Pray for Christians in Manipur, India
In recent months, civil war has raged in the State of Manipur at the far northeastern tip of India, and Christians have suffered greatly. Some of the injured need medication. Many are weak from malnutrition, and others have lost their homes by explosions and fires. One of our preachers died after escaping from the conflict….
WEI Student Baptized in Madagascar
WEI Internet teacher, Mary McKinney, has had the joy of leading at least two of her students to Christ this year. In our last newsletter, Mary reported that Austine Ntim, a nineteen-year-old man in Akpfu Odomi, Ghana, found WEI on the Internet and responded to the Google ad. Mary started studying with him November 20,…
God Gives Increase in South Sudan
WEI Internet teacher, Marcella Bailey, shares good news. Bartholomayo, Marcella’s former WEI Internet student in South Sudan, is reaping a bountiful harvest of souls in his homeland. At Uchan, South Sudan, Bartholomayo preached to a large crowd of people in a church building that was covered by a bamboo and thatched roof supported by the…
WEI Zoom Teaching Ministry
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…
The Tale of Two WEI Students
Steven Prine, veteran WEI Internet teacher, has some exciting news to share. Steven writes, “Peter Manut Lual is one of my students in South Sudan. I just found out through Robert Thurman that he [Peter] has accepted Jesus through baptism and is now our brother in Christ! I believe he is the man in the…
Twelve People Baptized in Tanzania
On May 31, 2023, we received an email from Willy Yudah, an evangelist and WBS/WEI teacher in Tanzania. Willy writes, “I am a former graduate from WEI. I graduated in 2012, and I have continued to teach WEI materials since then.” Through the years, Willy has taught and baptized dozens of WEI students in and…
God Moves in Papua New Guinea
Arthur Tatara became a WEI Internet student while studying at the Sunset International Bible Institute extension school in Singapore. After graduating from SIBI, Arthur returned to his home in Papua New Guinea, and he has been using WEI as an evangelistic tool ever since. Arthur says, “I love preaching and teaching the word. Last year,…
New WEI Study Center in Cameroon
Brother Obed Anthony has been teaching WEI students in Cameroon, online and/or in person, for more than a decade.Anthony writes, “We have been able to set up a school for students in Cameroon, and our students from age 15 and above have been introduced to WEI . We had 30 baptisms last year even though…
Mongolia WEI Reception 2023
It is difficult to include everything that happened in Mongolia in an article. It was an amazing ten days. A team of eight Bible teachers led by the Church of Christ Plants ministry returned to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in April to study with our WEI online students. We sent hundreds of invitations to our best online…
God Pursues Faith from Kenya to USA
Len Hardaway, long time WEI teacher in Woodenville, Washington, would like to introduce us to Faith Kamanu, a young woman from Nairobi, Kenya who has befriended Len’s youngest son, Bryan. Len writes, “Faith is working in the healthcare industry here in Bellevue, Washington and is also a trained pastry chef. Her training was in Switzerland….
Testimony from a Student in Armenia
WEI teacher, Laura Huff, received the following testimony from her student in Armenia: “This is a very important experience for me. I will continue to study, and the most important thing for me is that I also read the Bible in English. It’s a miracle; every time I read it, I feel the presence of…
WEI-India Spreads to Other Countries
Prabhu Kumar, Director of WEI-India, and his wife have recently returned from a three-week trip through northeastern India and neighboring nations. While in the northeastern states of India, Prabhu reactivated some of the thirty-one church-related WEI extension schools that stopped functioning due to lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic. In Jakalbandha, Assam in far northeastern India,…
Afghan Christians Fear for Lives
When our Christian brothers and sisters in Afghanistan get up in the morning, they never know if they will still be alive that evening. Their once promising secret congregation of twenty-five has now been scattered. The Rolla, Missouri Church of Christ recently set up an encrypted Zoom worship time slot for them—their only contact with…
The Dominoes Continue to Fall
One of our WEI Internet teachers taught Abu Conteh, a young Muslim street vendor in Freetown, Sierra Leone. When Abu came to faith and asked to be baptized, his teacher contacted Charles Mungu, a former WEI student, and Charles baptized Abu into Christ. He then taught him the rest of the WEI courses. When Charles…
A Light Shines in Sierra Leone
A WEI Internet teacher from Minnesota rejoices when her former student in Sierra Leon bears fruit by using WEI materials in his outreach ministry. For example, Johnny Karma is a retired senior lab technician in the geology department at the University of Sierra Leone. While working at the university, Johnny established a school for poor…
New Possibilities in the Philippines
Edwin E. Vicente, Director of the WEI Learning Center in San Fernando City, Luzon Island, has inaugurated a new multi-generational outreach ministry in an effort to build up the kingdom of God. In January, Edwin wrote, “I have five new adult students. Hopefully, God willing, they will submit to baptism, but I’m still pushing on…
A Bright Young Student in Kenya
Marcella also received a beautiful email from the parents of her brilliant young student in Kenya. Marcella writes, “Ephrayim (Ephra) started WEI lessons at the age of 10. He has been my youngest student thus far. This young man has completed all the [WEI] series. I have grown to love Ephra and his entire family.”…
Five New Christians in South Sudan
WEI Internet teacher Marcella Bailey received an email from her former student Bartholomayo in South Sudan who reports five new baptisms this quarter. In his email, Bartholomayo says, “These are the students of Aweil Free Bible Courses Center we established in Aweil Town with support from Robert Thurman of Tennessee. They are the first five…
Tribute from a WEI Student
Imena Kerpica, one of Fred’s WEI students in Albania, writes, “I am from Berat, Albania, but I have studied and attended the Church of Christ in Tirana. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in the English Language and a Master’s Degree in Teaching English. I was a WEI student many years ago. Like many other students,…
“He Has Finished His Course”
Those are the words of Alice Jewell, the beloved wife of Fred Jewell who succumbed to cancer January 15, 2023 and claimed his “victory in Jesus.” Fred and Alice Jewell Alice writes, “Fred and I grew up in the same congregation in Indiana, started dating after his freshman year in college at Indiana University, and…
