We are back in full swing at the Bible Institute at Raiwaqa. We have been going strong on our new schedule for three weeks now. Emosi and I have finished co-teaching the book of Acts and Jason has finished up a rigorous course on Christian Evidences. Jason has a solid background in this subject both academically and from a practical standpoint. Jason started out his preaching career as a missionary to Moscow, Russia where he was able to hone his understanding of the subject through discussions with bona fide atheists and skeptics. He was able to bring this experience to the classroom to engage his students.
Jason and I have been working on the schedule for 2021. We are working to bring our course offerings inline with the new guidelines for standardizing the curriculum for the Bear Valley International schools. 2021 starts our two year cycle over again, so this will be the perfect time to start with this new schedule.
Due to the covid19 restrictions we have had to totally revamp our schedule for 2020. While we had an extended break, we were able to complete the 1st term via videos, and through rescheduling have been able to put together a schedule to complete our year without cutting classes or hours. We have had to reduce our breaks for the year from 6 weeks to 3 weeks to accomplish this. Lord willing, graduation will be on time on the 31 of October.
Regrettably, it is not looking good for any of our short course teachers to come out this year. So Jason, Emosi, and I will be taking up the slack. Terry Pafford, one of our short course teachers, is in the process of recording his classes via video. Unfortunately, our internet is not robust enough here, for these classes to be taught live. But, Terry has his textbook, assignments, quizzes, and final exam worked up and will administer his course via a proctor here in Fiji.
Rocco Pierce
Director: Bible Institute at Raiwaqa