Donnie Estep report

Southern Africa (Zimbabwe & Malawi)  Report

October 2017

I recently returned from a very fruitful and enjoyable trip visiting our schools in southern Africa, beginning with Zimbabwe, then  finishing up the final week in Malawi. During my visit (September 29-October 23) I had the privilege of teaching in and meeting with our directors and staff at each of these schools. What a blessing it is to be a part of this great work and see firsthand all that God is doing through us to accomplish His purpose in saving souls and training men to preach. 

Ishmael a teacher at BVBI-Zimbabwe along with a brother from one of the churches in Bulawayo (Hailey Mlangeni) met me at the airport to take me the 2 hour trip to Gweru where the school is located. I was carrying with me 3 months of financial support (October/November/December) given to me by the brethren at Woodland Oaks to be delivered to the school in Zimbabwe. 

I enjoyed my time teaching the students and witnessing their progress as they continue to mature in their knowledge and experience as preachers! They have come a long way over the last year and a half. I taught the book of Romans and each of them did an outstanding job as they seemed to grasp this most challenging study in the short time I was with them. I look forward to attending their graduation in June of 2018.

These brethren are always planning and working to improve the school and find innovative ways to help fund the various projects as well as involve the local churches in helping to train these young men. They continue to do an outstanding job and I appreciate Matthew and the staff who in spite of the challenges keep moving forward! 

While there I was blessed to stay with a wonderful family (Raradza family) that not only provided me with a comfortable place to sleep and do my work but prepared delicious meals every evening along with great conversation and fellowship! They are an amazing family and a blessing for the church and school in Gweru! I am thankful for their gracious hospitality.

My final stop was in Malawi where the director Marc Veary and Bear Valley coordinator Ephron Vincent Mbano was there to meet me. I arrived in Lilongwe about 6 pm Sunday evening. We drove north to Mzuzu where the school is located arriving some time around 11 pm that night. I had to begin teaching the book of Ephesians Monday morning. This was the final class that the 15 BV students would need to complete as they would graduate the following Saturday along with the other 25 Mzuzu students. Although I was tired from traveling, seeing the students and all the staff at Mzuzu Bible college always refreshes me. It is exciting to be around faithful Christians that are so enthusiastic as they work, study and evangelize!

Marc and Christine are such great hosts, it is always so good to see them and enjoy their company, fellowship and hospitality. They could not be any more accommodating and gracious than what they have shown me over the last few years. Marc along with his able staff do an outstanding job in running the day to day operations of the school and in their training these men to be  effective Gospel preachers! They have (and will have) approximately 45-50 students including the Bear Valley students for the new school year beginning February 2018. 

I have enjoyed teaching these students the last 2 years and I am confident in their ability and potential as they return to their homes, towns and villages. The church in Malawi will reap these benefits for years to come. I have seen firsthand the positive affect the school is having on the local churches and the communities as a whole. Please continue to pray for these brethren and the great work that God is doing through them!  They  are  not  just  reaching the northern part of the country where the school is located but they are evangelizing even the southern and middle regions as well. They continue to do an outstanding and effective job.

The potential is great in Malawi and all of southern Africa including Zimbabwe in fulfilling God's mission, saving souls! There are many other things I could say and would be happy to share with you if you are interested.  If you are wanting to learn more or have an interest in supporting this work, or for that matter any of the Bear Valley extension schools please feel free to contact me or Bear Valley at www.wetrainpreachers.com.  

I am grateful to have a small part in this work and I am most thankful for all the wonderful supporters we have who pray daily and support these schools financially. I am especially thankful for Woodland Oaks and their commitment to world evangelism, also the congregation at Williamson Area that not only "puts up with me" but also so graciously allows me to travel twice a year to visit our brethren in Africa. "Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen" (Ephesians 3:20-21).

Donnie Estep

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Ragland WV, 25690

Cell Phone (304)784-5416

Office (606) 237-4673

Email: donnieeatep@wv.net 

Progress in Takoradi

Dear Brethren,

We are happy again to report to our operation for the month of October, 2017

CLASSROOM WORK

We had a successful classroom work for both our full time and part time classes. All thirteen full time students and sixteen part time students were in attendance. Also, all five instructors were present which enabled us have effective teaching and learning period.  

