BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE -NHOWE
OCTOBER 2024 NARRATIVE REPORT
By Kudakwashe Madyira
PREAMBLE
The school has a mission to expand its borders to accommodate more servants in the church. In a bid to train more in the ministry, Macheke had been proposed for an establishment of an extension centre. The surrounding congregations will benefit from this establishment. The centre started as a learning point for the block classes at Nhowe Mission which is a church of
Christ Institution. As of October, we now had 10 students registered for the class.
1.0 STUDENTS
We started with 8 students but as of October, there were two more additions to the class. Of the 10, nine are males whilst one is female.
2.0 SUBJECTS COMPLETED
Though, officially, the Nhowe class began in August 2024, lessons had begun in March following the standards set up at Gweru and Harare. A number of subjects have been taught this far. The following subjects have been covered already;
1. Old Testament Law/ Pentateuch –Ishmael Mutichu
2. How we got the Bible –Mathew Muchingami
3. Christian Evidences – Kudakwashe Madyira
4. Scheme of Redemption – Kudakwashe Madyira Madyira
5. Personal Evangelism – Lovemore Manyanhaire
6. Public Speaking – Mathew Muchingami
7. Life of Christ – Kudakwashe Madyira
8. Acts of Apostles – Kudakwashe Madyira
9. 1 and 2 Corinthians – Kudakwashe Madyira
10. Homiletics 1 – Ishmael Mutichu
3.0 PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The classes at Nhowe Extension have been designed to run through the year in clusters. Classes are done during the first and the third weekends of the month. Each weekend spans from Friday to Sunday with an average of 18 hours. This means that every month, an average of 36 hours are taken as lecture hours. During school breaks (when Nhowe High School students are on break) a block of ten days have been designed to advance other courses.
As opposed to a term system, BVBI-Nhowe uses a semester system just like the Harare class. A semester runs for 6 months without any break. This means that each year, there are two semesters. The first semester ended in September whilst the new semester began in October. With the current pace, it means that it shall take around 42 months (3 and half years) minimum to complete the entire course as we seek not to compromise on the number of hours needed per subject.
4.0 TEACHERS
The following are currently teaching the Nhowe class as highlighted above;
Kudakwashe Madyira
Ishmael Mutichu
Howard Suwari
Lovemore Manyanhaire
Mathew Muchingami
5.0 PRACTICUM
While students have been doing their practicum including during church services, supervised practicum is set to commence in December. As per the established standard, each student needs at least two years supervised practicum before graduation. Subsequent reports will be alluding to progress in this area.
CONCLUSION
We appreciate God’s grace in the progress of Bear Valley Bible Institute-Nhowe. The students are widely benefiting from the extension program at this place. Your hand in this work is greatly acknowledged. God Bless!