We saluate you in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. Please see below our report of activity for September 2023
Introduction
God's work is an excellent work whose blessing is shared between those who support it financially, materially and those who carry it out in the field. We, the Bear Valley of Gueckedou, reassure all our donors that their efforts are not in vain.
We humbly ask you to read the five points of our report as follows:
I- Teaching
We resumed classes on the 3rd day of September after a three-week vacation. In turn, three subjects were taught to edify the students and their spiritual growth.
Christian leadership was taught by Antoine Fassa Tolno to engage them in their role as leaders in their respective congregations.
They received courses in Church History.
Balla Kamano begun teaching the so-called Minor prophets books, which will run until the beginning of October.
II- Rapid training
This working method, initiated and supported by our Coordinator Steven Ashcraft, is sincerely beneficial for the church in Guinea. For in short time we convert fervent members of denominations to be valiant servants in the Lord's church. This time, two able-bodied young men, Abraham and Faya, working in the denominations, accepted Jesus as their savior after understanding the biblical truth of their salvation. We focus on Abraham's conversion, which was truly courageous. For he was the piano player in the denomination, so he was one of the popular entertainers. But he preferred eternal salvation to the ephemeral prestige here below promoted by denominations.
This rapid training provided leaders for congregations in need of evangelists to administer the five elements of worship.
Some of these students immediately aspire to follow training at the Bear Valley Institute in Gueckedou for the two years program.
III-Bible camp
In the August report we informed you of a Bible camp at N'Zerekoré in the Mohomou congregation.
With God's grace, the planned program was successfully completed. The seminar resulted in three interests.
1- Brothers and sisters from different congregations received common teaching from one speaker per theme.
2- The fellowship of brothers and sisters in the church as mentioned in Acts 2:42.
3-In all sincerity, remember that this meeting was a way for God to highlight the importance of Bear Valley in Guinea through the brilliant teaching of one of the Institute's graduates, who amazed the audience. Many people understood that Bear Valley is blessing source and a driving force to boost God's work in Guinea.
We note the financial support of our Coordinator Steven Ashcraft for the rental of a mini bus to transport the 25 members of the congregations and the 12 students of the school.
IV-Radio Program
Radio is one of the means of spreading the gospel that reaches a very wide audience. The preaching team, led by brother Saa Robert Kamano, is always at work exhorting, rebuking and reminding apostates to return to the Bible and pagans to repent and follow Jesus Christ.
Meeting at Foya
The penultimate day of the month was devoted to the meeting of the administrators of the respective Bible schools Bear Valley of Gueckedou, Sunset of Koindou and 21st Century of Foya. A number of evangelists working with these schools also took part in the meeting . The aim of the meeting was to: - come up with a common plan to evangelize the Kissi country,
- Share experiences in school administration and church development.
- Censure certain practices that do not benefit the Lord.
A work plan will be communicated to us in the next few days.
V- Suggestions
We are asking all people of good will to help us with an additional motorcycle to replace the one we bought in 2018, which is in a state where the maintenance expenses are more than the work. The acquisition of this motorcycle is a way for us to do the work efficiently.
Conclusion
Considering the above information, we can say that Bear Valley is a source of blessing for us to intensively do the Lord's work.
This is why we thank Bear Valley International for their commitment to activating the growth of church Christ in Guinea.
We will never cease to thank our Coordinator Steven Ashcraft for his determination to accompany Bear Valley International's program in Guinea.
Our thanks to all those from near and far who support God's work in Guinea spiritually, morally, financially and materially.
May God of mercy give us the health, peace and wisdom to do his work.
Amen.
Niouma 2 Kamano