EVANGELIZING THROUGHE-MAIL

25 Additional Teachers and additional Coordinator needed

IMMEDIATELY

SUMMARY OF WEI E-MAIL FOR 2001

• 834 People registered and were sent the WEI Introductory Lesson.

• Web site accepted registrations 348 days or

95% of the year.

SUMMARY OF WEI E-MAIL FOR 2001

• 358 People answered the Introductory Lesson and were assigned a teacher.

–42% of registrants became students.

Numbers for E-mail Effort

• Since opening of web site in March of

1999, 1588 people have registered.– 123 registrations 1/1 through 2/7/2002

• Registrants are located in 107 of the 198 countries of the world. WEI e-mail has

reached 54% of the countries of the world.

HISTORY OF CORRESPONDENCEEVANGELISM

• 1960’s – Jimmy Lovell launched World Bible School.

• WBS teaches people who speak English and who have heard of Jesus, the Christ.

• WBS is adding languages other than English.

HISTORY OF CORRESPONDENCEEVANGELISM

1968-74 – Dick Ady developed idea for World English Institute while serving as a missionary on Taiwan because he was not allowed to teach the Bible but could use the Bible in teaching English lessons.

1989 WEI born. WEI uses grammar lessons to attract people who wish to improve their English. The reading assignments are Bible lessons. WEI office in Gresham, OR coordinates postal correspondence worldwide.

HISTORY OF ROMANIA, ALBANIA, KOSOVA WORK

• Partners in Progress (6th & Izzard) advertised WEI in Romania 2 months after Dictator deposed in 1990. – Pleasant Valley coordinates correspondence.

• Dick Ady began mission trips to Albania in 1992. Work in Kosova began as soon as bombing stopped in 1999.

BEGINNING OF E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE

• WBS began teaching by e-mail early in 1997

• Jan Towell began teaching WEI by e-mail in early 1998.

• WEI web site began accepting e-mail students March 1999.

Effectiveness of WEI E-mail in Establishing Studies

• The percentage of registrants who return the Introductory Lesson has remained constant at 42%.

How Many Baptisms?

• Wrong question

• The sower is responsible only for planting the seed. Each hearer is responsible for the kind of soil they are. God makes the seed grow and produce fruit.

How Many Baptisms?

• Mark 4: 26-29 He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain - first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come."

HOW MANY BAPTISMS?

• WEI plus missionaries have established – 8 congregations in Romania– 6 congregations in Albania– 1 congregation in Kosova

What kind of soil are WEI students?

• Most start out wanting to improve their English with the goal of passing the TOEFL exam.

– Students wanting to study in USA

– Professionals wanting to participate in conferences conducted in English

– A few are delighted with the Bible content; about the same number object to the Bible content

How does the web site attract students?

• The web site’s URL is www.weiady.org

• Topics are found on the Internet by programs classified as “search engines”

• Bob Patterson set up the web site so all search engines recommend the WEI web site first when the words, “English, free, TOEFL, exam,” are search parameters.

HOW TO BECOME AN E-MAIL TEACHER

• The web site, www.weiady.org, contains the form for applying to become a teacher.

• The requirements are the same as for WBS postal mail teaching plus– You must have a computer and e-mail access– English must be your native language– You must check your e-mail and respond to your

students every day.

ADDITIONAL TEACHERS ARE NEEDED BUT

• Jesus said “Whoever puts his hand to the plow and looks back is not worthy of me.”

• If you are not willing to service your students every day, DO NOT SIGN UP.– Special arrangements are made for vacations,

illness, changes in your work load, etc. BUT YOUR STUDENTS MUST BE A TOP PRIORITY.

WHAT IS NEXT FOR INTERNET TEACHING

• We are adding sound to the web site so the students can hear the Bible lesson read to them in English through their computer.

• We need to improve tracking of students’ progress.

• Consider sponsoring “computer centers” to help missionaries attract people.

WHAT IS NEXT FOR INTERNET TEACHING

• We need to double the size of our staff to satisfy the current registration rate from the web site.

• Jan and I are working 10 to 12 hours a day 6 days a week to record the registrants in the data base and to recruit a teacher for those who answer the Introductory Lesson.

WHAT ADVANTAGES ARE THERE TO E-MAIL TEACHING?

• Teacher’s costs are relatively low– Monthly e-mail fee,

– Computer maintenance,

– Postage for two cassettes (soon to be eliminated) plus 3 advanced books,

– Any additional materials teacher decides a student needs, such as Bibles.

WHAT ADVANTAGES ARE THERE TO E-MAIL TEACHING?

• Expensive travel not required.

• Long term stays away from home not required.

• Can be done by people who are confined to their homes.

WHAT ADVANTAGES ARE THERE TO E-MAIL TEACHING?

• Via the Internet, you can go places where you could be jailed if you were there in person.

–16 of the 106 countries where WEI registrants live are Islamic countries.

WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR TEACHING WEI BY E-MAIL?

• The attack by Islamic extremists on 9/11 shows that we can no longer ignore that half of the world.

• Adherents of World’s Largest Religions (January 2002 National Geographic)

• Christianity, 2.0 billion• Islam, 1.3 billion• Hinduism, 0.9 billion• Buddhism, 0.36 billion

FROM PAKISTAN

• hello,        how are you doing I m fine by his grace. I belong to a muslim family but I am not muslim anymore i Left islam. Now i am away form my family they wanna kill me because according to muslim faith if any muslim leave islam kill him. Now i live with christian friend my friend told me about ur website.please also remember my in your prayers If  you wanna read my testimony here You can read it www.sayyes.faithweb.com as you know my name but on this webiste my name is Mukhtar shahid, I am really interested to do this english course .God bless u and your family                 Mukhtar ( sunny)

FROM VIET NAM

• Thank for your mail!You asked me about my family in your mail Well,I live with my Parents and my younger brother in Ho Chi Minh City. I`m studying in 12th form. I have some relatives inthe US and i`ll come there to study about 1-2 years later. So I want to improve my English firstI`m not a Christian but i surely wanna know more about Chrisht. Who is he? what did happen to him?...See u soonBye 

FROM HAITI

• Jan,Will you have the advanced lessons sent to this student please.  He is the one asking for baptism.  One of the local brethern visited his home yesterday but he was not at home. He left his phone number.  The student is extremely impressed that there has been follow up as I said that there would be.  Thanks, Colleenjn oscar jn baptistefontamara 43, en face sassine#37port-au-princce  Haiti

OUR WEAPONS HAVE DIVINE POWER

• 2COR 10: 3-5 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OFE-MAIL TEACHING?

• The Lord will guide us

• Who could have foreseen a tool that

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OFE-MAIL TEACHING?

• allows us to be missionaries to 107 countries without leaving our homes,

• that would bring over 800 people a year

knocking at our door,

• and that would result in Bible studies with 4 out every 10 who knock?

EXCITING PLANS

• Plans are being laid to advertise WEI by snail-mail and e-mail in mainland China (PRC).

• Registrations from PRC increased in January without any advertising because PRC joined WTO January 2002.

EXCITING PLANS

• China missionaries estimate up to 1000 registrations with each advertisement in regional newspapers.

• Jan and I are operating at full capacity without PRC advertising. We are searching for people to double WEI e-mail capacity.

WHAT PART CAN YOU PLAY?

• Use your computer to “Store up for yourselves treasures in heaven….”

• “Go and make disciples of all nations….”