Sierra Leone students conduct campaign

ACTIVITY OPERATION REPORT FOR OCTOBER, 2022

Full-Time and the Extended Programs

 INTRODUCTION                     

The family of the Kenema Bear Valley Bible Institute, Sierra Leone brings you greetings. We are hopeful that God has been taking care of you all, just as He has been doing for us here. This is another opportunity we have to share with you our exciting and successful October report.  In October, our full-time students completed year one and went on a month's break. Our extended program continued. We also held one Bible Lectureship at the school campus. Moreover, our coordinator, Brother Steve Ashcraft visited us; three souls were converted, and we attended the Bear Valley graduation in the Republic of Guinea.

END OF YEAR ONE (Full-Time Program)

Our full-time students successfully ended their first year by completing all the fourth quarter courses on October 25, 2022. In that quarter, eight (8) courses were covered: Old Testament 3: Wisdom Literature, Life of Christ 3 (Luke), New Testament Church 2 (Worship), Homiletics 2, 2 Corinthians, Personal Evangelism 2,  Computer Studies 4, and Basic English Grammar 4. All the courses were completely taught and our staff was committed to their tasks. As you know, while our full-time students went on break, our extended students continued with their classes. You can see that our staff barely have time here to rest.

WEEKEND EVANGELISM AND CONVERSION OF SOULS

As we informed you before, our students (full-time), some members of the churches of Christ in Kenema, and some staff go for evangelism every weekend and the month of October was no exception. The month of October was not so fruitful for us with respect to conversions because we recorded only three baptisms. However, we are grateful to the Lord for the three souls He added to His Church. 

LECTURESHIP       

As far as we remember, we requested your prayers in our September report regarding the lectureship that had been scheduled to take place on 7th to 9th October, 2022. We thank you for your prayers; the lectureship was successfully held and many people attended the program. The caption for the lectureship was, “FACTORS AFFECTING MARRIAGE AMONG CHRISTIANS IN CHURCHES OF CHRIST IN KENEMA DISTRICT.” The rationale behind this topic is that a home is a very important unit that contributes greatly toward the growth of every local congregation. If Christian homes are not built on the foundation of Jesus Christ, then there is no way we can have a church that pleases God.  

OUR COORDINATOR’S (Steve Ashcraft) VISIT

We are very thankful to God for the visit of our dear brother, Steve Ashcraft, from the U.S.A. Brother Steve had some health challenges prior to his visitation; we prayed and even though he had not completely recovered, he came down to Africa. We were so encouraged by his arrival. Upon his visitation, he benevolently encouraged our students to remain focused and dedicated to the cause of Christ and their studies. Not only that, but he also shared some gifts with our students and staff. Moreover, he held a very successful meeting with the staff of KBVBI. Brother Steve indeed is a lover of God and a leader to follow. This is so because he is very committed to the work of God. We are very privileged to have him as our coordinator. 

THE BEAR VALLEY GRADUATION AT GUINEA

Our administration was invited to the Gueckedou, Guinea graduation exercise which took place from the 28th-29th of October 2022. Nine of us as staff attended the program, and in the end, it was very successful. We are very grateful for the privilege to serve through Bear Valley.

CONCLUSION

As we are all serving our Master, may He say to us on the last day, “Well done my humble servants…”  

Church planting in Nigeria

Dear fellow Soldiers of Christ Jesus. Greetings in the precious name of our Lord and Redeemer Jesus Christ. Below are some of our activities for the month of November 2022.

OVERVIEW:

i- SECOND SEMESTER CLASSES BEGINS
ii- WEEKEND EVANGELISM
iii- BVBIN & SWSE – CHIEF SERVANT BECOME A MEMBER OF BOT
iv- DEGREE STUDENTS CONTINUE THEIR CLASSES
v- SWKA STUDENTS PREPARE FOR THEIR FIRST TERM EXAMINATION.

SECOND SEMESTER CLASSES BEGINS FOR THE 2022/23 SESSION:
The Second semester classes begin on Oct. 31, 2022 with twenty (20) students in year – 1 and eight(8) students in year – 2. This second semester program will come to an end Lord’s willing on December 23, 2022. The following are the instructors for this semester: Bro. Isaac Olaniyan, Bro. Kayode Eniafe, Bro. Andrew Adeolu, Bro. Makinde John, Bro. Israel Tajomavwo, Bro. Oke Michael , myself – Bro. Makinde Ebens and Sis. Dorcas Clement [Computer].

WEEKEND EVANGELISM
The staff and students of BVBIN & SWSE – IBADAN evangelized several towns and villages of South Western States of Nigeria in this month of November. Among places evangelized are Butubutu village, Jago, Badeku, Egbeda, Felele – Ibadan, Asejire – Osun State, Abeokuta – Ogun State, Gambari village etc.
Our effort with the Badeku group resulted into the conversion of a denominational Pastor and five of his members at Ojoku village via Badeku in Ona – Ara LGA of Oyo State while other groups reported six baptisms. Total baptism for this month of November is eleven (11).

BVBIN & SWSE CHIEF SERVANT BECOME A MEMBER OF BOT
I attended the National General Meeting of Church of Christ – Nigeria on November 19 held at the Church of Christ, Ikot Ekpere Road, Uyo, Akwa – Ibom State with one of the School Instructors, Bro. Kayode Eniafe.
At this general meeting, I and another three gospel ministers were appointed as members of Board of Trustees to replace some members who have successfully completed their eight years tenure.

DEGREE STUDENTS CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES
The second batch of our degree program resumed their two weeks class on November 28, which will end Lord,’s willing on December 9, 2022. I, Bro. Makinde Ebens is serving as first week instructor teaching on Advanced Fundamentals of Faith – 2 while Bro. Isaac Olaniyan will also serve as an Instructor for the second week teaching on Research & Writing – 2.

ABOUT A STUDENT
Bro. Ogor Joseph Orjim is one of our year – 2 students born on March 14, 2002 at Obudu in Cross River State. He became a member of the Lord’s Church in year 2018. He gained admission into our ministerial department in January 2020. His mission is to be one of the seasoned ministers of God within and outside the Republic of Nigeria.

COMING EVENT
Lord’s willing; the school will be actively involved in planting of the Lord’s Church in Eleekara area via Oyo township, Oyo State between Dec. 8 – 11, 2022. There is a sister that is living very close to Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo.
She is presently worshipping with Ajegunle Congregation, Oyo which is very far to where she reside.
The Ajegunle Church of Christ, Oyo and this sister are pleading with us to assist them in planting of the Lord’s Church in Eleekara area which is close to Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo, Oyo State. They also request for a preacher from the school after the church planting.
We therefore, call for partnership from concerned brethren there because we see this as a great opportunity for the spreading of the gospel of Christ in the ancient city of Oyo of over one million populace with only two congregations of our Lord.

