ACTIVITY OPERATION REPORT FOR MAY 2025
Full Time and the Extended (2) Programs
INTRODUCTION
It is very exciting and appreciable that our infinite and merciful God has granted us another opportunity to meet again in proxy. Though we stay far away from one another, yet we are closer in the Spirit. This is another opportunity for us to share with you the report of the Bear Valley Bible Institute Sierra Leone for the past month of May, 2025. During this period, our academic and evangelistic activities continued without any hindrance; some souls were being converted and there continued to be a good interpersonal relationship between the school and the graduates on the field as well as the local congregations within Sierra Leone.
May you read with us through as we share the report based on the following subheadings:
STUDENTS UPDATE
You are already aware that at the Kenema main campus, we have two sets of students: the full time (13) and the part time (10). Both of these sets of students are doing really well in the class room and on the field. For instance, Nyuma Kamara, a part time student and Emmanuel Panda, a full time student, engaged their congregations within Kenema Township and organized an evangelistic outreach which was accompanied by tract distribution, door-knocking and a football match. During the program (May 23-25, 2025), many people were preached to and many tracts were distributed. It is hoped that a consistent follow up would yield some fruits subsequently. The school designed a program that while they gather the knowledge in the class room, they also go on the field to practicalize it, and they have really immersed themselves into that. It is heart–warming to see that these young preachers in training are putting into practice what they are learning in the classroom. This shows that the future is bright for the work of God in this part of the vineyard.
CONVERSION OF SOULS
As you were told in our April report, we embark on weekly evangelism for two reasons: a. To obey the great commission and b. To instill the culture of evangelism in our students so that even when they graduate, they would be eager to win souls for Christ. Our motto in conjunction to the Bear Valley motto is, “Training for Service”, and this includes serving the Lord by winning souls and nurturing them to remain saved. The spiritual and academic growth of the students in these regards is clearly visible in their contributions to the growth and development of the local congregations and their personal lives in general. They continue to demonstrate great promise: a sense of responsibility, maturity, commitment and academic excellence. The assignments that they have been undertaking in the local congregations while on mission work have been well commended by the local preachers and members of those local congregations. The regular weekly evangelism activity of the school has been yielding some great results as the number of new prospects has increased for continuous studies. Therefore, during the May period, eight souls were converted by our graduates on the field and seven (7) souls were saved by the evangelistic teams.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
We have the following activities scheduled to take place in June, Lord willing”
a. Arrival of International students from Gambia (June 11, 2025).
b. Entrance exams and the admission of new students in the full time program (June 26, 2025).
c. Evangelism and academic orientation for freshmen (June 30, 2025).
CONCLUSION
In brief, the Bear Valley Administration and the Lord’s Church in Sierra Leone continue to show appreciation to you all for reading, praying for us and for sharing your resources with us so that we can continue to do what we are doing. Above all else, we are all grateful to God for the privilege to be His children!
Your brother,
Peter Sahr Makundu,
Director,
Sierra Leone Bear Valley Bible Institute