January 2022 Report
Really it is a feeling of joy to see a new year started with the help of the Almighty. I don't know what to say to God, but thank you for all that he has done for the school of Kpalimé through our sponsors. My biggest prayer for this New Year is that the Lord grants all the health and love to serve God and see his work evolve in Togo and everywhere in the world and especially where BEAR VALLEY schools are operating.
Evangelism:
Already at this dawn of the year, as planned since last year that the year 2022 will be a year of evangelism and planting of new churches in Togo through the work of the Bear Valley Bible Institute - Togo, the fruits begin to be visible: a new assembly implanted in TSAVIE at 45 km with 7 baptisms, 2 baptisms at ATOME at ATAKPAME. You will see the pictures. In the coming months there will be implantations all over Togo through the work of the school. For the month of February the work will be done in KLIGUE-KONDJI and AGOVIEPE. Each month the efforts will be devoted to evangelism and to the implantation of new assemblies. We have students and evangelists working together with the school's motorcycles.
Baptism:
It is the period of the dry season when the water is dry in the rivers. For a single baptism it takes more than 10 to 15 km of walking.
BVBI courses completed:
1- History of the Church: Cephas
2- Denominational Doctrine: Cephas
3- Jeremiah and Lamentations: Rodrigue
4- 1 Samuel to 2 Kings: AKALO Komlan
5- Proverbs to Songs of Songs: AKLI
6- Isaiah: ATTAH
7- Logic: ATTAH
8- Homiletics II. AKOVI Esperance
Monday through Thursday classes are taught and all students are present in class. Sows are taught and practice is during the evangelistic period on Fridays.
Seminar theme: marriage
Most of the couples we encounter in the villages are polygamous, so the seminar on the subject will be of great help to the students in doing effective work in urban settings.
Saturday classes:
Currently: there are 4 locations where Saturday classes are held:
1. Kpalime (10 students)
2. Blita (20 students)
3. TEMEDJA (10 students)
4. Kpele-Beme (10 students)
New places: there is still a strong demand for part-time courses in different places in Togo which asks for additional help if these places can open the doors for people coming from other denominations than the church of Christ and that after their conversions can (1) continue with the church of Christ and (2) join if necessary the institute in Kpalime. The basic courses are provided for their conversion and become a simple Christian and worship God in simplicity as in the first century.
1. AKATA (10 students)
2. AOUSOUKPOE (10 students)
Meeting with the teachers of Saturday's classes:
On January 18, 2022, I invited to the center in Kpalime all the part-time teachers for an in-depth work in this sector in Togo. The meeting lasted for 4 hours of time
Themes: How to improve the quality of teachers and have a good result.
Visits to churches by students in January increased i.e. more assemblies visited. Two motorcycles are available to the students to serve as transportation to the places of evangelization and visit the assemblies a little more 30 to 35 km.
Uniform:
The students of the BVBI institute from now on will wear a uniform outfit in order to be distinguished as a student in the neighborhood. The dressmakers are making their outfits so in a short time you will have the pictures.
Registration at Bear Valley Bible Institute - Togo:
Since its opening in 2005, the school, due to its very limited means, has been reserved only for Togolese Christians desiring a biblical training. With the Institute's reports and programs, news and academic work of the school has reached all over French-speaking Africa. In December 2021, the churches of Christ in CONGO and NIGER contacted the Kpalime School to register their candidates for training. The evangelists of these countries say in their writings that it is urgent for the quality of work in their countries. What to do for the students from foreign countries?
Cephas,
Your brother in Christ