CONCLUSION:
We appreciate you for all your moral and financial supports toward the growth of the Lord’s Church in Africa and the world as a whole. May the Lord keep on blessing all you do for His name is our fervent prayers in Jesus Christ name. Amen.
Sincerely His & Yours,
Makinde E. Olufemi
(The Chief Servant of BVBIN & SWSE and WBSFUW)

Luanshya, Zambia school graduates 11 preachers

October 2022

Report

INTRODUCTION

We send our greetings to you all brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ! We give honor and glory to God who has given us this rare opportunity to work in His Kingdom. This is another good time to report what is happening at BVBI-Zambia during the month of October 2022.

GRADUATION CEREMONY (2022)

BVBI-Zambia organized the 3rd graduation day on October 22, 2022. The graduation ceremony was attended by many brethren around the Copperbelt Province of Zambia. Just to make the graduation day more meaningful, women from Chiwempala church of Christ sang a Bemba song encouraging the graduates to go and fearlessly preach the word.

We were also grateful that our coordinator, Brother Donnie Estep, and Brother Paul Gidden from Woodland Oaks graced this momentous occasion. Being our guest of honor, Paul Gidden gave a keynote speech during the ceremony. Donnie also gave some encouraging words to all of us and especially to the graduates.

Eleven men completed two years studying with us at BVBI-Zambia and they were awarded Advanced Diplomas in Biblical Studies from Bear Valley Bible Institute International in Denver, Colorado, USA.

All the students performed extremely well. Four men graduated with distinctions and four others graduated with merits while the rest graduated with credits. We have seen an improvement in the passing rate of these students.

Lackson Muwindwa and Gershom Chansa will be working with Chiwempala Church of Christ. Leaders from Chiwempala attended the Graduation ceremony and they handpicked Lackson and Gershom to go and work with the church there.

Boyd Kalaba will remain in Luanshya and help the church in the district.

Jelly Siawaza goes back to Livingstone, Southern Province of Zambia where he will be working with a certain congregation.

Daniel Kapata goes back to teach at one of the Government schools in Zimba, Southern Province of Zambia. Daniel was one of the excellent students. He is not only excellent in academics, but he has also become a very good preacher.

The rest of the graduates have eagerly gone back to work with their respective congregations. We continue to solicit your prayers for these young men.

Added to the Lord’s Body

It was with much happiness that we saw five souls put on Christ in baptism in the month of October. It is always such a joy to see souls added to our family. Prayers are with these young men and two ladies.

Restorations

We saw nine souls restored in the sheepfold. We had seven restorations in Luanshya and two in Ndola. Though we had a very busy schedule due to our graduation ceremony, we never stopped evangelism and fruit came forth. 

News from our alumni! 

We continue to receive positive and very encouraging reports from our alumni. Hornbye Mupengu reports from Ndola that he has been quite busy with personal evangelism. He is also one of the workers involved with World Bible School. Apart from recruiting students for World Bible School, he has also set up a number of Bible studies in different homes of Christians and non-Christians in his hometown of Ndola. 

As we mentioned in our previous communiqués that Hornbye is not the only graduate who is busy preaching the Gospel. Nelson Sikazindu, Austin Musonda, and Joseph Ilunga are also doing the same. Nelson and Austin preach for congregations in Mpongwe and Baluba districts respectively. Joseph Ilunga preaches for Sakania church of Christ. Sakania is a small town bordering the DRC.   

Conclusion

Thank you to all our visitors for their presence at our graduation ceremony, and a big thank you to Donnie Estep who represented the Bear Valley Bible Institute in Denver, and Paul Gidden who represented our sponsoring congregation in Woodland Oaks. Indeed we are so privileged to be in the Kingdom and our prayer to God is that He strengthens this partnership we have in this work. Without your financial help, the work here would be insurmountable. We continue to pray for the success of every good work that you do.

Thank you once again! 

Brotherly,

Cephas and Fred

Students evangelizing college campuses on the weekends in Tirupati, India

Dear beloved brethren in Christ greetings to you in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We thank you so much for your continual prayers and all your efforts for the smooth function of the Bear Valley Bible Institute Extension Center at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh-state in India. We are happy to share with you a brief report for October.

Visitors:  As we have reported to you in the last report, Mr. Steve Snider was able to stay with us from October 1-7, 2022.  We praise God for the success of the classes and his safe travel back to home .

On October 11th  some brothers and sisters from the US were able to visit our Bible School.  From Graymere Church of Christ Mr. John R.Vaughan, Mr. Jonathan Winchester, Mr. Matthew Bowling, Mr. Jon Compton. Mr. Michael Miller and from Foothill Church of Christ (elders) Mr. Larry Nokes and Mr. Dennis Widner from Berry’s Church of Christ –Mrs. Jackie Hill and from Woodson Chapel Church of Christ Mrs. Linda Smith . These brothers and sisters visited our school as they were on the way traveling to various places to meet  other preachers who work at different towns and villages.  We are happy to share with you that each one of them spoke for a few minutes and encouraged all the students and teaching staff and non-teaching staff.  Mr. John R. Vaughan said that preaching the  gospel is a most joyful job on this planet.

Class Room Work: In the month of October we completed  Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, the Book of Job and from the New Testament first John, Second John and Third John .

Baptisms: In the month of October 13 souls were baptized and added to the body of Christ.

Student Ministry :- Our extension centre is located in the city where seven universities are available. There are hundreds of students who are taking their secular education in these universities.  Our staff and students have begun a student ministry, where we visit the campuses to meet the students, given them tracts, and discuss the Bible with them.

We praise God for this great opportunity to work with BVBI.

Thanking you.

Yours brother in Christ.

Vijay , behalf of BVBI –Tirupati ‘s extension centre in India.

More progress in Accra

September Report

End of May 2022

We give glory to God for the end of the month. May His Name be blessed forever, Amen!

Vacation and Resumption date for quarter four.

According to the academic calendar for the year 2022, the third term was scheduled to end on the 9th of September. Students departed to their various destinations on this date after a week of Campaign for souls. The school was scheduled to reopen on 2nd October 2022.

New Campaign Team for Accra

The Accra school has organized a new campaign team with the aim of helping the weekend schools in the Eastern, Southern, Central, and other places of Ghana in church planting and follow-up evangelism. As part of the administrative goal, each weekend school is to plant one church a year with our students being the preachers for such congregations.

School Building

The school building project is in good progress as laborers and masons are doing their best with what has been given them. This progress is hoped to continue in the next months and hence till the end of the year.

Safe Arrival and Departure of Bro Stephen Ashcraft.

Ashcraft’s travel to the country was safe as always, thanks to God. His trips to various parts of the country were safe as well. He departed from the country after honoring his schedules, and we have learned that this departure trip was also without any mishap. We give glory to God very much for this! We are grateful for God’s healing mercies upon our beloved brother Steven Ashcraft when he was taken ill in Ghana.

