REPORT OF THE BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE – WARRI CENTERS
OCTOBER –DECEMBER 2022.
INTRODUCTION
We are, indeed, thankful to God Almighty for another successful year. Watching the year draw to a close shows us how mindful God has been in our affairs. We have recorded no deaths of any student in our centers, instead, about three students got married and we are thankful. We are also grateful for the resuscitation of interest in the growth of the churches of Christ in Nigeria via the Bear Valley Study Centers. The Bear Valley Family is growing and her impact is felt in the most remote part of this country. To this end, the Bear Valley Family Warri Center expresses her profound gratitude to God almighty and to the entire crew of the Bear Valley family in Denver, United States.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
Academic activities have been in top gear at the DSC center. Godwin Ojocheogwu taught the class on Church Planting-Mission 1 in October 2022. It was an eye-opening experience for the students especially on why new churches should be founded and the way to go about it. In November 2022, Abiola Vincent discussed the Book of James. In December, Solomon Usim is presently discussing Bible Geography. The students at the DSC Center are in high spirits as they navigate through the Bible lands creating mental pictures and grasping bible descriptions of places. We are delighted!
PTI CENTER
The PTI Center is also doing very well. In October 2022, Solomon Usim discussed the course on Personal Evangelism. The course helped the students in developing skills on how to better their personal evangelism and congregational growth. In November, Godwin Ojocheogwu taught the Book of James. Also, this December, Meredith Ovwromoh is teaching Old Testament II, the Book of Job. To this end, we can say that we are doing good.
CAMPAIGN PROGRAM
On the 16th of November 2022, one of the Bear Valley students, Justice Memeh, preaching for the church of Christ Igbogidi Orhuwhorun, Udu LGA of Delta State, invited the students for a one-day door-to-door evangelism in conjunction with the Gospel Chariot. The students came out in their numbers and evangelized the Igbogidi community. At the end of the evangelism program, a total of four (4) baptisms were had. Furthermore, on Saturday, the 19th of November 2022, the students gathered on the invitation of bro Brown Oyoyo (Bear Valley Student), the preacher of the church of Christ Ojikpata, Orhuwhorun, Udu LGA of Delta State. Until the time of this report no baptisms yet.
CHALLENGES
The challenges are more or less normal. There cannot be any positive endeavor without its challenges. The harsh economic climate in Nigeria is affecting all facets of life. The dwindling state of the Naira and the high rate of the dollar and other hard currencies has made life almost unbearable for Nigerians. As a result of the increase in Fuel pump prices, transportation for students has become more difficult than ever. Some students coming from afar find it difficult to keep up with classes. Moreover, we had about three marriages this year and two pregnant mothers. These ones have temporarily put a stop to their studies but hope to resume as soon as the coast is clear.
CONCLUSION
This year has seen a beehive of activities and renewed zeal in areas of evangelism and a rich curriculum for preachers and congregations. We thank the Bear Valley Family for this renewed interest. We are also grateful, not just for the curriculum support, but for supporting the teachers financially. This has helped some of the teachers/preachers to augment the support they get from the church, which mostly amounts to nothing. The reawakening of interest created by the Bear Valley schools has created interconnectivity among preachers and churches. Thus, we can safely conclude that the efforts of the school cannot be quantified. It's simply huge!