Dear fellow soldiers of Christ Jesus.
Grace and peace be multiplied unto you all from God our Father and from Jesus Christ our Redeemer. Below is the report of some of our activities for the month of August 2020.
OVERVIEW
1. Students one month teaching practice
2. 18th Annual Bible Lectureship and graduation
3. BVBID Degree program
4. FIRST Semester classes begins
STUDENTS' ONE MONTH TEACHING PRACTICE:
The one month students teaching practice of July 24 through August 23,2020 resulted into 66 conversion and 63 restorations. Bro.Olorunda Augustine that served in Ido -Ekiti and Ijebu-Jesa respectively recorded 20 conversions and 5 restoration, Bro. Odulaja Gospel that served in AUCHI,Edo state recorded 8 conversion , Bro.Silas Wayne that served in Aba ,Abia state reported 6 conversion and 15 restoration while Bro.Okpulor Baruch recorded highest restoration of 18 erring brethren during the one month teaching practice. To God be the glory!
The one month teaching practice started and end well, with our students putting to good use the leadership and ministerial skills acquired at the school in the various congregation they were sent to. There were also several reports of prospects !
18TH ANNUAL BIBLE SEMINARS & GRADUATION
This year annual Bible lectureship held in BVBIN & SWSE, Ibadan located at Butubutu village via Badeku/Jago, Ibadan was graced with about 250 brethren from 115 congregations from Oyo, Osun,Ondo,Ogun,Kwara,Kogi,Edo,Delta,Enugu, Cross River,Rivers and Lagos State plus Abuja in spite of the global pandemic - covid - 19.
Brethren started trooping into our school compound from the evening of Monday, August 24 in preparation for the 3 days lectureship and graduation ceremony of 47 Bible student (3 for certificate of attendance, 32 diploma and 12 Advance diploma in Bible studies). This year Bible lectureship centered on " The prayer of the righteous people " (James 5 : 13- 18)
The much awaited graduation ceremony came up in the noon of August 28, 2020 .Bro Timothy Iwe served as our guest speaker. Seventeen special awards/ gifts were giving out to seventeen best students in Evangelism, academic, humility, God's fearing, wise woman and leadership. Work tools and boxes of books from Mission Printing International were freely distributed to the 47 graduating students while packages of VOTI vol. 105 and 106 and BVBIN & SWSE 2021 calendar were freely distributed to all the participants from 14 states of the republic of Nigeria.
BVBID DEGREE PROGRAM:
Second to the last session of our BVBID Degree program came up from August 17 through 27, 2020 at Butubutu village. Bro. Isaac Olaniyan concluded his teaching on Advanced Hermeneutics while I, Bro Makinde also brought my teaching on Advanced Homiletics to an end. Classes were taught from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm and 8.00 pm to 9.30 pm daily with three hours break between 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm. Ten students were in attendance.
FIRST SEMESTER CLASSES BEINGS
This session 2020 / 2021 first semester classes began on August 17 , 2020 and will come to an end Lord's willing on Oct. 17 2020. Ten students presently for year - 1 program and thirteen for year 2 program.
The instructors for the first semester classes are : Bro. Isaac Olaniyan, Bro Emmanuel Godwin, Bro Guda Mazi, Bro kayode S. Eniafe, Bro. Andrew Adeolu, Bro Abiola J.Olusoji ( if he is physically fit) and myself (Bro.Makinde Ebens).
ABOUT A STUDENT.
Bro Wayne Chisom Silas is one of our present year 2 students. He was born on March 14 ,1988 in Okpuala Umuoguru community in Abia state. A graduate of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture and finished with a BSC in Microbiology. He was converted to the Lord's church at the age of 15. His mission is to become a preacher after the two years training and if he become equipped financially through self establishment to become a missionary. He also wish to further his education in BVBIN to obtained Master of Biblical Studies in the nearest future.
SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENT
With the help of the Almighty God coupled with the help of the Brethren within and outside the Republic of Nigeria , we were able to pay the sum of #450,000 = out of our #1,315,000 being money loaned on September 2019 for the upgrading of the school building plan.
CONCLUSION
We deeply appreciate you all for your moral and financial supports. May the Lord of blessing keep on blessing our work together in Christ Jesus name (amen )
I remain yours in this grace as a servant. .... Makinde E.Olufemi (The chief servant of BVBIN & SWSE, Ibadan and a WBSFUW)