Some Baptisms of the Month

We are grateful to the Lord as souls accepted the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Four (4) souls were baptized during the visit of our brother E.O. Larbi at Okushebade Golden City. Our Brother and student, Yaw Boadu preaches for this congregation. We say glory be to God.

Appreciation

We are most thankful to God for a successful month and term. We also express our gratitude to the management of the Bear Valley Bible Institute USA for their support both physically and spiritually. To all staff members too, we glorify God because of your effort and dedication to duty. May He continually bless you.

Bereavements

We are sad to report the death of two (2) of our members (a student – Bro. Adams of Nsawam Weekend School and Bro. Asare, a graduate in April 2019 – of Nsawam school). Brother Jacob Asare was buried on the 7th of October, 2022, and Brother Adams will be buried same time later on the 19th of November 2022.

These are updates for the month. We request you to keep praying with us.

Looking to enroll more students in Enugu

Dear Brother Keith,

Greetings from all the nine churches of Christ in Kogi State, Enugu State and in Ebonyi State all in Mbanabo Mission, where we worked in this third quarter of the year 2022. The work was personal visits to members who are backsliding in faith and intensive teachings to these congregations, to encourage members to be steadfast in faith, regardless all the hardship the churches now face because of the backsliding economy, insecurity and high cost of all things in the country. The mission also intensified her benevolence to help some of the members of the churches in supporting those that needed to be supported.

We had some baptized, during these visits. These people are some members who used to worship with the church but have not been baptized.  The Bear Valley Part time Bible School is ongoing and we are putting in more efforts to enroll more people as I have planed Church Seminars to talk about the importance of Education in Church development. All the students we have now are doing fine as they to study hard and help us in evangelism around the Enugu Urban and nearby towns. Please pray for these works.    

Conclusion let us remember that we are on pilgrims in this wicked world, we should live to glorify God always, fear God, trust Him and His promise to save us, living in faith, patient and hope of eternal life so that we will not lose heart because of these little afflictions we are undergoing now. 2Cor. 4:17; Rome 8:18-25.

Ihe Town, Awgu L.G.A Enugu

Herbert Nwankwo Chukwu

Graduation in Malawi

Bear Valley Bible Institute Ekwendeni is one of the extension schools for BVBI - International of Denver Colorado. We are dedicated to training preachers the health Doctrine (Sound Doctrine). It has taken us 3 years to graduate the current class due to the breaks we had because of the pandemic. Otherwise it is a 2 years course to get one graduate. We are thankful that our students persevered all this long and today they have sung a song of Joy.

This month of October was a blessed month that we had 3 visitors from states; Brother Donnie came to teach short course from the 10th to the 14th of October, 2022, while Brother Tim and Mike from Hillcrest Missouri (USA) came to see the work of construction they have done through their congregation support and officially handing the building to the BV Ekwendeni school. It was a moment full of excitement for all of us including the traditional chiefs who came to witness this. The short course also ended with a graduation ceremony which took place on the 15th of October, 2022 whereby Tim was the guest of honor!

Seeing our graduating students, we were also excited with the news they shared about baptisms happening in their respective homes. It is really all about good news!

Short course

Donnie Estep taught the last class before the graduation and was impressed with the performance of the students and the change they have made so far. It really proved to him that he was teaching the graduates.

Graduation

In life there's alot of things people cerebrate and feel the joy of life, things like birthdays, weddings but more to this when someone finishes a higher diploma course at any institution, this too brings Joy and excitement. It was on the 15th of October 2022 when BV Ekwendeni new campus was covered in full excitement and joy. Students dressed nicely as they cerebrate their day of award after completing 3 years of Biblical studies. Chiefs around the school campus were invited, former students, one of Mzuzu Bible college teachers and not forgetting the congregation that has always been hosting our students that is Chinungu church of Christ members were available! We praise God for the joy shared. We had 14 students graduated this year.

Construction work

The construction work is in progress, as we reported that the hostels are finished, the toilets and shower rooms finished and now we want to start the kitchen and possibly the guest house constructed once the funds allow us to. The guest house is very important that it will be able to accommodate the short course teachers, visitors from states would be accommodated with no lodging costs as of now all visitors from abroad we have to accommodate them at the lodge but when we have the guest house at school campus, this could save their costings at the lodge. The Group Village Head has promised us in presence of our visitors, that if BVBI - International wants more development at the campus in Ekwendeni Malawi, they are happy to extend the land for us even more!

Baptisms

The students have reported 15 baptisms at the end of their practical work before their graduation and also 6 more souls restored. Our students are coming from almost the whole part of Malawi. We have students from Pharombe boadering Mozambique, Machinga, Blantyre, kasungu, mzimba, Karonga, Ntchisi and also Nkhataby districts. The news about school is everywhere. Our purpose is that as long as we have the Ability and Opportunity; Responsibility to train more men is with us - 2 Timothy 2:2

Next semester

Our next semester will reopen the first week of February, 2023. We like opening in this month, that we give enough time our students to cultivate their land and plant crops, as subsistence farming is our major source of food. November, December and January is farming time. This time we have 30 prospective students enrolled. Pray for their families as they have stepped into this path of learning God's word.

We always appreciate the effort the BVBI-International give us through monthly support. We remember you and your families in our daily prayers. God has a reward for you for this work. We also remember to give praise to God for the brethren at Hillcrest Missouri for helping us with all the construction work which is still in progress. God guide you in all you do to make sure BV Ekwendeni is independent with our campus well built. This has put the BV Ekwendeni school on the map with the good looking buildings.

There are still souls to be saved - Think Souls!

Yours truly brothers in Christ,

Ephron and Clergynton

Inaugural graduation in Dar es Salaam upcoming

I have to gave you report of work relating to School activities here at Dar es Salaam. We are continue well with academic activities with 3 classes. Mbagala has 11 students and Temeke has 12 students and 7 students for the Monday class. Total students now are 23.

We are still have 4 teachers as normal were Iddy Nyabusani, Zuberi Mwakyami, Essau Ruheta, and Justin Rwaha were teaching. In cooperation teachers and students conducted evangelism campaigns and 9 baptisms were reported.

We are working also for preparation of graduation ceremony of 13 students on 27/10/2022 here at Temeke.

Thank you to everyone who makes this school possible - it is accomplishing much for the Kingdom! We need to pray for each other for the work of God.

Thanks,

Ombeni Mwambata

Director - BV Dar es Salaam

Trusting the Almighty in Ukraine

Dear brothers and sisters, as well as the congregations,  

The war continues in our country and we feel it every day. Ukraine is being hit by the Russian missiles, and it doesn't matter to what part of the country you relocated - the missiles land everywhere. Last week the city, where I live got attacked. The kamikaze drones manufactured in Iran were targeting the military base and all the barracks were blown up. My children and my wife were terrified and we rushed to the basement of the multi apartment building to wait this night strikes out. Undoubtedly, it influences the people's character, children being especially vulnerable. Many people are very unstable emotionally with fewer smiles and less compassion. It is understandable because every second can be your last one. We ask you to keep praying for peace in Ukraine. The war took lives of so many civilians and the military fatalities are not even known to the general population. 