VISITING INSTRUCTORS

Brothers Mike Kiser and Bill Dillon from the US visited the school from 23rd to 31st October, 2017. Brother Mike Kiser taught the book of Hebrews while brother Dillon taught the gospel of John to the full time students. 

PERSONAL EVANGELISM/VISITATION/BAPTISM

The students continued their personal eangelism and visitation to the villages around the school. Both the efforts of students and instructors resulted in the baptism of fifteen (15) souls.

MOTOR CYCLE

We reported in our last report the securing of a Motor Cycle by an anonymous donor. This has greatly helped in the evangelism and visitation to the areas noted above. We thank the donor and pray for God’s continuous blessing for him/her.

SPECIAL REPORT ON STUDENT – PATRICK TIEKU

We give a special report on the above student who has been very active ever since he came to this school. Very active in visitation and evangelism. Below are his particulars/information

1.     Full Name: Patrick Tieku

2.     Congregation: Accra Central, Greater Accra Region

3.     Age: 34 years

4.     Date of Baptism: 2011

5.     Support from Congregation: NIL

6.     Reasons for Attending Preaching School: Left his job to come to school because of his interest in the preaching work.

7.     Marital Status: Single

8.     Number of Children: NIL

He goes out five times a week spending an average of four (4) hours in visitation and evangelism work. He presently has over twenty prospects he visit and study with.

CAMPAIGN FOR CHRIST

Our intended campaign for Christ has now been fixed for the second week of December. Funds for the campaign has already been provided by the Howe church.

May the good Lord bless all our sponsors. Very grateful to you all.

Thank you and God bless you all.

CHARLES 

Good news from Ukraine

I recently told you about the 20th Anniversary celebration in Ukraine and now Director Denis Sopelnik has sent a report with pictures from that day, along with other happenings in Ukraine. See it all HERE. 

Good things happening in Accra!

REGARDS!

Ebenezer, How far the Lord has brought us! The end of October and we have only November and December left for our second batch of students in their two years’ studies. They are counting the days daily.

Having directed by the school authorities, the teaching and non-teaching staff, the students and the congregation on visitation, extend her regards and appreciation for the numerous support you provide all times.

We in one accord say, the Lord keep you safe physically and spiritually and to restore in abundance the lost you made monthly for the growth of the school and the augment of the truth.

ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

Attendance and Classes Hours

Instructors and Students are doing well to comply with the said time for reporting to class. As ordered by the Director and the staff, time is prudentially used to achieving the aim at the end of the day.

Method of Teaching

One of the best efforts made all times as instructors provide the necessary teaching methods and skills for the understanding of each course. The use of prescribed handout and other additions aid lessons to be understood and make the class more enthusiastic and lively.

Weekend classes

Always effective with part time students and instructors having their lessons taught as meeting academic expectations. Our Part Time department keeps on growing, we now have 30 students doing the Friday evening and Saturday classes. 

WEEKLY VISITATION

As part of the schools’ field work, the students have been attending to their assigned places weekly to help the church in the ministry. The churches are grateful for the students provided to them as they are renewed always during Bible class and exhortation. Enclosed are pictures showing the students and their performance at their assigned congregation.

WORKS ON THE BUILDING

Work on the rented building is in progress and it is about seventy percent complete. Even though it is not completed yet, the work done has been beneficial to both students and the instructors.

NEW CONGREGATION

The new congregation established by the school is growing. One of the students, Dennis Boye Laryea goes there every week end to worship with them in Bible teachings and training the men to lead services. We plan to do a follow-up early next year.

OUR SCHOOL GOES INTERNATIONAL

Three of our 12 students in the Regular department are from Liberia. After their graduation they plan to go back and work in their home country. They came to Ghana as refugees and they are going back as Ambassadors of Jesus and preachers of the Word of God.   

STUDENT’S PROFILE

We are glad to introduce to you one of our finest preacher, Emmanuel Akotuah. He is 55 years and has a wife with four children. He is preaching for one of the three congregations in a suburb of Accra our capital called Achimota. His congregation is called Main Road Church of Christ. This congregation is ten years. He has preached for this congregation for just one year and the attendance has rising from 180 to 230.

