Invitation

IF YOU CAN'T WATCH THE VIDEO:
For those of you who can't watch the video, this is us doing our best to do an honest presentation of ourselves as missionaries. We are hoping to pursue a career in helping people by taking short-term teams to work with Literacy and ESL ministries going on through LEI, beginning in Central America.  But to do this work, we need ongoing financial support from people that believe in what God can do through us.  We would be honored to have your support as we work for Christ in literacy ministry. No donation is too small, but a regular donation is better than a one-time gift.  If you want to support us, a $10 donation every month for a year is better than a one-time gift of $120.

Beyond financial giving, we really need your prayers.  Please pray for us as we are going and doing.  There's nothing like the power of prayer to fuel our ministry.

If you have any questions or just want to sit and chat, we are happy to meet with you in person to talk with you and answer any questions you may have, even if you decide against supporting us in the end.  We just love telling people about what God is doing in our lives.  Sharing this vision and heart is a joy for us.

Whatever you decide, please contact us if you're interested in joining us in our ministry.  Our email address is bmymeans@gmail.com.



OPTIONS FOR DONATING:
1. Send a check payable to 'Literacy & Evangelism International' to

Literacy & Evangelism International
1800 S. Jackson Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74107

and include a separate note that says "for Brad & Amy Means" to designate your donation for our account.

2. Donate by credit card through the Literacy & Evangelism International website (there is a small extra fee that goes to JustGive.org when using this method)
https://www.literacyevangelism.org/opportunities/donate

3. Most donors choose the option of having us electronically charge your account the amount you specify each month, quarter, or year.  We can use an automated bank transfer to do so.  You just have to fill out a form which we can mail to you or email to you for you to print, and then send it to LEI.  Or we'd be happy to come to you in person and go over everything with you.  These transfers can be stopped at any time.



CURRENTLY PLANNED MODEL FOR OUR FUTURE WORK:
I)  Internationally
   A)  Short-term missions (beginning in Central America, with hopes for the
          rest of the world some day)
      1)  Find an LEI literacy or ESL class in need
      2)  Find a short-term team interested in literacy or ESL ministry
      3)  Train the short-term team as literacy or ESL tutors via Tutor Training
             Workshop (10 hours of class spread over 3 days)
      4)  Go ahead of the team to prepare the way (housing, transportation,
             etc.) at the target location
      5)  Bring short-term team to the literacy classes and pair each team
             member with students from the classes to tutor in 1 on 1 sessions
   B)  Planting literacy classes abroad with Teacher Training Workshops
      1)  Hold a Teacher Training Workshop in a target country to train native
             literacy teachers
      2)  Help the new teachers get their own literacy class started
      3)  Come back with a short term team to help their class later on
II)  In the United States
   A)  Promote literacy ministry & LEI among churches, conferences, and
          events in U.S.
      1)  Present literacy as an urgent and overlooked need for Christians to
             focus on
      2)  Plant seeds of the vision that may grow into:
         a)  A ready and willing short-term team
         b)  Church members that want to start their own ESL/Literacy ministry in
                that church
         c)  People who want to support this ministry financially
   B)  ESL/literacy ministry in the United States
      1)  Help to train and pair up ESL/literacy tutors in our own home town
      2)  Help those interested in starting their own ESL/literacy ministries in
             their own home towns
   C)  Help teach/host the annual ILTI (International Literacy Training Institute)
          at LEI each summer in any capacity needed/requested
      1)  Serve as teachers and dorm managers
      2)  Build relationships with the students as potential future teachers of
            classes that we will visit with a short-term team