The Bila Tserkva Church of Christ.  

We keep ministering to the refugees who relocated to our city. We purchase groceries and distribute them weekly. We invite people to the church building, then have some evangelical classes, answer their questions and after that give them groceries, clothes and the Christian tracts and literature. Unfortunately, some people took food and never came back. But we also have a few people who lived in the church building in the beginning of the war who still come to the services.  

The Bible Institute in Chernivtsy.  

The students are having the time of evangelical involvement right now but earlier this month they had The Minor Prophets (part 2) taught by Vitaly Rodichev and Leadership course taught by Dmitro Galiuk. The evangelical practice of our students takes place in a children's boarding school in Zacarpathian region. The children who reside there are originally from the city of Dnipro. This city is under constant military pressure. The classes will resume in the end of October. 

We are very thankful to all the brethren and congregations who donate towards the needs of the refugees. It's a very critical ministry because so many of then lost literally everything. They are so glad to take the necessary provisions.  

God has everything in control. We panic occasionally but He is faithful and almighty. 

Your brother in Christ,  

Dennis Sopelnik

Outreach in Liberia

BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE-LIBERIA

OPERATIONS REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF August 2022

INTRODUCTION:

It is another wonderful opportunity we have been afforded to share with you the happenings here in Ganta Liberia. The school is making great impart in the lives of churches and the country. The school is being regarded as Sound in Doctrine and her products respected for their works out there. Thank you for all your prayers.

VISIT TO FISH TOWN RIVER GEE COUNTY

My visit to Fist Town, River Gee county, a very hard to reach county from Nimba county was all meant to encourage two of our past students who are there working very well in that part of the country. River Gee county is located in the south eastern part of Liberia. Bear Valley both graduates : Brother Winston Carrick and Brother Julius Nowon both came from that far side of Liberia to school with us in Ganta Nimba county. After their graduation, they both returned to Fish Town and got strictly working together on house to house evangelism and radio preaching which I paid for. They started the first and only congregation for now in Fish town through their efforts in the community and on the Radio. This is the only church in the whole of River Gee county. Julius and Winston have also established a huge agriculture farm from the agriculture knowledge gained from Bear Valley as they work to support themselves whiles they involve in preaching the gospel of our Lord.

During my stay with them, I was able to visit their agriculture farm, I went to the Radio station with them, form part of their weekend visitations and evangelism outreach etc. I was given the opportunity to teach and preached on the Lord's day. On that Sunday, the Lord added to His church, six precious souls. I was also able to meet with their parents who appreciated Bear Valley so much for the level of transformation seen in their children since their returned home from the Bible school.

Three men from the church decided to attend the school next intake. This made me so very happy because for a whole county to just have one church with a huge population in such county, is worrisome. But thank for the two young brother (preachers) who took the lead and for all they are doing in that part of Liberia. It is difficult for them financially, but they are very determined to preach the gospel of Christ no matter what. It was very challenging to get there to them and back but I thank God I made it to them safely and the church was so happy that we can come to them and encourage them. Thanks so much for all your prayers.

PROFILE OF LENIN COOPER

Brother Lenin Cooper has accepted our invitations three time to offer his services to the school. Lenin has been one of our short course teacher for three times now since this ongoing badge on students.

Lenin currently lived with His wife and son in Monrovia and teaches at the Liberia Bible College. He is a 2015 graduate from the School of Biblical Studies located in Jos, Nigeria. He holds a BA Degree in Biblical Studies. He also hold a Diploma in Advance English from the Sunset International Bible Institute accredited by the state of Texas, USA

Lenin was born on August 9, 1989. He is currently the assistant preacher for the Church of Christ that meet at Tower Hill, RIA high way. He said His passage is to bring many people to Christ.

In my opinion, he is a good teacher and someone willing to work for God. He has gone with us twice to our campaign and county lectureship and has come to Ganta on invitation to preach and teach.

APPRECIATION / CONCLUSION

We are grateful to all of you for your prayers and support toward this extension program in Liberia. You are highly appreciated for all the lives you are changing through your support. May God bless and keep you all safe.

13 more baptisms in Sierra Leone

Bear Valley Bible Institute Sierra Leone

(An Extension of the)

Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver, Colorado, USA

ACTIVITY OPERATION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER, 2022

Full Time and the Extended Programs 

INTRODUCTION                    

Greetings to you beloved in the Lord! On behalf of the administration and the students of the Kenema Bear Valley Bible Institute Sierra Leone, I want to open this write up by giving thanks and acknowledgement to God Almighty for His love that He continues to bestow upon us. We are grateful to Him for this opportunity again to share with you the continuous outcome of the work that is going on in Sierra Leone here. The month of September served as another remarkable month for us; it was so because some exciting activities took place here. Some of these activities included an evangelistic campaign, conversion of souls and the restorations of some brethren, lectureship, and the continuation of academic activities. Please may you keep on reading for the details as they are arranged under the following subheadings:

EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN, CONVERSION OF SOULS AND RESTORATION OF BRETHREN

The motive of Bear Valley worldwide, that is, to take the gospel to every soul “Until all have heard” and are saved is really commendable. It is God’s desire truly that no one should perish but come to repentance (2 Peter 3.9), and it was in light of this that we embarked on another successful evangelistic campaign in September. This time around, we directed our campaign to Pujehun, the southern part of Sierra Leone. Pujehun is 102 Miles away from Kenema. It is the headquarter town of Pujehun District. We decided to go to Pujehun because the brethren at the congregation there requested that we go there to help strengthen the congregation and help to evangelize the area. The Pujehun congregation was established in 2009 through the WBS correspondence which is handled by Brother Jacob Sesay till date. When the congregation was established, there was no preacher that would lead those converts. They made a request to Brother Jacob to be going there to be teaching them, but he informed them that he is unable to do that, but that he would seek for someone to send there. He sought for one Liberian brother, Martin Gashua (around 73 years now), who resides at Bandajuma around the territory of Pujehun. Brother Martin has been the preacher there since then till now. Since the time that the congregation was established till now, they have a membership of 12 brethren, who do not even all come regularly. During the one week spent, we engaged the congregation and held a meeting. They told us a lot of factors that have been contributing to poor growth of the Lord’s Church there. These factors range from ineffective leadership, lack of interest in evangelism, lack of effective preacher who is committed to the work that can motivate others, lack of sound biblical teachers, etc. With all of these, we decided to encourage one brother among them who stays in Pujehun there, Brother Vincent, who is a graduate of the 21st Century Global Mission, to be serving as an assistant preacher to Brother Martin who stays somehow far. Brother Vincent accepted but also alerted us that he is a Bike Rider, therefore, his effectiveness in the work of the Church is questionable. However, we told the congregation that since it is the Lord’s desire that His church functions effectively everywhere, we would include them on our external mission list so that our staff and the students would be going there. Having said all of these, I want to let you understand dear reader that Pujehun is a very fertile town for the Gospel to be received. The people of Pujehun just need someone to teach them and they are ready to accept the truth. So for the one week we spent there, 10 souls were converted and 4 brethren who left the congregation long ago were restored. We believed that we could do more but for almost 3 days, we could not preach because it was raining. But God is to be praised for those He added to the congregation at Pujehun. During our regular weekly evangelism outreaches, 3 souls were converted. Please may we pray for those new converts and for the Church at Pujehun. We want to emphatically let you know our supporters that evangelistic campaigns and our weekend evangelism outreaches are very rewarding; do not hesitate to send in whatever financial support you have. All will be and has been used for all the intended purposes.

