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Aubrey writes, “I love to teach, I feel that God called me to be teacher of His word to the world.”

We recently completed an online Teacher Training Workshop with participants from six continents! I’m so grateful to my colleagues Jean, Tanya, Prakash and Hephzi for their help in facilitating this course. Our ten new graduates plan to teach English in a variety of creative ways to to those in greatest need.  I love that we

The country of Myanmar (formerly Burma) is now suffering in a civil war, but God is still at work there and we’ve trained several Burmese teachers. Leo came to our training in Tulsa, OK in 2019 to learn to teach literacy and ESL to children at the orphanage he and his wife founded. Other 2019

It was great to see Vika from Ukraine again during my trip to Brazil last month. We first met in Tulsa in 2018 when she took our teacher training. By God’s grace she continues teaching ESL and Literacy in Ukraine despite the war. She also provides needed supplies of food and other essentials to elderly

Pastor Angel, his wife Noira, and their two little boys moved from Bolivia to Florida in 2022 to plant a church in Palm Beach County. They want to serve the Hispanic community in their new home, so Angel completed our online ESL teacher training course earlier this year. However, it was difficult to recruit students

 Our team in Benin reported that they have taught 74 English students over the past few years with our Light of the World materials at the Chara English Center. Chara means joy, and we are overjoyed to see the fruit of their program. The center director, Patricia Lindsay, is working on her doctoral dissertation on

Rev. Moses is one of our inspiring trainers who works tirelessly in Kenya doing literacy work and training pastors at Narok Bible College. Pictured above are some of the school’s students. His dedication ensures that these leaders can connect and share the gospel more effectively. “English has become a necessity for the young generation nowadays.

One of our partners shared this picture of students in his church practicing the greeting conversations from the Light of the World lessons. Standing up to shake hands and practice scripted conversations helps students get comfortable with real-life speaking. As another teacher, Kathy. shared, “I’m excited to tell you that our first student to use

Pictured is a lesson at the English Conversation Cafe at Christ Church Butterfield. Recently, one man shared with us that when he, his wife, and daughters arrived in the US from the Middle East, they didn’t know the language, have a car, or know anyone here. Then, only 45 days after moving here his wife

Garden plants that spring up unsown are fondly known as “volunteers.” In past summers, volunteer mini pumpkins and cherry tomatoes have fruited in our garden. I love the surprise of finding these eager veggies that bless us with their willingness to grow. In the same way, the wonderful people who volunteer to edit, tutor, and