According to him the school had helped him to acquired much Bible knowledge and that is helping him to help the congregation with Bible knowledge and also able to train other men in the church.

Guest teacher in Sierra Leone

Hello Christian brothers in Christ,

We are greeting you in the name of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ.

We love you and wish you everything you could wish for yourself. You are really important in our lives. As we can now boast of training seventeen (17) matured men in the gospel to preach God’s word in the vineyard.

Lectureship – during this quarter, we are blessed with the teaching of Brother Dahn Robert of the Bear Valley Bible Institute in Liberia (Director) who helped us in restructuring and teaching the undiluted word of God to our students in Sierra Leone. Brother Steven also was here on a visit to oversee the work done by us in Sierra Leone.

We are grateful to these two (2) brothers for coming at the right time.

Thank you

Ishmael

Classes back in session in Nigeria

Dear fellow ministers of God, 

Greetings from BVBIN and SWSE Ibadan and my fellow WBSFUW team in South West States of Nigeria. Most of our students returned early this morning for the second semester classes from November 13 through January, 19,2018.

Our three days Open Air Bible Lectureship with Bro. James Olasankale and the Omu -Aran congregation from November 9-12 resulted into three conversions and one restoration. 

I spoke on the first day of the program on Christ and His Church while Bro. Kayode Eniafe spoke on How to be a candidates of heaven. The BVBIN and SWSE Ibadan was represented by me, Bro. Makinde, Bro. Kayode Eniafe, Bro. Paul Akinwale, Bro. David Akinola and Bro. Adedoyin Olusola while some of my fellow WBSFUW team in attendance are Bro. Dele Shotola, Bro. Jeremiah Dada and Bro. Victor Fasonu .

The program was divided into two sessions, house to house evangelism in the morning and Open Air Bible Lectureship in the evening. 

REPORT FROM STUDENTS ONE MONTH VOCATIONAL TRAINING / BREAK : Even though our year one students were sent out for a month vocational training, they also served the church in their community on Saturday house to house evangelism while the year two students served in various Congregations for the period of one month. The one month exercise resulted into fifteen conversion and eighteen restoration. 

Women's conference hosted in Tamale

BEAR VALLEY INSTITUTE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES, TAMALE, GHANA

                                                         OCTOBER REPORT, 2017.

Break:

As usual we have come to the end of the second term classes successfully and the students will be back to school on 6th November from the three weeks break. They are to use this break time to visit their families, congregations and their farms.

Administrative Activities:

Administratively, everything that needs to keep the school running is in place as everyone contributes his part to give the best service to the Lord. It is our prayer that we will move from one step to another as long as the growth and the development of the school in the Northern Region of Ghana is concerned.

The school land papers are still going under registration. The amount needed has been paid to the Lands Commission and they are going through their procedures to get the land registered and then hand over the papers to the school.

Personal Evangelism:

We held one week personal evangelism in Tamale Township with all students involved and it was a very good experience with the Muslims as usual. We debated with them about Jesus as the son of God and not the prophet as they were describing Him.

We also told them plainly that the eternal salvation of mankind is found in Christ Jesus and not in Mohammed. At a point some were getting the understanding yet some of them were still pushing them not to come closer to the point. So we left them here as we bRought our week long evangelism to an end hoping for another chance to meet them again on the same topic.

Annual Northern Sector Women Fellowship (ANSWF):

This year Annual Northern Sector Women Fellowship hosted and supported by the school has made a significant difference than the years before. This year 32 communities sent the representatives of 152 members to witness and take part of program which has never happened before.

Your brother,

Alex Jabado

Camp in Cambodia

Blessings to all who reads this update. We just finished the country-wide camp of churches of Christ with the theme being "United in Christ" (Eph 4) at a new location and it was  a success! The church in Siem Reap had the most attendees and travelled the furthest to get there (7 hr drive). We had the most diverse group attending (family, couples, singles, villagers, city-dwellers, children of Hannah's Hope, elderly widows, students and staff of IBISR) totaling 63 people.

We are thankful to Julie (missionary in PP) and the BEST center for organizing every year and also to Sokhom Hun and Cambodia BIble School (CBS) who hosted and provided the facility for us to meet this year. The speakers were excellent and the campers were grateful and enjoyed themselves in fellowship of other Christians. Im personally thankful for an environment where i can take my children to learn about God and for them to enjoy good Christian fellowship.