RESUMPTION OF THE SECOND SEMESTER FOR THE EXTENDED PROGRAM

You will recall that in our August report, we informed you that the first semester year one for the extended program came to an end and that they were expected to resume on September 3, 2022 for the continuation of their studies. Indeed, all the 15 students resumed except one, Adamson Brima who did not come back again because of family responsibilities. So right now, we have 14 students in the extended program all together. We are grateful for all our students, especially in relation to their commitment to their studies and the work of the Lord.

LECTURESHIP

In the month of September, we held a very successful and timely lectureship which was themed, “UNDERSTANDING THE NEED FOR EFFECTIVE BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP IN A LOCAL CHURCH.” The purpose of this lectureship was to begin to teach the brethren in the local congregations in Kenema about the organization of the Lord’s Church, and what impacts that has on the growth of individual Christians and the congregations as a whole. The lectureship was attended by 188 brethren from the four local congregations in Kenema, even though we had one of our speakers from Freetown. Presently, there is no congregation in Kenema with all complete Biblically organized leadership, though some of the congregations here have spent many years in existence. Therefore, it is the desire of the KBVBI to continue to teach the brethren so that in a short while, men will rise up who have met the biblical qualifications and are ready to serve with humility to be elders and deacons in local congregations here. This challenge of ineffective leadership is not only limited to Kenema; many congregations in Sierra Leone also follow suit.

THE DIRECTOR’S MARRIAGE INVITATION

In order to continue to be more effective in the work of God, Brother Peter Sahr Makundu has decided to seek for a helper in the person of sister Patience Boima. We have decided to spend life together and raise up a Christian family. The marriage is scheduled to take place on the 2nd and the 3rd December, 2022, at Kenema here. On this note, we are specially inviting all of you; we require your prayers, guidance and financial support in whatever way. We remain grateful to all the brethren who have been counselling us. We anticipate your coming and may the peace of God be with all of us till that time.

STUDENT’S BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Eric Fayia Turay

Eric Turay is one of our committed and serious minded students. He worships with the Komendeh Church of Christ. Komendeh is about 8 miles away from Koindu, eastern Sierra Leone. He serves as the assistant preacher at his congregation. Brother Eric was born on January 9, 1986. He was added to the Lord’s Church in 2009. Since then, he has been actively involved in the activities of the Church. Brother Eric is a very humble brother who loves to serve with passion. He personally sought for the opportunity to be enrolled at the KBVBI so he could learn more skills to lead God’s church and bring many to Christ. At the end of this report, Brother Eric’s picture will be attached.

CONCLUSION

It is indeed exciting and fulfilling to be found useful in God’s vineyard. And to you brethren, the lives you are changing in Sierra Leone here through your prayers, financial support, guidance and direction, are all duly acknowledged, and may the Lord bless you richly.

Leadership conference in Arusha

We appreciate you reading our report. Back to the Bible, on one occasion  Jesus said, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven" (Mt. 5:16). The best I can tell, there's no limitation to this. In other words, shining forth a good example is not restricted to the church building, Sunday service, or when just around church members. Truth be told, where it's most important to let our lights shine is at home, on the job, at school, and even on social media sites. True Christianity radiates from within and is on display everywhere and all the time. I have mentioned all of these because most of the time, I do feel more comfortable after encouraging others.

On the other hand, on September 19 – 24, the ASCOP students had reminders of the house-to-house evangelism campaign at Kwa Moromba near Arusha city. This campaign led to the establishment of a total number of 207 new Bible classes, 5 baptisms, and 2 old Bible classes resumed. This is one of the successful campaigns contacted by our students recently. Best plans are being undertaken to ensure all the classes are followed after that campaign.   Also, normal  ACSOP weekly evangelism is continuing. Let’s remember these fellows and the ACSOP in our regular prayers, for the good they are doing in the kingdom of our dear God.

More also on October 6 – 9, the ACSOP held the Tanzania Leadership Conference, having the theme “Church in Action.”    25 Tanzania congregations were represented, 2 represented Kenya, and 1 represented Uganda. A total number of 101 people excluded ACSOP staff and faculty attended.  Each and everyone who attended appreciated all the teaching and effort which made that conference happen.

So also, the regular classes’ studies are going well here at ACSOP. Since September 26, we have started our fourth quarter and last of this year and we are going to wind up on November 25, then graduation on the 26th.

I wish you a great weekend!

Losotwa Michael       

Dean of Academics, Andrew Connally School of Preaching

A Bear Valley Bible Institute of Denver extension school

Arusha, TZ

Evangelism campaigns in northern Ghana

BEAR VALLEY INSTITUTE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES, TAMALE

OPERATING REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2022

We continue to enjoy countless blessings and successes in Bear Valley Tamale as the Lord almighty continually releases His unmerited favors and mercies upon us. The month of August 2022, was a month of another great sign of encouragement of a great future for the preaching school in Tamale and the local congregation respectively. We indeed had a very eventful month that gave us hope for the future. May God be praised forever, Amen.

KPALSI SOUTH CONGREGATION

Donation: The church witnessed many signs of maturity in the lives of the members as we continue to grow as a congregation. A female member of the congregation donated ten (10) pieces and children chairs to the congregation to help our children have good seats to sit on. We bless the Lord for her life. She asked the church not to disclose her identity, thank you Jesus.

Building project: With support of our Brother and friend Steven Ashcraft and others as well as the efforts of the church, construction work is speedily advancing to the glory of God. Wiring pipes are laid internally for wiring work in the month of August, while plastering work is speedily done as well. We pray for long life, good health and both spiritual and physical blessings be released into the lives of all who are making efforts for the growth and development of the Lord’s Church in Tamale Kpalsi South and all other places.

