Rev. Sid Rice is currently serving as President & CEO of Literacy and Evangelism International (LEI), headquartered in Tulsa, OK. LEI equips the Church to share the message of Jesus Christ through the gift of reading. We develop Bible-content materials to teach basic reading in local languages and conversational English. We train church leaders and missionaries to use LEI materials for evangelism, discipleship and church planting.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
LEI Missionaries of Distinction
I was honored to give the keynote speech to distinguished guests at the literacy forum in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I reflected about the Bible reading church in Korea, literacy programs around the world doing literacy their own way, and concluded w/ Luke 4:18. I presented the award of LEI Missionary of Distinction to Gregory and asked a pastor to pray a blessing in their local language. 20 of the 40 persons present gathered around to lay hands upon Gregory & Agnes who were kneeling to receive the prayer.
I repeated similar presentations to LEI missionaries in Togo, DRC and Malawi. All were sweet moments to honor those who had labored countless years w/out being recognized. Receipients responded with surprise and appreciation, and in some cases with tears as they received recognition for a job well done.
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