I will be resuming my Romans class til November 17th. The students are doing really well and are excited to complete Romans. Then I will teach a one week short course on Personal Evangelism to end my teaching quarter. After that I will also fly to Vietnam with Sophean for his follow up examination of his surgery on Nov 30th. Please keep me in your prayers as I continue to serve God here in this part of the world. 

in Him,

Phanat

Prayers requested in Wotutu

Dearest in Christ,

Greetings from this part of the globe. We are doing better and God is still blessing us in all that we do. We still do not have internet in our area as before. That is why it is difficult to send my reports on Sunday as I used to do. We thank God that we can use any available means to make known His work and to appreciate you who are standing with us as we do this work. We do hope you are doing great. Please, please pray for us and pray for the situation of our country.

Students are doing better in health. Christians are doing better in health, but many are sick here. As I write this report my mom is seriously sick. I took her to the hospital yesterday. This morning I was called that she had a tough night. She has malaria and typhoid with general body pains disturbing her. After this I will need to check on her but I will appreciate your prayers for her.  Her name is MAMI JULIE.

This weekend I went out from south west region alone on my normal season routine visit to our newly established congregation. I went to some mountainous regions in the north west and ended up in Mbeme village where we have a congregation that we established eight months ago. It was great for me to see things and to evaluate the work the students are doing there on a weekly basis. I was impressed with the growth and the soundness of the congregation even though they face many challenges.

PLANS

We plan to go to Kompina village with our sister preaching school in Mbanga to evangelize the community and to help establish a congregation there.

We are invited to attend the annual Bible lectureship in Nso from the 23rd to the 30th of November 2017. Many members of the Wotutu congregation want to be part of that evangelistic program. Our van will not contain all of us.

APPRECIATION

We thank God for using you to get this work to this level. God alone will bless you and reward your thoughts, prayers and support. Please share this work with others.

Elangwe and family

By His Grace  Director BVBIC-Wotutu

EVANGELISM IS OUR MISSION AND OUR MISSION IS EVANGELISM.2TIM2:2 2TIM4:2

Graduation in Chimala

The Chimala Bible Institute celebrated graduation on Friday, November 4, 2017. There were 16 graduates from all over southern and eastern Tanzania. Richard Rogers spoke at the graduation and it was well attended. Several of the area congregations were able to attend the graduation and support and encourage the new graduates. In fact, there were over 200 in attendance at the graduation!

Joseph Haonga, CBI director, wrote: "It was an historical graduation is what most of the people said. Their reason was the attendance. We invited all congregations around Chimala and any one out of Chimala who afford to come was free, and the graduates were allowed to invite their preachers families and friends as they can. The were more than 200 people attended, and the blessing gifts to the graduates and staffs was great.  And they promised to work for the Lords Church and giving great cooperation with CBI and all congregations.  We thank the one who gave it was very great encouragement to all who witnessed that great event.  The graduates were very thankful all to the school to provides suits for them as you see they were very fun and amazing.  We appreciate all the supporters. "

We are praying to God to bless all who made this to happen and may He continue to make this being happening forever and ever Amen.

Thanks,

Joseph.

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Things are going great in India!

Dear brethren in Christ,

I bring greetings from Visakha Valley Bible college to you in the precious name of Lord Jesus Christ our saviour. Hope this message finds you all good. First of all let me thank you all for your prayers, God has been blessing our efforts in this time of growing opposition to the Christianity in India.

It has been a long time since I have written a full length report about the preaching school activity in Visakhapatnam. First of all we are thankful to God for blessing us to run this preaching school.

Jerry Bates Visit:

We had a great visit of brother Jerry Bates, it was good two weeks of work we had. As usual he has done a tremendous job of teaching the Master’s Class students for these two week. While he was here, we were bit concerned about how the government/Intelligence would react, thankfully nobody had showed up at the school checking on them.

Master Classes:

We had more students this time even though a couple of students were absent. We had 13 students who regularly attended classes for these two weeks. It was great time of learning and fellowship. All the students really admire brother Jerry Bates’ patience and his simple way of teaching those students who are not eloquent in English.  Most of the students had turned in their due work, this inspired rest of the students start working on their assignments as well.

