BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL, ACCRA EAST
FOURTH QUARTER REPORTS
Courses taken
The fourth quarter started on the 1st October 2022 and ends on Saturday 31st December, 2022. The courses taken within these periods were four:
• The Life of Christ:
o Galilean Ministry
o Judea Ministry
• The New Testament Church 1 (One True Church)
• Godhead
Report on the students
In The fourth quarter because it was getting to the close of the year some of the students busy in their businesses others used to travel a lot during the week ends. This as a result affected our classes. It reduced the average attendance from twelve (12) in the third quarter to eleven (11) in the fourth quarter. However, the zeal and commitment was still high. The students were so much committed, even suggested to me that we should use Republic Holidays for classes to cover the day they were absence. The decision on this has not been taken yet.
House to House Evangelism
Bear Valley, Accra East students are using Gomoa Asebu church of Christ for rehearsals. In every week at least one student is sent to Gomoa Asebu to go and help the church in their worship and house to house evangelism. The Gomoa Asebu church was planted by Nmai Djorn church of Christ and was supported by the students of Bear Valley, Accra East. Mostly the evangelism team is dominated by the Bear Valley students.
On 1st- 2nd October 2022 I sent the students to Santor in the Greater Accra for house to house evangelism and worship. They also visited and talked to the members who were not regular at church service. Santor church was also planted by Nmai Djorn church on 18th February, 2018.
As part of Gomoa Asebu evangelism, Nmai Djorn church in collaboration with Bear Valley, Accra East presented the used clothes to the church at Gomoa Asebu. The clothes are from local and some also from one of our church sisters who is in USA.
In addition to the used clothes, the church also did fruit fellowship. Though it was a fruit fellowship however, one of the members brought Fufu, one of the staple foods in Ghana for the fellowship. She said Fufu is her fruit. This also brought joy in the church. One of the students who was sent to Asebu on that day was Benjamin Forson, enjoyed the fellowship.
Lectureship
On December 04, 2022, Nmai Djorn and Santor churches in collaboration with Bear Valley students organized a lectureship. The theme of the lectureship was “the significance of church planting” and “why should I support evangelism with my money”. The occasion was also used to raise funds to support our missionary work, particularly that of Gomoa Central (Gomoa Asebu-Pomadze).
Feasibilities Report- in the Town where our new church is to be planted this year
Concerning the new church to be planted this year by Bear Valley Accra East, I and one of the students, Danial Nkansah carried out the feasibility studies in December, 2022. The town chosen is Gomoa Pomadze, in the Central Region. (Gomoa Pomadze is under the Gomoa Central District). The community is a twin community, i.e. Gomoa Asebu-Pomadze.
In our studies we discovered that the people of Gomoa are the largest indigenous Fante groups in the Central Region of Ghana. Their communities are divided into three districts, Gomoa Central, Gomoa East, and Gomoa West. They have many communities with vast lands, but sadly many of their communities are growing without church of Christ.
Gomoa Pomadze has developed into a complete town with many significant places, such as Universities, private schools, hospitals, police post, uninterrupted water and electricity supply. Indeed it is a very beautiful community located at a junction. Considering its rapid development, it is clear that in future it is going to be a commercial town/city. Since we also have a church at Gomoa Asebu a twin community of Pomadze we are very familiar with the place.
With their religious background - we saw in our studies that there are many churches such as Pentecostals, Charismatics, Methodist, SDA, Jehovah’s Witnesses. Others are Christ Apostolic church, Assemblies of God, and “one man” churches all have fully established in those communities. (Pentecost alone has five (5) churches, Methodist has four (4) churches, SDA has one church, and Jehovah 1 etc.
Ethnic groupings and language spoken- In our studies we saw that the people of Pomadze are indigenous Fante group. They are 100% Akans speaking community.
Business in the community- We discovered that some are petty traders, self-employers (provision stores) mobile money operators and salary workers. 40% of the people in the community are farmers. This means that at any point in time some are in the town and can respond to our gospel call.
The Road Network - The town has link roads to major towns and cities within Ghana such as Swedru, Winneba, Mankesim-Cape Coast and Accra.
We are looking for a temporal place of meeting. The meeting place will determine the date in which the church we will be started. The feasibility studies reports and expenses that will be involved in planting of Bear Valley, Accra East first church are yet to be presented to the Coordinator, Mr. Kojo Acquah. Concerning the meeting place I will update the Coordinator, Mr. Acquah as soon as the temporary place of meeting is acquired.
The Projections
1. I have planned to work hard so that more students will be enrolled as students of Bear Valley to acquire training to be able to conform into the image of Christ. Also to help defend, advance and uphold the true gospel of Christ.
2. I have designed a program on how the two of the churches I have planted particularly (Nmai Djorn church of Christ and Santor church of Christ, in the Greater Accra) will organize a joint worship once a year to raise fund to support the Gomoa Central missionary work (especially to be able to provide T&T for the students of Bear Valley, Accra East whom I sent every week).
3. It is my planned that if God gives me life I will ensure that church of Christ will be planted in all the fifteen communities across Winneba and Swedru road (in the Gomoa Central).