OPERATING REPORT BEAR VALLEY INSTITUTE KARA – TOGO (Third quarter 2023)
EXTENDED PROGRAM ; BVBI- KARA- TOGO
October 5th, 2023
INTRODUCTION
The Congregations of the Church of Christ here in the north of Togo and my own family send you their greetings. We welcome your great desire and love to keep helping us for the Great Commission ordered by Our Lord in Marc16 :15-16 through this Bible training Institute here in Kara (Togo). By this noble support we are together engaged to look for souls anywhere in the world. So, we are very thankful. May Our God continue to give you a lot of wisdom and patience in the fulfillment of this Great Commission around the world.
OPERATING REPORT
1- The Current number of students : 09 (a student was recruited into the army)
2- The courses already taught during the second quarter :
a- Revelation by KAGNON Luc
b- Roman by KPODENOU Rodrigue
c- Denominational doctrines by BEDJELSI Fidele
3- The courses that will be taught during the fourth quarter 2023 :
a- General episties by TALAKI Nicodeme
b- Galatians to 2Thessalonicians by KPELEVI David
c- 1Corinthian by BEDJELSI Fidele
4- Instructors’ meeting :
The Instructors focused this quarter on the practical training again with students. As we are really evangelists by our ability to evangelize, the instructors worked at Lassa Ahodo with the students where we want to implant a new church. The population has well received the gospel but without any baptism there for instance.
Instructors noted with dissatisfaction that one of the students became a soldier. So, they have always encouraged students to put more effort into their studies.
5- Congregational Activities :
a- Worship and edification :
Students continue to help with other local Preachers by worshiping with the local congregations. With the arrival of local Preachers I am a little released to now better organize the work. We truly pray that these evangelists are truly spiritual to strongly help the work of the Great Mission. Some evangelists in the past and in the worries to help work showed great jealousy and worked against us and against the work of God. With the arrival of other local evangelists and also the help of the brethren of Kpalime, we really want to put the foundations of the unit in the work and the true collaboration that are necessary to succeed the work of the Great Commission. This unit and collaboration helped with the help of Bear Valley students to baptize during this quarter 5 people including 4 women Soumdina Pida and a man in Lama. All this in a joy atmosphere. This Bear Valley Bible School is a great help to enlarge step by step the Kingdom of God in northern Togo where the denominations are well organized.
b- Seminars : We organized two seminars :
- One seminar for young people in August 2023. The general topic is titled : « Christian youth and modernism ». About 60 young people participated in this seminar. They returned to their localities very happy after two days of work during holidays.
- One seminar of Men and Women on September 13th and 14th, 2023. The general topic is titled : « Christian can experience success ? ». About fifty (50) Men and women participated. Many were absent because of the work of the fields.
c- Practical work with students : Once a month we go out with students to meet people with whom we share the word of God. These moments are time for students to learn practically how to do this work of evangelism.
d- Denominational program : We are organizing this work with Kpalime evangelists to put the posters in each locality and create Biblical Study Centers with those who are in the denominations to help them understand the truth and prepare them to be students at the Bible Institute Bear Valley.
6- Radio Program : We continue to preach the truth through this local radio « Kozah fm » . Some are happy with this preached truth. Others are not happy. But this issue also helps us meet some with whom we share the truth. We pray that God continues to support us in this issue. We would beg you to put this program in your prayers.
7- Up coming program :
- October : The work with Kpalime evangelists to go in different villages and put the posters (Denominational program)
- December 2023 : Campaign in Kara and North christians yearly camp.
In Christ,
Fidele