Tips for Teachers
Approximately one-third of the people who enroll in WEI live in Islamic nations. Unfortunately, most drop out before they finish the course. Why? One of the biggest roadblocks to their learning is their Islamic concept of Jesus. They have been taught that Jesus was a prophet of God but not the Son of God. The…
Three New Christians in Ethiopia
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,…
Using Football to Save Souls
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…
Fishers of Men Workshop
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,…
God Comes to the Rescue
Fortunately, God had other plans for saving the high school. Aniefiok wrote, “The fight to keep our high school and sustain our mission work in Uruk Otong has started. In a recent wire from the Bethlehem church [Aniefiok’s sponsoring church in Watertown, Tennessee], two families, James and Janice Kelley and Lola Crouch, made a huge…
A Battle for Survival
Two decades ago, God formed an amazing, productive, and inspiring relationship between WEI and Rhema Christian Academy in Uruk Otong, Nigeria. A brilliant young preacher by the name of Aniefiok Akpan had just purchased land that had belonged to his great grandfather, a tribal chief who wore the title of “His Royal Highness” and who…
In Loving Memory of Bob Towell
In the words of the brochure printed for Bob Towell’s graveside service, Robert Henry Towell, Sr., entered into life, February 19, 1931, in Weiser, Idaho, and he entered into eternal life March 12, 2024 in Round Rock, Texas. Our Beloved Bob and Jan Towell Bob met Jan, the love of his life, when both were…
Another Baptism in Knoxville, TN
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…
A New Afghan Brother
Katheryn H. writes, “We welcomed a new brother-in-Christ in Afghanistan this morning. He is an Afghan law student at the University of Iran. Coincidentally [?], he is friends with another of our secret Christians-–in the same home town—and they did not know about the other reading the Bible. “We are continuing to have one…
WEI Learning Center in Philippines
In our last newsletter, we showed you a picture of the new WEI Learning Center in Tuguegarap City in northeastern Luzon Island. In that picture, the chairs were empty. Since then, Edwin E. Vicente has gathered twelve WEI students who study with him at various times through the week. These are baby steps in the…
WEI Goes to School in Lae, PNG
In Lae, Papua New Guinea, public high schools allow preachers from different churches to conduct Bible classes. Consequently, Arthur Tatara has been teaching the WEI Intermediate Bible Course to students in a local high school each Thursday for several years. Arthur writes, “I have the opportunity to share the gospel with students for 40 minutes. …
Five New Baptisms in India
Prabhu Kumar, the Director of WEI-India, reports that Bro. Babu and his son-in-law in Morusumili baptized three of their WEI students into Christ, and Bro. K. Payani baptized two people in a recently constructed “baptismal tub.” One of 5 WEI Students Baptized in India W.E.I. THANKS ALL OF YOU FOR YOURCONTINUED SUPPORT! The contributions and…
Exciting Development in Kenya
WEI teacher, Linda Banks, a member of the Metro Church of Christ in Gresham, Oregon, reports that one of her Intermediate students, Jacinta Sarah, was recently baptized in Nairobi, Kenya. Jacinta’s spiritual journey began when she was “baptized” by sprinkling into the Anglican church. Linda writes, “Jacinta’s WEI lessons include many examples of people who…
WEI And WBS Partner Again
On January 29th, WEI teacher Perry Taylor received an exciting email from Eric Chepkwony, Director of the WBS prison ministry in Kenya. The email was not about a prison inmate. It was about a denominational preacher, David Kipngetich, one of Perry’s WEI online students. The first words in the email were as follows; “On January…
WEI Student Baptized in Ethiopia
Murray Stewart has become one of our most outstanding WEI online Bible teachers. He claims new students just about every day. He is also the leader of the Church of Christ Plants ministry with whom we partner when hosting WEI Student Receptions in major cities where we have an abundance of online students. Murray recently…
WEI Reception Plans for Ethiopia
In partnership with Church of Christ Plants ministry, WEI will be hosting our first Student Reception in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in October of this year, Lord willing. The Church Plants team will once again remain for more than a week conducting personal Bible studies with our best online students. 8,042 Ethiopian students have been claimed…
International Teachers’ Conference
In early January Prabhu wrote, “By the grace of God, yesterday our yearly planning meeting of WEI teachers was conducted successfully.” Twenty-five WEI teachers from all parts of Central and Southeast India gathered for fellowship, inspiration, and planning. Several preachers proclaimed the Word of God and ignited a holy fire in the hearts of…
HAPPY NEW YEAR by Lee Allen
Lee Allen Our awesome God never ceases to amaze us. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His faithful love endures forever. God blessed WEI with another fruitful year of teaching precious souls from all around the world in 2023. Thank you for being a vital, loving partner in what we believe is…
WEI Work Continues in Philippines
In the last issue of this newsletter, we reported that Edwin E. Vicente’s personal support from American Christians has gradually declined as our nation’s economy has deteriorated. Consequently, Edwin was forced to seek employment to supplement his income. At 60 years of age, Edwin was not able to find a job in San…
Testimony
One of Terry Hickerson’s WEI students writes, “I am sending you this message to show my huge satisfaction with this course. It is so complete, so perfect and fulfilling! “It is true I have had some personal study of English prior to this course, which took me half a year to study English elementary grammar…
