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Katy Partners with WEI

October 8, 2011

On October 8th and 9th, the church in Katy, Texas took advantage of the local “Rice Festival” to offer free English classes to Spanish-speaking people who attended the festivities next door.

Katy Church Building

A booth was set up at the festival to introduce the church to the community. Foot traffic through the church parking lot was channeled through a tent where gospel songs were sung. A petting zoo, puppet show, and games for children were scattered in and around the tent. Free water was provided for everyone. The tent also contained advertisements of WEI and other services offered by the Katy church. The first WEI student to sign up was Gladys Mejia, a member of the Katy congregation. She, in turn, proactively hunted down people who wanted to learn English. When the Rice Festival ended, fifteen individuals had signed up for the WEI classes. That number soon grew to thirty-five.

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