SCHOOL FENCE WALL

In the month of August also, funds were released for the continued plastering work on the school building fence wall. The school building as we know is in a square land, which is fully fenced nicely. One and half portions of the fence has already been plastered. In the month of August, the other half and another full portion of it was plastered successfully. We hope in the near future, the Lord will make a way for us to finish with the last part of it to complete all the eternal plastering work of the fence wall.

CAMPAIGN FOR STUDENTS AND VISITATION

We embarked on a major campaign for students and a visitation journey in the month of August across some major areas in Northern Ghana. It was a very fruitful Journey as many congregants, leaders and preachers of the Lord’s church were strengthened. This journey was done by Brother Albert and James respectively, who are both resident staff of Bear Valley Tamale.

We began the journey from Sogon number one and two through to Chamba. From Chamba, we came to Salaga District where we touched on places like Koani, Kulpy and its environs where congregations are located.  We continued our journey through Kpandai to Bimbila and its stretch through to Yendi. We proceeded to Zabzugu, Tatale, Sanguli, Mbolado and its localities where we spent the first day of week which fell on the 21st of August with the Mbolado and Jomoani congregations. While Brother Albert worshiped with the Jomoani Congregation, Brother James was with the Mbolado congregations respectively. Nearby communities that have congregations all came together at these two congregations to receive strengthening from these two brethren. The participation at these two congregations was great, encouraging and edifying respectively.

We continued with the journey on the 22nd of August to Yendi through Gushiegu to Gbingbani in the NorthEast Region, where we had another great evening Bible studies with the congregation and lodged there till the following day. We moved through Bunkurugu through Konkyengbura congregation to Kpinkpanyoung Congregation in the Upper East Region. Indeed it was a great experience to us who were privileged by the grace of God to be part of this wonderful and inspiring journey that was done in the interest of Christ. We met with some preachers at the Bazua Christian Mission to share some little information on our mission with them, but promised to be back on another well scheduled visitation to meet with congregations and leaders of the Church to edify and strengthen them.

Our messages were all centered on; the need to have strong leaders and preachers for the Church, the need to support working preachers to be effective for the Lord’s work, our willingness as a school to assist all congregations with the human resources at all times if seminars or programmes are organized by any congregation or group of congregations and need our assistance, the need to form evangelistic Teams to work together evangelized and strengthen our congregations and most importantly, recruitment of new students for our next academic year. All these messages were largely received with joy and appreciation to the glory of God.

Out of these subjects, Christ was also preached to congregants and non-Christians present in our gatherings to persuade them to come to Christ in Baptism. Two souls were added to the Church, at Chamba and Sanguli. Hallelujah.

OBSERVATION

We observed that:

1.      Consistent visitation to congregations and our passed students are working across the breath and length of Ghana is very instrumental in the future our noble school and the congregations

2.      It is necessary to build a very strong and close relation with the congregations in Northern Ghana by encouraging them to organize seminars and programmes in their locality and have us participate in them to build a very strong bond between the school and some of the congregations, if not all

3.      The proposal of the Evangelistic Teams that has been proposed by Brother Steven and that is been implemented in some areas in Northern Ghana is great idea that needs to be pushed to most areas where brethren has interest in evangelism

4.      We also saw the need to have time to time Biblical empowerment seminars in the school with our passed students and all other church leaders that wish to participate in them.

We are very positive of the future of Bear Valley Tamale and the Church in Northern Ghana as we hope all who have the opportunity to work for the Lord will do it sacrificially to secure their salvation.

God bless us all,

Bear Valley, Tamale

Koforidua, Ghana school conducts Bible seminar

KOFORIDUA EXTENSION SCHOOL

THIRD (3RD) QUARTER REPORT, 2022

Praise be to the Almighty Father for seeing us through yet another quarter of service to our King. We are most grateful to you lovely people over there for your continuous support which keeps the school going. May God continue to be a blessing to you.

STUDENTS

We have gotten a new student which adds up to 13 students after one left for studies. His name is Nkansah Richard. We have more than average attendance every weekend. Thank the Lord with us for the life of one of the students who had a motor accident and was absent for a week. He started lectures last week.

CLASS

We had three courses this quarter. Brother Paul Larbi Young taught I & II Thessalonians as well as the book of Acts. Bro. Kwabena Gyan-Mante also taught the New Testament Church II (Worship).

ACTIVITIES

The students visited congregations around to advertise for new students as planned. We hope to continue with this program of advertisement to enable us to get students for the school.

Our next campaign will be held in the fourth week of October. It is going to be held at a small congregation where one of the students preaches. All the speakers for this public preaching are going to be students from the school.

We had a seminar from August 25 and 27 on the theme “The Big Picture of the Bible” in which the regular students from Dobro and some of the other schools participated. Resource persons for the Seminar were Bro. Ken Craig took us through “The Big Picture of the Bible” which has to do with evangelism and Bro. Charlie Nowlias. They all came from America to help us with this program. Other preachers came to be part of the program. We had 90 participants.

STUDENT PROFILE

Frank Boadu is the name of one of our students. He is single, energetic, and very nice guy. He has been in the faith for eight years and very active in the studies of the Bible and church activities. Today, Brother Frank has become one of the students who has been sent to other local congregations to teach and preach. As part of his services to the local congregation, he teaches the teenage class, pre-teen class, visitor’s class. According to Frank, his dream is to be a good servant to the Lord.

Report by Brother Gyan Mante

Kumasi, Ghana students continue their studies

BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE, KUMASI

THIRD QUARTER REPORT

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2022

INTRODUCTION

Praise be to God the Most High for His tender mercies and love towards us, especially the Kumasi campus for the favor and continuous blessing throughout the quarter.

ACTIVITIES

Activity for the period was mainly academic.

Courses completed this quarter: The Preacher and His work, The Book of 1 Corinthians, Church Planting, and the continuation of the Old Testament History (II). The Ongoing courses in the quarter are Homiletics, Book of Romans, and the second part of Old Testament History (II) part two.

The research writing make-up class for the three new students could not come on due to an unfortunate incidence of attack on preacher Alex Akosa Karikari who was to handle that course.

ACHIEVEMENTS

The students had the opportunity to join the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Campus Church to Yeji in the Bono East to propagate the gospel of Christ.

It was a week-long program with much enthusiasm to minister the word of God to the world as the Great Commission commands. There were 12 baptisms recorded.

STUDENT PROFILE

Brother Kwasi Tawiah is a soft-spoken gentleman who is disciplined and time conscious. He is punctual and regular, irrespective of his far location to lectures. Though Kwasi’s educational background is low, it did not discourage him to join Bear Valley. He holds a Junior Secondary School certificate as his highest form of education. He is an auto Mechanic by profession. He is married with three wonderful children. He was baptized into the Lord’s church fourteen years ago at Oyoko church of Christ near Effiduase. He is part of the leadership in his local Congregation. Kwasi’s aspiration is to acquire more knowledge in the Bible to broaden his understanding in the word of God. He joined the just ended Evangelism Campaign at Yeji.

