…
“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…
WEI short-term missions in Romania began in mid-June and continue through mid-February. Eleven teachers traveled to Romania to teach in the cities of Oradea, Arad, and Cluj. Canadian WEI teachers, Eno and Nadine Damo taught for two weeks in Cluj and very much enjoyed their time teaching students and working with Romanian evangelists, Dragos and…
Arthur Tatara had planned to make a mission trip into interior Papua New Guinea in June, but there was so much political unrest there that he had to postpone his trip until peace is restored. In the city of Lae, however, Arthur continues his outreach ministry at a public high school and at Melanesian Bible…
Becky Rose, an enthusiastic Internet teacher at the Metro congregation in Gresham, Oregon, is ecstatic over the baptism of three students in Ethiopia. Becky Rose Becky says, “I started studying with Eyob Tena Beanyam in September of 2023. He started telling his friends about WEI, and they joined in to study (Samson Getachew, Nardos Yilma,…
With a stroke of genius, Aniefiok used the popularity of football (soccer) to draw young people to Christ. Last year, he and his staff organized a football tournament on the RCA campus and invited preteens in the area to participate. Boys and girls from RCA and thirteen surrounding villages formed four teams that competed for…
The theme of their Fishers of Men Workshop March 31 was, “Making Disciples Who Make Disciples.” Aniefiok writes, “Since then, our campus church has recorded 14 baptisms and two restorations.” “We have adopted three evangelistic tools for our gospel campaign within and outside of the Uruk Otong community. The tools are (1) Rhema Christian Academy,…
