Warri Centers Continue Working
REPORT OF THE BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE NIGERIA, WARRI CENTER
SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND NOVEMBER 2025
Introduction
It is with a grateful heart that I now report for Bear Valley Bible Institute, Nigeria, Warri Centre. This report covers the period of three months, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, and NOVEMBER 2025
There are two centres in Warri, namely: DSC and PTI.
DSC centre
There are twelve students in this centre. Of this number, seven have graduated but have some courses to take. That means the centre has five students in their first year. The carried over courses are mainly in year two or three.
Courses taught:
September- Christian Evidence by Abiola Ojoade
October- 1 & 2 Peter, Jude by Onoriode Okugbe
November- The Life of Christ 1 by Bright Enyi
Number of students who sat for the exam:
September- 4
October- 3
November- 3
PTI centre
There are fifteen students in this centre. There are no graduates yet.
Courses taught:
September- Islam by Bright Enyi
October- Congregational Development by Creed Iduh
November- Homiletics (the art of public speaking) by Abiola Ojoade
Number of students who sat for the exam:
September- 12
October- 12
November- 13
Our challenge
Some of the students who dropped out did so because of transportation, while others had personal challenges. We have reached out to them, and they promised to start in January 2026. It is our sincere prayer that God will enable them to come back to school.
Effort to get more students
We are honestly worried by the number of students at the two centres, especially DSC. We are making an effort to get more students.
We have circulated letters to congregations around to step up awareness about the school. Some congregations have invited us to personally speak with them about the school. We have attended to this and are looking forward to more invites.
We have also placed an advert on two radio stations. It runs on Tuesdays at 10:05 am local time on Kpoko FM and same time on Fridays on Crown FM. While the former is done in Nigerian (pidgin) English, the latter is done in King’s English. The advert will run for three months (October to December 2025). So far, this effort has yielded two students. We are grateful to God for this.
Appreciation
We are grateful for the opportunity given to us by the brethren in America to serve in this concerted effort to spread the gospel to the lost and entrench Biblical literacy in the brotherhood.
Final thought
It is our earnest prayer that God continue to keep the Bear Valley family as they expand the vision of Biblical literacy in a world that is fast losing regard for Biblical doctrines.
Regards,
Onoriode Okugbe