A Holy Alliance
Perhaps the most exciting and productive mission work in the world is raging in South Sudan. God has pulled together five mission-minded teams of workers to reap a huge harvest of souls. First and foremost, there is the Starfish Foundation with ten “boots on the ground” evangelists (six of whom are WEI graduates) who travel by motorcycle…
Calling All Teachers by Lee Allen
I cannot stop smiling. During the first six months of 2026, six hundred WEI teachers have taught 49,469 active students. I am so proud of our wonderful WEI teachers. They never cease to amaze me. Due to commitment and dedication to their current active students from 192 nations WEI is on pace to reach a desired goal that…
25th Summer Mission in Oradea By Tom Langley
Angie & Tom Langley At the time of this writing, Tom and Angie Langley have just returned from Romania where they celebrated the 25th summer short-term mission effort in Oradea. Tom writes, “This year’s WEI mission is the 25th summer the Church of Christ in Oradea, Romania has hosted WEI Bible teaching teams. The year 2020…
WEI Convert Becomes Gospel Preacher
WEI teacher, Perry Taylor, has a quote from his Student that he would like to share with us in this Newsletter: My name is David Mastament, and I am grateful to share how God used World English Institute (WEI) to change my life and lead me to the truth of His word. Before I encountered…
Wife of WEI Student Becomes Christian
WEI Teacher, Laura Huff, has been studying with A young man in Uganda named Stephen. As Stephen studied the WEI Bible lessons with Laura, he shared what he learned with his wife, Sophie, and she became a believer. She concluded that she needed to surrender her life to God and be baptized for the forgiveness of…
Two Baptisms in the Philippines
Edwin E. Vicente, Director of WEI Learning Center in Tuguerarrao, Luzon Island, Reports that two of his students have been baptized into Christ: Sandrea M. Lebad, and Christopher C. Agana, Sandrea’s sixteen-year-old-friend. A few months ago, Edwin studied with a young man named Dharyl and baptized him into Christ. Dharyl was so excited that he told…
Geng Garang Reports
The following report was written by Geng Garang Deng while working with evangelists associated with Starfish Foundation. “I am thrilled to announce that 26 precious souls have surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, culminating in their baptism after a transformative two-day seminar. Attendance: 57 adults, 72 children, a total of 129.” The Shellak Church of…
Tips for Teachers by Darrell Wallace
Darrell Wallace Recently, we Americans celebrated the 250th anniversary of our independence from England. We are blessed to live in historical times. Most of our [WEI] students live under harsh oppression. They do not have the freedoms we in the U.S. take for granted. In some cases, oppression comes in the form of family tribalism, cultural…
Reflections on the Short-term Mission
“On the flight home, John Capppelletty shared his powerful testimony after the conclusion of his mission trip this year. He said, ‘As I sit here on my flight back to California, I was thinking about when I decided to help to improve the English of a few Romanian people. I told myself, “This is not…
Bearing Fruit after 16 Years
“Catalin Flaviu Hategan, 29 years old, was baptized on Sunday, April 26, by Vasile Iuhos, the evangelist and minister of the Oradea Church of Christ. “Catalin first studied WEI materials, at the age of 13, as a student in a WEI short-term mission in 2013. [Editor’s note: Tom Langley was his teacher.] He was a highly…
God Answers Prayer
WEI teacher, Kim Doerksen, has been teaching an excellent student in Rwanda by the name of Daniel Ndayisenga. Kim said, “Daniel worked diligently and completed every WEI course that was available in May 2024. Daniel advised me that he needed to be a son of God.” Immediately, Kim started searching for someone to baptize Daniel,…
Edwin Vicente Survives Stroke
Edwin E. Vicente, WEI graduate who now serves as Director of the WEI Learning Center in Tuguegarao City, Luzon Island, Philippines, had a stroke in late January and thought he was dying. By the grace of God, he survived and is beginning to teach again. His most serious student is a twenty-five-year-old college student named…
WEI Soccer Evangelism
“We are running a soccer program called Grassroots Football Initiative (GFI)at Rhema Christian Academy. Soccer teams from different villages participate at the soccer contest every year. The players take the WEI courses using the lesson booklets as a requirement to play in the tournament. The finals of the soccer contest are played during our annual…
WEISOM Is Established
“Our newly established campus church adopted WEI lessons as tools for effective evangelism. We used our students and converts to share WEI lessons with their parents, siblings, and friends. A great number of them became obedient to the faith, and our campus church started to witness a rapid growth. “When the need arose for us…
Amazing Multi-faceted Ministry
In 2005, Aniefiok Akpan moved to Uruk Otong, his home village in southeastern Nigeria, to fulfill his dream of establishing a Christian mission there. He purchased a large plot of land that had once belonged to his great-grandfather, the high priest of a pagan cult who offered human and animal sacrifices to his pagan god….
Introducing New Board Members by Tom Langley
We are excited to introduce to our readers and supporters two new members of our WEI Board of Directors. When Blane Anderson announced last year that he would be stepping away from serving on the board at the end of 2026, we began searching for his replacement. Thank you Blane for your thoughtful and wise…
Harvest of Souls
“In September, 2006, we started using WEI lessons to teach our high school students English and the Bible on a daily basis. Within one year, a great number of our high school students were baptized into Christ. High school students were obeying the gospel on a daily or weekly basis. This prompted us to plant…
Tips for Teachers by Darrell Wallace
Useful Tools for Your WEI Toolbox “Good tools make good work,” is an old proverb—and it’s true. Whether preparing a garden or crafting furniture, the right tools make a difference. There are a few tools I like to use when reviewing my students’ lessons. How many times have you had a scripture in mind but…
Demonic Spirits in Mangok Riit
On February, Geng wrote, “I am writing to share an inspiring update from our recent three-day seminar. The seminar proved to be highly effective, resulting in a wonderful response to the teachings of the Kingdom of God. I am thrilled to report that 20 souls have been added to the kingdom through this outreach. “During…
48 New Christians in Wunthur
On January 18, Geng Garang Deng wrote, “Recently [one of the ten evangelists] and I had the privilege of conducting a seminar in Wunthur, a newly established congregation. For many in the village, this seminar marked their first encounter with the transformative message of salvation, and they welcomed it with open arms. Geng Preaches at…
