Thriving Work in Korça, Albania
God is working wonders through his humble servants, Albert and Jona Cepi in Korca, Albania. The lead article in their current newsletter reads “Light for the Blind: Our ministry to the Blind Community.” Twice each month, Albert and the church meet with the blind community and their families for a Bible study. According to Albert,…
WEI in Abidjan, Ivory Coast by Tom Langley
In late April, a team of 8 Bible teachers of the Church of Christ Plants Ministry taught the Gospel to WEI online students in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for 8 days. The team, left to right: Adam Dollen, Paulo Ross, Murray Stewart, Keli Stewart, Tom Langley, Tim Davis, David Montague, and Bill Warren. 2025 Church of…
WEI in the Philippines
When Edwin E. Vicente enrolled in WEI as an Internet student several years ago, he was a Roman Catholic and a well-known Ballet instructor at a high school on Luzan Island in the Philippines. As Edwin studied under Rocky Thurman, he found something for which his soul was yearning. He found God. That is, God…
Tips for Teachers by Darrell Wallace
Teaching English with a Purpose, Not Perfection Language is a fascinating feature of human nature that happens to be one of the likenesses we share with our Creator. God gave us the skills to form rules of grammar so that we can shape our thoughts into meaningful words. In His wisdom, God used these very…
Churches Planted in South Sudan
In June 2020, Geng Garang Deng, a young man in the northern sector of South Sudan, registered as a WEI Internet student, and Virginia McPeak of Roseville, California became his teacher. Virginia McPeak Virginia writes, “It was a challenge to teach Geng Garang Deng. His English comprehension was poor. At that time, he was still…
Short-term Mission in Abidjan
On April 4, Tom Langley, Murry Steward and six teachers of his Church of Christ Plants team flew to Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on a ten-day short-term mission. On Saturday, April 5, Tom hosted a reception for WEI Internet students in the area. Tom, Muray (red), & Teachers with Church of Church Plants Tom wrote, “The…
Kay’s Student Is Now Her Brother
Kay Banta, longtime WEI teacher in Arkansas, is currently teaching a student in Kenya named Peter. Kay Banta Kay writes, “Peter Otieno was an apostolic preacher in Kenya until he began studying WEI and talking to Paul Ochieng and me. When he began to say he wanted to change, I asked questions and sent extra…
Happy Birthday Aniefiok Akpan
Aniefiok Akpan, Minister of the Campus Church of Christ and founder of Rhema Christian Academy in Ubon, Nigeria, celebrated his 51st birthday on March 25. On his birthday, Aniefiok also celebrated the graduation of eight high school seniors who came to Rhema Christian Academy as unbelievers and graduated as faithful baptized believers who are actively…
In Loving Memory of Maudine Ady
Maudine Ady Maudine F. Ady, co-founder of World English Institute, and my wife for sixty-nine and a half years, went home to be with the Lord on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2025. She played a vital role in WEI from the beginning. While I was in the Philippines in June and July of 1989 helping conduct…
WEI in PNG Public High School
Arthur Tatara has been teaching WEI courses in a Lei, Papua New Guinea public high school for nine years–since graduating from the Singapore branch of SIBI (Sunset International Bible Institute). Arthur writes, “Greetings from Lae, Papua New Guinea. God is awesome, as he has given me an opportunity to share the gospel in a public…
Tips for Teachers By Darrell Wallace
What do we do when a student asks for help to enter higher institutes of learning? Occasionally, a student asks me for help entering a university or school of higher learning. I have been asked to write letters of recommendation, provide transcripts, or review papers. While I admire their pursuit of excellence, I must remember why I…
Listen To Dick Towell’s Student
Bob and Dick Towell Jan Towell took this picture on 2/21/20, two days after Bob celebrated his 89th birthday. Notice that Dick is reading Blessed Assurance, the WEI book that Jan had given to him. This marked a turning point in Dick’s life. Since then, Dick has taught hundreds of WEI students from all parts of the world, some…
Listen to Kim Brice’s Student
Kim Brice Kim Brice has been teaching WEI students since 2017. She says, “I love being a WEI teacher. I consider myself extremely fortunate to have crossed paths with WEI and to have the rewarding chance to reach lost souls from my recliner. Today, Kim introduces us to Shqiponja, one of her students in Albania. Shqiponja says to…
If Mike Can Teach, Anybody Can
Mike Thomas, a longtime WEI Internet teacher, is legally blind and uses a white cane and seeing-eye dog when walking outside. Mike says, “I maintain about 40 active students. I could probably do more than that, but instead, I try to recruit new teachers.” Mike writes, “During my retirement years, I have found a sense of peace…
Edwin Leads Businesswoman to Christ
Edwin E. Vicente, Director of the WEI Learning Center in Tuguegarao City, Philippines was walking from his apartment to the Learning Center one day when he went into a store to buy a bottle of water. The owner of the store, a 65-year-old woman, Mrs. Luisa A. Cabael, noticed that Edwin was carrying a Bible…
Growth Explosion in South Sudan
God is full of surprises. When Dennis Cady and Chuck Dennis of Wichita Falls, Texas, first got involved in spreading the good news about Christ in South Sudan in 2012, they focused their attention on the city of Bor, the capital of Junglei State in central South Sudan. In a recent report, they said, “We…
The Church Grows in Nigeria
The following picture illustrates the ongoing, year-around growth of the Campus Church of Christ in Uruk Otong, Nigeria. Aniefiok Baptizes a Student “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without…
Watch God Work in Nigeria
In December 2024, a breath-taking flurry of activity swirled through the campus of Rhema Christian Academy in Uruk Otong, Nigeria. All of the activity was motivated by the Great Commission. With a stroke of genius, Aniefiok and Etang Akpan and their fellow-workers came up with a plan a year ago to use football (soccer) to…
Tragedies In Papua New Guinea
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” (Robert Burns). These words accurately describe the plans Arthur Tatara had made for serving God in PNG in December 2024. Arthur had planned to return to Waria Valley to direct another area-wide youth camp that draws about 1,000 young people and results in dozens of baptisms. …
A Joy Worth Sharing by Justin Speer
Justin Speer Jesus said, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field” (Matthew 13;44). Jesus is jolting us to attention about the kingdom. Stop chasing after the wind. Stop…
