BEAR VALLEY INSTITUTE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES, TAMALE - GHANA
AUGUST 2025 OPERATING REPORT
The month of August 2025 was a remarkably busy month. The Lord made all things work effectively for us for His glory. We were engaged in academic and some agricultural activities as we are doing our best to explore opportunities in farming to aid the Lord’s work.
CLASS ACTIVITIES
We continued with our academic activities very smoothly in August by the special grace of our dear God. Diligent studies are what makes men approved by God Himself as stated by the apostle Paul in second Timothy 2:15. This then placed a great charge on us with the opportunity presented to us by Bear Valley and brethren who care for the Lord’s church to learn and study hard so we can be tools that can effectively be used by our Lord Jesus in His Kingdom to save those who are yet to come into His kingdom. The lost must be saved at all costs, and the best way to save the lost correctly is to rightly divide the word of truth which Bear Valley has presented a great opportunity for us.
So, in the month of August, four courses were lectured successfully. These courses include Intertestamental period by our coordinator (Kojo Acquah Beenyi), How we got the Bible by Kwasi Odame, Old Testament three by Dickson Anonza, and Hermeneutics two by James Legend. We are grateful to God for the service all these men offered in helping shape brethren to serve their maker more effectively.
SCHOOL GARDEN
We had a great harvest of peanuts in our school garden for the first face of farming that we have done. The rains really were on point, and the crops did well. We harvested the peanuts and had five bags, which will be stored to aid the feeding of our students. We continue to thank God for those who conceived the vision of purchasing such a large parcel of land for this great project of training preachers and mission work.
We have also replanted maize on the same land with the hope that God will give us good rain. It is the blessings of God that makes us rich, and we know that any hard work, eats according to God’s word (2 Thessalonians 3:10) and we are certain that once we do a good work, the Lord will bring the increase.
We have also started preparing a portion of the land for vegetables and irrigation work. It is our prayer that the Lord will give us the wisdom and strength to make the best of what He has given us in Tamale and Northern Ghana.
RICE FARM
In the month of August, we went to our rice farm to control the weeds and throw some fertilizer to support the crops. It was a beautiful experience for our students to visit the rice farm for the first time. We had a lovely time as they were extremely excited. The rice looks very promising. All we need now to have a good harvest is good rain. We wish to request that you keep praying with us for favorable rains and weather.
NEW FREEZER PURCHASED
We wish to express our joy and gratitude to all who are making it possible for the school in Tamale to move very smoothly. We are grateful to God for their lives, especially our able international coordinator (Steven Ashcraft), Ghana coordinator (Kojo Acquah Beenyi), Bear Valley International working team, and all our sponsors. As our plan is to manage the school more effectively, especially the feeding of our students, we grew a lot of okra and vegetables, and it was necessary to store them for future use. We reached out to brother Steven for a freezer, and the funds were made available to us in August and the freezer was bought. We have stored some food in it for future use.
MAINTENANCE WORK
Portions of the ceiling of the school facility were damaged and needed some replacement and maintenance work. Funds were made available, and some wood and plywood were purchased, and it was done successfully in the month of August. Some replacement work was also done on some of the nets of the doors and windows. We bless God for the support you continue to give to us. We hope that in the future we can also do some painting work on the entire facility to help make it more presentable.
DONATION
There is a proverb in Ghana that says a little drop of water makes a mighty ocean. Brother James Legend embarked on a two-day visitation to the Zabzugu area where he visited village congregations, and a donation of firewood was made by a couple in the Salinkuka congregation to support our means of cooking for our students. This is an incredibly positive sign towards support for the Lord’s work. We pray God bless these couples to grow and do more for His kingdom. It is our hope that congregations and individual congregations will grow to see the need to support the Lord.
We praise the Lord for all the wonderful work He does for us all.
Thank you,
James Legend