About the Van our Gospel Chariot:

Attached are some pictures showing the Van and how it is being used. Recently when Jerry stayed with us, our van was the mode of transport. We have brother Nageswara rao who is a recent graduate is helping to drive this van to transport students to attend gospel meetings and bible classes in the city area. It is a greatest blessing to the School. We thank the elders and mission committee at Lake Houston for helping us to purchase this van, we admire brother JY Brown for encouraging the congregation to provide for this need. 

Trade Education:

This new trend of Preacher Training we implemented first time at our school. We have discussed about it earlier after seeing the possibility and adjustment of time and other things we finally have decided to provide some time for the students to learn a trade. Our students have started learning Tailoring as part of the Trade Education.  This program has brought a new spirit of learning in our students; for four days in a week, one hour each day the tailoring instructor would come and teach a theory class, followed by a practical class.

Also we found one of our graduate who is capable of teaching basic computer education to our students, with that he is able to help our students to teach how to use computer and make a word document.

Need:

Mega phones  are a big time need for preaching in rural areas and also motor cycles, we pray that that our Lord provides this need to help our graduates who working in very remote areas where there is bus facility.  Kindly pray that our Lord provides.

We are need of more books, if you find anybody those who are interested to share their books with us, we would be glad to have them. We are thankful to all those who donated their books, they have been a great help for the Masters Class students. Our students have been learning to do more research, certainly it is an accomplishment, hoping that it would continue and reach the highest point of making it as a habit.

Gratitude:

We always thank God for giving such a kind heart to the brethren who are behind this preaching school. Strickland church of Christ for overseeing the work and Lake Houston church for considering to help regularly to run this preacher training school. We appreciate your kind support also for your prayers. We hope and pray that our supporting churches would continue to support our mission spot for the years to come.

From all of us at Visakha Valley Please convey our greetings to your families and Church families as well. We pray for you daily..!!

In Christ,

Samuel Raju Muppidi, Director

John Dean M, Dean
Visakha Valley Bible College

Church finance seminar in Zimbabwe

INTRODUCTION

Soldiers going into real combat are never trained in a day. Such is the case for a soldier of Christ. Ours is a spiritual battle. The task of winning souls to Christ is ever present in our minds. At BVBIZ, we continue to put one block on top of another to achieve this. The teachers at BVBIZ did their bit in the month of October. The view is to produce a well trained soldier for Christ. The following are some of the few things that we can report on.

CURRICULUM PROGRESS

This term has 3 short courses and these have already been taught and finished in October. These three are the books of James, Romans and Hebrews. We appreciate Brothers’ Karikoga, Estep and Suwari respectively for teaching the courses. Only memory verses and assignments for the three are in progress.  Our long subjects for the term are still in progress. In Biblical Counselling and African Traditional Religion, we witnessed our full time instructor, Ishmael Mutichu and a visiting teacher, Ringisai Gushakusha, tackling issues together. Other subjects being taught this term include; Hermeneutics II, Pastoral Epistles, Congregational Development (church growth) and Greek .  

DONNIE ESTEP’S VISIT

BVBIZ was blessed to have Donnie Estep, our Regional Coordinator visiting for a week. He arrived on the 1st of October and left on the 6th of October. He was received at the airport by Hailey Mlangeni (one of our Board members) and Ishmael Mutichu  our full time instructor. We would like to thank Hailey for his role he played. Our appreciation also goes to the Raradza family for the hospitality they rendered to him. Brighton Raradza is another Board member. During his stay, Donnie had an opportunity to teach the book of Romans, one of our short courses. He also had an opportunity to teach one of the congregations during their mid-week service. BVBIZ is always blessed by his presence. Notes are always exchanged in the process.   

SEMINAR ON HANDLING CHURCH FINANCES

On the 21st of October, we held a seminar on HANDLING CHURCH FINANCES.  The major focus was on Finance, budgeting, reporting and transparency. The facilitator was Bro. Brighton Raradza. Leaders attending the leadership Training class and the entire student body benefited a lot from the seminar. Students are currently doing assignments based on the points taught. It is our hope that churches practice these ideals.

