Literacy & Evangelism International

Summary

Literacy & Evangelism International ("LEI") strives to promote literacy and knowledge of the message and ministry of Jesus Christ to all people both within and without the US. LEI is a missionary fellowship, Christians from various nations and denominations, drawn together by a passion for God and compassion for people who cannot yet read the Word of God. LEI desires to see the Church in every nation effectively reaching the illiterate, bringing them the Living Word, Jesus Christ, through enabling them to read the written Word of God. LEI assists Christian groups worldwide by helping them to create Bible-content adult literacy primers and new reader materials in needed languages. Each year LEI have Literacy or ESL Consultants traveling around the world in ministry. LEI go anywhere in the world, at the invitation of established Christian organizations, to assist them in primer construction and training their people for literacy evangelism or ESL evangelism ministry. Literacy & Evangelism International has assisted 140 Christian groups in 42 countries, working in over 150 languages. This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

Literacy & Evangelism International (LEI) seeks to free those around the world who are in bondage to illiteracy in their native language. Because illiteracy prevents people from reading God’s written Word and therefore from knowing the truth of God’s Living Word, Jesus Christ, all of LEI’s teaching materials (primers) have Bible content. In many areas of the world, an ability to communicate in English is necessary, so LEI offers Bible-content English as a Second Language (ESL) training and materials also. LEI is a missionary fellowship, Christians from various nations and denominations, drawn together by a passion for God and compassion for people who cannot yet read the Word of God. LEI desires to see the Church in every nation effectively reaching the illiterate, bringing them to the Living Word, Jesus Christ, through enabling them to read God’s written Word, the Bible. LEI assists Christian groups worldwide by helping them create primers and new reader materials in any language. As of the end of 2004, primers in more than 160 languages have been produced.

Primers which can be ordered from LEI’s Tulsa headquarters include:
(1) Firm Foundations, a set of three books plus three workbooks, for teaching basic English literacy to English speakers.
(2) Passport to the World of English, a set of four books for teaching English as a second language (ESL) to persons whose native language is anything other than English.
(3) Nuevos Caminos, a set of two books for teaching Spanish to persons who speak this language but are unable to read or write it.
(4) Special arrangements may be made to buy primers in other languages.

LEI trains, equips and prepares Christians for basic literacy or ESL ministry – whether they work with LEI or with another agency or church. Training is held in the U.S. and overseas. LEI will work with churches wanting to send people on long – or short-term missions. LEI’s teaching and evangelism techniques seek to: (1) Minister to the poor and oppressed, (2) Strengthen established churches, (3) Plant new churches.

Each year LEI consultants travel the world doing ministry. LEI goes anywhere they are invited by established Christian organizations or churches to assist them in primer construction or training in basic literacy or ESL.

LEI is a nonprofit organization. Contributions to it are fully tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. It is a member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA).

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Literacy & Evangelism International desires to see the Church in every nation effectively reaching the illiterate, bringing them to the Living Word through the Written Word. Strategies for reaching our goals include:


• Using the team approach in our training and sending ministries.
• Partnering with other missions in our work and sharing information on resources.
• Developing flexible materials to fit various needs.
• Expanding overseas training and our short-term mission projects.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

LEI has assisted approximately 200 Christian groups in more than 50 countries, working in more than 160 languages. LEI has trained hundreds of missionaries for its own and other ministries in its International Literacy Training and ESL Institutes.

Accomplishments in the Past 12 Months


• Trained 75 leaders from 23 countries for literacy and/or ESL ministry
• Trained 476 teachers to tutor students in basic literacy or English as a second language
• Constructed adult literacy materials in five new languages, for use in four countries: Ngambai, Chad; Gun and Lokpa, Benin; Aymara, Bolivia; Kasakh, Mongolia
• Made revisions to existing primers in four languages (Ayachucho Quechua, Peru; Creole, Haiti; Nepali, Nepal; Spanish, several countries) and several ESL publications

  Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

  Literacy & Evangelism International uses the following to express its statement of faith:
  
  Authority:
  the Bible as God’s inspired, infallible and completed Word for all people everywhere, to show them the Way the Truth and the Life and to be their final authority.
  
  God:
  one God, sovereign and unchangeable Creator and Sustainer of all, eternally existent in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, being infinite yet personal, just yet merciful, and perfect in holiness, truth & love.
  
  People:
  the essential dignity and value of all people everywhere, created as God’s image bearers, yet estranged from God because of Adam’s fall and personal sin, being totally incapable of a right relationship to God apart from grace.
  
  Jesus Christ:
  Jesus Christ, who by virtue of His deity, virgin birth, sinless humanity, substitutionary death, atoning blood, bodily resurrection and ascension to heaven as King and Priest, is the only one capable of redeeming people.
  
  Salvation:
  salvation by God’s grace alone whereby the Holy Spirit regenerates, the Son justifies, and the Father adopts those who personally repent and trust in Jesus Christ alone as Savior and Lord.
  
  Holy Spirit:
  the Holy Spirit’s deity and work of convicting, regenerating, illuminating, indwelling and manifesting His fruit and gifts in believers for the unity, edification and mission of the Church in the world, to the glory of God.
  
  The Church:
  the priesthood of all believers who together form the universal Church, Christ’s Bride or Body of which He is Head and has commissioned to advance the light of the Gospel in this dark world.
  
  The Future:
  the extension of the Gospel to all people groups, Christ’s personal, visible and bodily return, and the resurrection and judgement of all mankind — the lost to eternal damnation and the saved to life with God forever.

  History [ Back to top ]

  • Literacy & Evangelism International was founded in 1967 by Dr. Robert F. Rice, a former missionary to South Korea. His experience and research prove that more than half the world's adults cannot read, so they are unable to unlock the truths of God's Word.
  • In 35 years of outreach, Literacy & Evangelism International has constructed primers in 160 languages in 50 countries. Primers are nondenominational in Bible content.
  • The Tulsa Literacy Center and English Language Ministry serve as models for beginning a literacy or English program in the local community, in prisons, in other states, and around the world.
  • Passport to the World of English is a faith-based multi-media curriculum used in the United States and around the world to teach those who need to learn English.

  Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

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  Research Analysis

  Transparency Grade [ Back to top ]

  Transparency Grade of : B
  Criteria category	Grade	Other Comments
  Timeliness:	90
  Financial Information:	90
  Foundational Clarity:
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  MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

  Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Evangelism Support Sector
  Overall Efficiency Rating		107 of 348	10 of 37
  Fund Acquisition Decision		107 of 348	11 of 37
  Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	22 of 37
  Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	22 of 37

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