Making a difference in Bloemfontein, South Africa

BLOEMFONTEIN, SOUTH AFRICA REPORT

Greetings in the name of Jesus. We are thankful to God for the school and the difference it is making in Bloemfontein. There have been 10 baptisms recorded in the last three months. Evangelism training for church women was recorded. The school is also grateful for our visiting lecturer.

Slowly but surely, the school is making a great difference in Bloemfontein. Students are being equipped with skills to grow their respective congregations and make disciples who make other disciples. Not only are students making a difference, but also class observers (Christians who are not full-time students but attend some classes) are. This is one of the good aspects of the BVBI extension programme; any Christian can attend classes as observers. Those who have attended and are still attending testify to the positive impact the school has had on them. Some class observers are engaged in evangelism in Thaba Nchu. Brother Vincent Shata, one of the instructors, has been evangelising in Thaba Nchu with these class observers from Bloemfontein. Thaba Nchu is about 80 km from Maseru and about 55 km from Bloemfontein.

As a result of these evangelism campaigns, five people have been baptised in Thaba Nchu. Five more people were baptised in Bloemfontein, one at University, another at Motshabi, a new congregation, and three at Tarflagate Church of Christ.

Brother Sam is one of the BVBI Bloemfontein students. This is what he had to say about the school: “Learning the truth is one of the best lessons in life. I have learnt that it is one thing to know Christ and another thing for Christ to know me. At church, I have learnt basic principles of the gospel, but in class, I have deepened my knowledge and understanding of the scripture. This has motivated me to have the courage to share the gospel with others. The knowledge and mission of God need soldiers who are not ashamed of the gospel of God.”

One of our instructors, Brother Tawanda, trained women from the church in October and November using evangelism tools. The school has observed that several people want to evangelise, but they do not know how to do it. Women are so influential, and many of them have ample time to evangelise since they are housewives. Therefore, the school had to equip these women with the gospel share mission evangelism tools.

The school had an opportunity to have brother Donnie Estep as a visiting instructor in October. Brother Donnie met with the students and instructors; he also taught the Scheme of Redemption. It was indeed a great time to have him in Bloemfontein.

Thank you for partnering with the church in Bloemfontein to spread the Word of God in our area. Keep praying for the school in Bloemfontein. 

God bless you

In His arms,

Tawanda Mwadiya

Assistant church Minister