Nsawam, Ghana school impacting their area for good

BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE, NSAWAM, GHANA

THIRD QUARTER REPORT, 2022

Introduction

Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. The following are our activities for the third quarter of 2022.

Classroom Activities

There were three courses offered this quarter. First, the gospel according to John, which was taught by brother Emmanuel Odeng Larbi; second, Old Testament 3 (Wisdom Literature), again taught by brother Larbi; and finally, Old Testament 5 (Minor Prophets), which was taught by brother Emmanuel Amoo-Gyimah. This quarter’s classes were activity-packed, especially during the class on wisdom literature when the students were tasked by the instructor to prepare and present sermons on a chapter from the book of Psalms. Due to the nature of our classes, the number of students that were present for these courses varied. However, for this quarter we had numbers ranging from 12 to 21 depending on the number who had not done a course.

Provision of Resources

Each student received Truth for Today commentaries on the book of Romans and a book of sermon outlines by Jerry & Paula Bates this quarter. All of us here at Nsawam express our sincere gratitude to Bear Valley and others for these study aids.

Evangelism Seminar

From 25th August 2022 through 27th August 2022, our students took part in an evangelism seminar, which was hosted at the Ada Road church of Christ in Koforidua by one of our instructors, brother Kwabena Gyan-Mante. Through this seminar, the students gained knowledge and resources on how to win souls for our Lord.

Door-to-Door Evangelism

Right after the workshop, our students embarked on a weeklong door-to-door and public preaching campaign at Ablekuma, NIC, in Accra as part of their academic requirements. This campaign began on Monday, 29th August 2022 through Sunday, 4th September 2022. We are firm in our belief that as we have sown the seed of the kingdom, the Lord’s word will not return to Him void but it will accomplish His pleasure (Isa. 55:11).

Impact on Congregations

Our students continue to make an impact in the various congregations where they serve as preachers and teachers of sacred writings. Some of our students worked with their congregations to organize public gospel campaigns in their communities. The good news is that some of the activities of our students ended up in baptisms. This, we believe, is due to the sound teaching our students received at the feet of our instructors and the appreciation our students have for the urgency of the Lord’s work. Long may this continue is our prayer.   

Loss of student

Amidst the joys and highs, there was one sad news this quarter. We lost one of our students to the icy hands of death. Brother Adams passed away on Friday; September 24, 2022, at 23:30. Brother Adams was a great friend and brother and he will be missed. We look forward to a reunion in the sweet by and by. 

Student Profile

Brother Yaw Boadu is the student we are focusing on for this quarter. He is one of the most diligent students we have and we are glad to have him with us. He was baptized in 2008 and is the sole proprietor of Y.B. Air Conditioners. He is also the preacher for the church at Okushibiade Golden City in Accra. He is happily married with three children. This quarter, brother Boadu was very active in evangelism and selflessly availed himself to help the small congregation at Abehenease during their weeklong public gospel campaign even when he took ill in the course of the campaign. Since beginning his studies, he has been very liberal in his praise of the school. He made the following statement regarding Bear Valley: “If God had not brought me to Bear Valley, I do not think I would have been able to do the work as well as I believe I am doing.”

Conclusion

We are grateful for Bear Valley’s assistance during this quarter. We pray for God’s blessings in this regard. And brethren, please continue to pray for us.

Tirupati, India school welcomes guest teacher

Tirupati, India Reporting letter for the month of September 2022

Respected prayer partners of BVBI –Tirpati we greet you all in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We thank you so much for your prayers and encouragement for the smooth function of BVBI-Extension Center at Tirupati, A.P state, India.

BVBI-classroom work:- in the month of September we completed these books –2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Esther, Ezra, and the book of Haggai.

This week we have received a guest teacher, Mr.Steve Snider. He taught 1 John, 2  John, and 3rd John. We are thankful to our director and our coordinator for this great opportunity as we really enjoyed the good teaching.

Baptism:-  God is so gracious to share with you this good news. There were 5 souls who obeyed the gospel this week. Please pray for these new babies in Christ so that they may grow in the image of His son Jesus Christ.

Thanking you.

You brother in Christ.

Vijay

Sunyani, Ghana campus welcomes new students

BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL – U.S.A 

SUNYANI CAMPUS - BRONG AHAFO COLLEGE OF BIBLICAL STUDIES - WEEKEND DEPARTMENT

DATE: TUESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2022

REPORTS FOR 3RD QUARTER 2022

 Glory adoration and thanks be to God almighty for His providential guidance and protection for us throughout the 3rd quarter of 2022.

1)      CLASS SCHEDULE:

All instructors were punctual to class and also carried on their teaching responsibilities during the 3rd quarter. In July preparations were ongoing for the graduation of 14 students.

 2)      COURSES TAUGHT:

Courses were taught by all the 3 instructors – Daniel Kyereh Mensah, Thomas Gyabaa and Rexford Agyare-Minta. All six courses were completed with examinations

a) World Religions

b) Bible History and Geography

c) Biblical Counselling

d) Revelation

e) Prison Epistles

f) Scheme of Redemption

3) STUDENT'S PERSONAL CAMPAIGN

As our students have been doing visits to their respective churches. During the thirteen weeks of the 3rd quarter, in adition to the visiting, individual student campaigns were conducted during the evenings. House-to-house evangelism was also done with their respective members on selected Sundays.

4)      COLLEGE CAMPAIGN:

A week-long campaign was conducted in Sunyani from July 25th – July 29th. Activities of this program were house-to-house evangelism during the daytime and street preaching at Night. By the grace of God four souls were baptized after the programme.

5)      NUMBER OF BAPTISMS:

Through the efforts of instructors and students, ten souls were baptized during the third quarter of 2022.

 6)      GRADUATION CEREMONY:

By the providence of God fourteen students graduated on Sunday, July 31st 2022. The program was held at the forecourt of the Sunyani Central Church of Christ of which the report has been sent to you on 12th August 2022.

7)      STUDENT PROFILE

Once again we are glad to provide you with the profile of one of our students.

We introduce to you Isaac Sewornu, one of the students who graduated on July 31, 2022. Isaac was 64 years on March 8th, 2022, and is married to Madam Grace Abena Serwonu both are cocoa farmers. Isaac Sewornu lives at Fosukrom, a farming village in Ahafo Region in Ghana. He worked as an untrained preacher, for six years before he enrolled in this college in 2018. During his studies in this college, the other churches engaged him in their rural communities as their preacher. These churches made collective fundraising and bought a motorcycle for Isaac so that he can visit a congregation every month. Bro. Sewornu attended the Awutu Bogyease Middle School in the Central Region and had the Middle School Leaving Certificate. Isaac had no secondary education after Middle School, so he did not receive good grades as per our already-sent transcript. In their provisional results, as we wait for the Bear Valley Certificates we gave him a certificate of completion. In fact, we offered him admission as a result of diligent congregation work and his zeal to preach in the Akan Language.

