BEAR VALLEY, CAPE COAST
THIRD QUARTER REPORT OF THE YEAR: SEPTEMBER 2024
PREAMBLE
The Bear Valley Bible School in Cape Coast started in February of the year 2022. We have successfully completed over two and half years as a school. We are currently in our third year by the gracious mercies of God. The first set of students who were admitted have been ushered into what is hopefully their final years of studies if all things go according to plan. It has really been an exciting period of studies in the last few years since we started together. The school and rapport with staff and students is just amazing. Everything just keeps on getting better.
OVERVIEW
The Cape Coast Study Center is arguably one of the best Bible School outlets in the region. It is expected to make serious inroads in the country by the time people start seeing and hearing our graduates preach and teach in the various congregations. Starting with just a little over ten students in February of the year 2022, the school keeps on attracting students from across the region. As at the end of the last quarter, our numbers stood at 38. Some of the students are not regular at school due to their work schedule and family and social commitments. Currently, two of our students have secured jobs outside the region. Another has travelled to be with the family and cannot continue to study with us. This has thus reduced our numbers to 35.
STUDENT TRANSFER
We lost two of our students to other regions in the course of the third quarter. They secured jobs in the Ashanti and Greater Accra regions to begin continue their lives after national service. They are yet to secure permanent accommodations, so we have not been able to get them affiliated to other Bear Valley units yet. A third student has also stopped and joined the family in Accra. This reduced our numbers by three and as a result our total number of students now stands at 35.
The school is constantly making a lot of advertisement and announcements at various church programs (funerals, weddings, naming ceremonies, etc), and we hope this will bring in more students to join our ranks.
The improvement in our students’ enrollment is a testimony to the good works we are putting in here as we keep attracting interest and attention of the people of the central region. Brethren from all around the region keep calling to make inquiries about our programs and activities. And for this we have our students to thank for, as they have proven to be very good ambassadors to the school and the Bear Valley name.
COURSES
As at the end of September, the third quarter of the year 2024, we have successfully completed the following courses: THE GODHEAD, HYMNODY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH.
We hope to continue with: ELEMENTARY GREEK, THE WISDOM BOOKS, THE GODHEAD AND HOMILETICS 2 in the next quarter.
UPDATE ON EVANGELISM AT MANKOADZI (a town in the Effutu municipality of the Central Region)
Our planned evangelism which could not come off in the first quarter has finally taken place. In fact, it was a great success. A church has been planted in the community and one of our students, Brother Theophilus Buckman is in charge of this church. They have been meeting since then. The first church meeting recorded an attendance of ten people.
PROJECTIONS FOR NEXT QUARTER
We have started with our visits to the local congregation of our students. The next visit comes off on the 20th of this month. We have discovered that it is an effective way to encourage the locals and also learn from them in different settings.
We hope to welcome our external Greek Teacher to Cape Coast in October to commence with lessons in elementary Greek. Another visit has also been planned to visit the new church at Mankoadzi. We pray and hope that resources will be made available for all of these activities