Dear fellow soldiers of Christ Jesus .
Grace and mercies be multiplied unto you all from God our Father and from Jesus Christ ,our Redeemer
We deeply appreciates God on your behalf for all your supports for the growth of the Lord's church in Africa most especially Nigeria .
Below is the summary of our activities for the month of April 2020.
OVERVIEW
1.WEEKEND EVANGELISM
2. A MONTH BREAK
3. VOTI VOLUME 104.
WEEKEND EVANGELISM:
In spite of the global pandemic, COVID -19,the students and staff of the BVBIN AND SWSE IBADAN carried out the weekend evangelism using public address system from junction to junction and sharing of gospel tracts in Butubutu, Panu,Eletu, Ajia and Egbeda town on the first three Saturdays in April (April 4,11&18) .This was done with adherence to safety guidelines put in place by the government for prevention of the spread of COVID-19, as well as with the consideration that these villages/towns are near remote areas.
Nineteen brethren actively participated in that of Group A which help in evangelizing Butubutu,Panu and Eletu villages; eight in Group B that covered Egbeda town and it's environment and sixteen in Group C that evangelized Ajia town.
The residents were very receptive and many of them developed interest to know more about Christ and His Church, and we promised to pay them a visit after the Corona virus pandemic is over.
A MONTH BREAK:
Due to the present global pandemic, Corona virus, over 75% of our students left the school compound in Butubutu village early this morning to their respective States immediately after the morning devotion before the National lock-down which may commence on Sunday night for another one or two weeks.
Fourth semester classes will commence Lord's willing on June 1, 2020.
VOICE OF TRUTH INTERNATIONAL:
We deeply appreciate Bro.Jerry Bates,Sister Betty Burton Choate, Bro.Louis Rushmore, Bro.Byron Nichols and the rest of World Evangelism crew for their dedication in serving the Lord and humanity through the printed pages which they expressed by sending funds for the printing of 6,000 copies of VOTI Volume 104 for Nigerian brethren and friends of the Lord's Church across the country.
ABOUT A STUDENT:
Bro.Oviri Iruo-Oghene Careson was born in February 1996 at Amukepe-Mosogar,Delta State. He become a member of the Lord's church in the year 2014. He is presently our chapel prefect. One of our year -1 students working every weekend at Ajia town in the evangelization of Ajia and in the nurturing of the new congregation in Ajia. His mission after his two years training in BVBIN AND SWSE IBADAN is to be a missionary in the English speaking part of Cameroon.
TEN THOUSAND WBS CORRESPONDENCE COURSES PRINTED:
We shall be through with the printing of 10,000 copies of WBS introduction courses for the recruitment of more correspondence students by the end of this month.
The 10,000 lessons will be shared among the WBSFUW in Nigeria immediately the schools are re-opened.
SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENT:
With the help of the Almighty God and the support of my fellow ministers and Instructors coupled with the encouragement from Bro.Steven Ashcraft(Director, BVBID -West Africa Region),I was able to put my lessons on Evangelism -1&2 and Discipleship Training together in a volume for the use among the brotherhood in Nigeria.
UP COMING PROGRAMME:
Due to the spread of COVID-19, our BVBID Degree program that was supposed to come up on April 20 through May 2 has been re-postponed to May 18 through 29,2020. We hope that the global pandemic will soon be over. We shall soon celebrate the end of this global virus.
CONCLUSION:
We thank you all for your faithful commitment to serving the Lord. May the Lord keep us safe and sound till death in Jesus Christ name, amen.
I remain yours in His Grace as a servant.. Makinde Ebenezer Olufemi
(The Chief Servant of BVBIN & SWSE Ibadan and WBSFUW)