SEMINAR ON STRATEGIC PLANNING

One of the key courses at BVBIZ is Church Growth (Congregational Development). It demands tha some seminars be conducted which helps students to understand the local church’s  environment, prevailing situations and proffer solutions inorder to take the church out of her predicament. In line with this, there shall be a seminar on Strategic Planning and Church Growth. Both leaders and students stand to benefit. Church leaders in and around Gweru will be invited.  It shall take place from the 16th-17th of November (for students), while leaders will attend on the 18th. We are hoping, if funds permit, to make these seminars full fledged next year.

WEEKEND EVANGELISM

Each weekend at BVBIZ, students go out for evangelism. However, in October, 2 of our Saturdays were disturbed. The first was because of a seminar which students attended while the second was due to wet weather conditions which inhibited movement. The following represent what the school could do in October.

CONCLUSION

BVBIZ could not have reached this far without the unwavering support we have been receiving. Thank you for your moral, spiritual, financial and material support. To God be the glory!

In Christ,

Mathew Muchingam, Director BVBI-Z

Outstanding lectureship in Trinidad-Tobago

It was my pleasure to have been able to be a part of the annual World Evangelism Workshop in San Fernando, Trinidad-Tobago, home of the Trinidad School of Preaching. I was blessed to work beside Coordinator Larry Waymire and TSOP Director, Dominic dos Santos.

The sessions were well-attended, the spirit was joyful, and all were uplifted by being there. Additionally, funds were raised for evangelism in parts of the Caribbean such as Trinidad-Tobago, Dominica, and Jamaica. 

We are extremely happy to be partnering with TSOP to train preachers for that region of the world. May God bless this partnership!

Brotherly,

Keith Kasarjian

A successful first year in Fiji

As of Friday, November 3, 2017 we have successfully completed our first academic year of the Bible Institute at Raiwaqa. The students have done extremely well this year and are ready for a break. But they are also looking forward to the next school year, beginning February 19, 2018! See some of the highlights HERE

Additional classes in Nigeria

Dear fellow soldiers of Christ, 

Greetings from BVBIN and SWSE Ibadan and WBSFUW team in South West States of Nigeria. 
I'm glad to inform you that more seven students now join Agege -Lagos campus for the three years part time diploma program in Biblical Studies. 

Also, due to the numbers of our female students that are admitted this session in both Ibadan main campus and Ikorodu -Lagos campus, we are now introducing three special courses for the upliftment of our women students in addition to some of the Vocational Training.The courses are : Women Roles in the Church, Great Women of the Bible and General women ministry : Women as mother, wife, nation builder and so on .

Reports reaching me this afternoon shows that some of our year two students recorded 14 baptisms and 15 restorations so far.  Lord willing, our students will be returning to the campus in Butubutu village on November 12 for the commencement of our second semester classes on Monday, November 13,2017 through January 19,2018.

In conclusion, we appreciate you all for your moral and financial supports and we are praying for you always for God ''s blessing on all our joint effort. 

I remain your fellow soldier of Christ...... Makinde Ebenezer Olufemi (Director of Studies, BVBIN & SWSE IBADAN And WBSFUW )

20th Anniversary celebration in Ukraine

In October of 1997, the Bear Valley Bible Institute began what has now become its International Extension program. Little could we have ever known how mightily God would use that school, and the extension program overall, to His glory.

BBVI President, Denny Petrillo and I were there, along with Coordinator Terry Harmon and Director Denis Soplenik to celebrate this momentous occasion. For two days we had a lectureship that focused on the future of the church and the school in Ukraine. On the final day we reminisced about the past 20 years and thanked God for all the ways He has blessed the school during that time.

The school is doing well and is not resting on its laurels. There are currently 14 students enrolled and already several prospects for the next intake. Through its graduates, this school has had tremendous influence on the entire country of Ukraine and even a few other nations, too. Thank you for your continued prayers and support in Ukraine.

Brotherly,

Keith Kasarjian

Improved agriculture program in Togo

The extension in Kpalime, Togo has just enjoyed a seminar by Healing Hands International that will increase their agriculture program. Read about their activities HERE.