8) House-to-house evangelism was conducted on the 11th and 18th of September 2022.

9)      NEW ADMISSIONS

Fresh admissions were made on Saturday 24th September 2022:

a) Amankwaa Alfred – Sunyani

b) Ibrahim Razak – Drobo

c) Obour Simon – Nkonsia (Drobo)

d) Yaw Berko – Berekum

e) Mampong Patric Tigannagnan – Seikwa

f) Ofori Joseph Nana - Nsoatre

Please be praying for them and for us. May God bless you!

Accra East Ghana student baptizes his wife after personal evangelism class

BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, ACCRA EAST
THIRD QUARTER REPORTS

Courses taken

The third quarter started on Friday 1st July 2022 and ended on Friday 30th September, 2022. The courses taken within these periods were four: The Life of Jesus, Pre-existence, Birth, and Early Ministry; The Plan of Redemption; Christian Evidences, and Old Testament 2 (The Old Testament History).
New chairs were bought for the school
Within this period of the third quarter, the Coordinator, Mr. Kojo Acquah, and his team presented to the school, Accra East, twenty-five new chairs. The students were very happy when they saw the new chairs. The chairs were very beautiful, well-designed, and comfortable for students' studies. It has beautified our lecture hall. The leadership of Nmai Djorn Church of Christ (Accra East Campus) was also grateful and expressed their appreciation to the school since the chairs will also be used by the church for worship.

Baptism
The students started applying the evangelism methods studied in June 2022. The good news is that it has started yielding good results. Isaac Acquah one of the students, who worships at Ashalley-Botwe Old Town church, started the method in their visitors class and within this quarter he has converted four people. The joyful thing is that out of these four baptized people, one of them is his wife. Isaac was so delighted because for some years he and some brethren have made several attempts to win his wife to Christ but to no avail. For all these years Isaac was using a confrontational style, by arguing and condemning his wife because she was attending a different church. This time Isaac reversed his tactics and changed from confrontational and
condemnation to dialogue. This has yielded a good result and as a result, his wife has given herself for baptism on 25th September 2022.

John Achie Quophy is the preacher of the Boi church of Christ. He also recorded two baptisms. He did both teachings. The two baptisms occurred in August and September 2022.

Report on the students
The students’ performances were very encouraging. They were very committed to classes. They were punctual and regular. In addition to this, they also responded to class tests and discussions. There were a few who, because of their job schedules, were not able to attend classes regularly.

The average attendance for this third quarter is twelve. Currently, I have total students of eighteen. One of them, Vincent Tamatey had a motorcycle accident and has not yet recovered fully. To sustain the students and also to make Bear Valley Accra East one of the effective schools, I encourage them and advise them to take the courses seriously.
House-to-House Evangelism
Within this period, some of the students were sent to Gomoa Asebu-Pomadze for house-to-house evangelism and edified the new church planted by Nmai Djorn church of Christ which was supported by the students of Bear Valley, Accra East. The fallen brethren within those two communities were targeted so we were able to locate some and talked to them. By God’s grace some were restored back to the fold and as a result, have increased their church attendance.

On 23rd-25th September 2022, eleven Accra East students went to Gomoa AsebuPomadze for house-to-house evangelism. In the same way, they also edified the church. This is the second time we have gone there in our numbers. However, what we are lacking is follow-up. Since Nmai Djorn church of Christ, which is the main sponsor of these projects, does not have the financial strength massive and effective evangelism is still lacking. Some of the students who took part in the third evangelism at Asebu-Pomadze were, Benjamin Forson, John Achie Quophy, Daniel Nkansah, Akwasi Mamah, Moses Antobam, Isaac Larbi, Cecil Larbi, Da-costa Asare, etc. On Sunday 25th, the Bible class and the sermons were handled by Benjamin Forson and John Achie Quophy. The people of Gomoa are the largest indigenous Fante groups in the Central Region of
Ghana. Their communities are divided into three districts, Gomoa Central, Gomoa East, and Gomoa West. They have many communities with vast lands. Some of their communities are growing at a fast pace, but sadly many are growing without a church of Christ. So it is for this reason that we have focused our evangelism in Gomoa Central, particularly the communities which share borders with Winneba and Swedru. We hope God will bless this mustard seed to grow to yield more churches of Christ in those communities.
The Projections
1. I have planned to work hard so that more students will be enrolled as students of Bear Valley to acquire training to be able to conform to the image of Christ. Also to help defend, advance and uphold the true gospel of Christ.
2. I have designed a program on how the two churches I have planted (Nmai Djorn church of Christ and Santor church of Christ, in Greater Accra) will organize joint worship once a year to raise money to support the rural evangelism of the students of Bear Valley, Accra East.
3. It is my plan that if God gives me life, I will ensure that the church of Christ will be planted in all the fifteen communities across Winneba and Swedru road (in Gomoa Central).

Lima school finishes course on apologetics

Peace and love of God be with you all,

It is a pleasure to share with you some notes to keep you updated on the progress of the institute here in Peru.

After some consideration we made the decision to return to our old location, I mean the meeting place of the Church of Christ in America. Now that things are returning to normal after the pandemic, we believe that returning to this location will influence the increase in students in the face-to-face mode. We will continue to present the courses in the virtual modality for students who are outside of Lima, but the priority will always be the face-to-face modality.

We have concluded the “Apology” course with Abraham Alata in the month of September, I want to share some thoughts about the course from two students.

“About the Apologetics course, it was good to take it, I have learned a lot because we learned how to approach a person who does not even believe in God, and those who know about God but who are going in the wrong direction and present a good defense using the word of God and understanding the history about the concepts of faith and reason was very interesting to see that perspective of the events that some philosophers presented their declarations and caused conflicts in society in ancient times, thank you very much, brother Juan, God bless you” (Mariela Ramirez ).

“The apology course, personally super interesting, I have learned a lot about apologetics, I know that this will help me a lot to develop better as a Christian and I hope to be of help where I congregate. For me it was something that I did not know. We also had a good teacher like Abraham , who had a lot of patience. I say it for myself, thank you brother for presenting these much-needed lessons for every Christian” (Ethel Lapa).

On Saturday, October 8, we began the "Oratory" course with Andrés Núñez. For this course we have 7 students enrolled. In addition, we delivered two certificates of participation to two of our students who have completed their training program. José Medina is a member of the Church of Christ in Comas (north of Lima) and Alejandro Berrío is a member of the Church of Christ in Villa Alejandro (in the south of Lima). Each certificate was delivered in the congregation of which they are members.

We appreciate all the efforts that are made so that the extensions continue to give instruction to their respective students, including us here in Peru.