Prayer Request For a Vehicle

Please pray with us for a 4-wheel drive in Sierra Leone so that we will be able to reach the 12 districts with the Gospel through literacy and evangelism. The cost of a used one is $10000 USD.

International Primer Construction Institute

Literacy & Evangelism International will host an International Primer Construction Institute in Sierra Leone, West Africa on 1-20 November 2010 to train people in writing primers that will help non-adult readers to begin to read the Bible in their mother-languages.

Fees:
Registration - $20.00 USD
Tuition - $500.00 USD.

If you are interested in the training, or you may want someone to participate, please download the forms from http://literacyevangelism.org/resources/training/primer-construction-institute-2010 . If the Lord leads you to help with partial scholarship, please go to http://literacyevangelism.org/opportunities/donate and donate. Kindly designate the donation to Primer Construction Institute.

PRAY FOR IVORY COAST (COTE D'IVOIRE)

FOCUS ON SENEGAL

Population:
13,711,597

Religion
Muslim: 94%
Christian: 4%
Indigenous beliefs: 1%

Literacy
Male -51.1%
female - 29.2%


Please pray for the nation of Senegal:
> That the Lord raise evangelical churches in Senegal.
> That the Lord reveal Himself to people in authority and draw them to Himself.

GUINEA-BISSAU

Guinea Bissau is the only West African nation that speaks Portuguese. Let us remember this nation in prayers for the Lord to raise up church planters and literacy teachers so that we can reach the nation through church planting and literacy. We have a Video Bible School to set up in Guinea Bissau. Please pray with us for funds to purchase our air tickets to fly there. If the Lord is calling you to Guinea Bissau, please contact us for more information. Here is my email contact: gregory@literacyinternational.net .

PRAY FOR GUINEA - AFRICA

Guinea has been experiencing troubles for the past months. I believe this is time for the Church to go down to the knees to lift this nation to God for peace and for the Lord to open the nation to the free flow of the Gospel. Guinea is bordering with Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali and Senegal. Let us take Guinea as center for missions to reach the neighboring nations. We can only do that when there is peace.

Presidential and legislative elections are scheduled to be held in January and February 2010, respectively. Let us pray that the Lord choose His own leaders for the nation.

Gregory Bangura introduced Literacy Ministry to 25 participants during the Global Leadership Institute that was held in Bo, Sierra Leone. The participants came from Ivory Coast, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Gregory Bangura flies to Liberia on Wednesday, 5 August 2009 for two weeks. During his time in Liberia, he will conduct Literacy Awareness Workshops (LAW); he is also expected to speak to church and government leaders on Literacy matters. Liberia is trying to recover from the severe effects of a bloody civil war that lasted for more than 10 years. Gregory strongly feels that the foundational approach to lasting peace and speedy recovery from the war is through Literacy and Evangelism. Praise God, 3 pastors from Liberia participated in the just ended International Literacy Training Institute (ILTI) in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. 2 speak Kpelle and 1 speaks Bassa. So Gregory is exploring the possibilities to have Kpelle and Bassa Primers constructed in a very close future. These primers will help the Kpelle and Bassa to read and write their mother-languages. The entire Bible is been translated into Bassa and the New Testamant in Kpelle. Both Bassa and Kpelle are some of the major Liberian languages. Join Gregory to promote Bible-literacy in Liberia and throughout West Africa. Gregory currently serves as West Africa director.

Alice Rice and Agnes Bangura in the middle.

25 PARTICIPANTS GRADUATED FROM THE COTE D'IVOIRE-ILTI

25 participants received certificates for successfully attending the International Literacy Training Institute held in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire on 11-23 May 2009. The participants came from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Togo.

LEI LITERACY CONSULTANT RECEIVES CERTIFICATE

Brother Daniel Awolou yesterday received a certificate as LEI West Africa Literacy Consultant. Daniel has constructed several primers including Fulani. He is a national missionary based in Benin with his family. Rev. Sid Rice, executive director for Literacy & Evangelism International presented the certificate.

Agnes Bangura is preparing the welcome packages with one her women, Viviane Kponnou for the participants of the first International Literacy Training Institute (ILTI) to be held in a French speaking West African nation. Agnes attended the International Literacy Training Institute in Accra, Ghana and Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA.

SPECIAL FLIGHT FROM OKLAHOMA STATE TO KANSAS STATE

LEI Executive Director - Sid Rice

West Africa Director - Gregory Bangura

LEI Executive Director, Sid Rice, flew the West Africa Director, Gregory Bangura to Wichita, Kansas State to visit a missions pastor. The visit provided the opportunity to discuss Literacy Projects in West Africa and even beyond. Praise God for His plan! http://sidrice.blogspot.com

GRADUATION IN YOPOUGON, ABIDJAN

One of the graduates is reading book one.
Gregory Bangura is the middle of the graduates

Gregory Bangura is congratulating the graduates.

HELP US PRINT FULANI PRIMER

Literacy & Evangelism International has written the primer in the Fulani language to enable the Fulani believers read the translated Bible in their mother-language. The Fulani tribal group lives in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Benin. They spread Islam throughout out West Africa. We are requesting you to partner with us to print 5000 copies of Book 1 and 5000 copies of Book 2. The cost of printing these 10000 copies is US$10000. If the Lord touches you to partner with us in this project, please email us at info@literacyinternational.net or write a check to Literacy & Evangelism International, and indicate on the memo line: "Fulani Printing" and mail it to:

Literacy & Evangelism International

1800 South Jackson Avenue

Tulsa, OK 74107.

International Literacy Training Institute 2009 Begins Soon

Literacy & Evangelism International, in partnership with Rabboni Missions International will host an International Literacy Training Institute in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire to train literacy workers across Africa. The training will begin on Monday, 11 May and end on Saturday, 23 May.