A successful campaign in Cameroon

Dearest in Christ,

Greetings from Cameroon. We do hope this report finds you in good health. We are doing better in our health, like for me, the past one week I had a cold. Keep us in your prayers. All of us are back in relatively sound health. We are all back to our normal schedule in our business of Bible study and making Christ known.

I write this report as many students return from their normal weekend evangelism locations. They returned with reports of great progress from the work.

Several graduates, and some current students, went on a boat heading to an island congregation were one of our graduates, Evang Etah Edwin is serving as an evangelist. He has been crying for a mass house to house evangelism campaign to expose the truth to many in this very populated island which is Cameroon island that is inhabited mostly by Nigerians.

This picture shows the safe arrival of our students after lots of challenges from the forces of law along with an order that people should not travel. Our students keep pressing on and declaring that God’s call to that island was to be head by them. Please let us go and save souls from the bondage of sin. The officers finally gave them authorization to travel across the ocean because of the gospel. Our God is too great. You can see them as immediately after they arrived, they embarked on the mission to reach out to many who were eagerly waiting for them as brother Etah had heavily advertised their coming. Many opened not only their Bibles and their doors, but they also open the doors of their hearts to allow the gospel to make a fruitful entrance into them.

The Bekumu congregation had a rich program as you can see. They were overjoyed to see these workers come and help paint their dream of robbing many in that community from the strong man’s house. What a pace we are setting among others in Cameroon! Keep this work in your prayers because we are moving ahead with lots of passion and zeal.

The entire congregation took a family picture with the blessings of the Lord, as God added 5 precious souls into His church. 5 souls were also restored in that same congregation. Our own congregation also witnessed a new birth as a soul was added and a soul who fell from the grace many years ago return to the lord with tears.

We thank God for adding 6 souls over this weekend to His congregations and 6 restored in His church. It is always amazing to send these students out to practicalize what they are learning in Christ. Keep our work in your prayers as we do our best to prepare as many for full time ministry as possible.

Thanks for your prayers concerning the situation in Cameroon. Students, staff, non- teaching staff, and all of our other ministries suffered at the beginning of the month because of the delay in our funds at the bank. I was stressed up as I received calls and watched many lamenting because of lack of their stipend. Thank you for your prayers to that effect. All is back to normal .

Thanks for your prayers and support. Without them it would have been difficult to make this work happen. God bless you. Please share our reports with others.

Elangwe and family

By His grace director BVBIC-Wotutu

EVANGELISM IS OUR MISSION AND OUR MISSION IS EVANGELISM.2TIM2:2 2TIM4:2

Tanzania Leadership Conference

The Tanzania Leadership Conference (TLC) is held every year at the Andrew Connally School of Preaching in Arusha Tanzania and it is an annual highlight. This year was no exception! Read all about it HERE.

Agriculture Seminar in Takoradi

CLASSROOM WORK

The school went on a two-week break after the seminar in August and returned on the 18th of September. Classes began immediately for both the regular and part-time students. Three more students have joined in the part-time class bringing the number to sixteen.  

HEALING HANDS INTERNATIONAL POULTRY PROJECT

Earlier discussion had gone on between healing hands international and the school on setting up a poultry project. The main purpose for this project is for both students and instructors to learn about keeping poultry that would help sustain them in the preaching work.

Funds ($3000) had been provided by HHI to put up a structure, buy two hundred and fifty day-old chicks, provide their feed, till maturity, among others. Brother Ebenezer Udofia from Healing Hands International arrived in Ghana on the 20th of September to the 22nd to organize a one-day workshop on poultry keeping for fifty-four brethren, including students who were in attendance. The birds are in their third week and are growing well.

PROVISION OF A MOTOR-BIKE

The school made an appeal to brother Steven Ashcraft to help provide the school with a motor bicycle to enable the students use it in evangelism and visitation in the villages around the school. By God’s grace an anonymous donor has provided us with $1200 which has enabled the school to purchase a brand new motorcycle. 

CAMPAIGN FOR CHRIST

The Howe church has provided the school with $800 to undertake the second major campaign for Christ this year. Unfortunately what we know to be the minor rainy season has turned out to be a major rainfall.

Arrangement with a congregation at Foso in the central region had been done to assist in their campaign in the middle of November. Full report on this campaign will be sent to you after we have it.

Thank you and God bless you all.

CHARLES