OPERATING REPORT BEAR VALLEY INSTITUTE KARA – TOGO (Second quarter 2024)
EXTENDED PROGRAM ; BVBI – KARA – TOGO
July 11, 2024
INTRODUCTION
Greetings from the north of Togo. All churches of Christ greet you. We appreciate all the efforts you are making to achieve the objectives of the great missions in the world in general and in the north of Togo in particular. This Bible training School helps us all to fight to achieve the objectives of this Great Mission through the training of the brothers of the church. The harvest is great but there are few workers. These trained brothers will be useful for the harvest. We continue to pray that God will keep you in good health and that he will continue to grant you more wisdom in the mission.
OPERATING REPORT
1- The number of students : 09
2- The courses already taught the first quarter :
a- Jeremiah and Lamentation : by KPELEVI David
b- Job and Psalms : by TALAKI Nicodeme
c- 2nd Corinthians : by BEDJELSI Fidele
3- The courses that will be thought during the third quarter 2024 :
a- Ezra to Esther : TALAKI Nicodeme
b- Christian evidence : by KPELEVI David
c- Church history : by BEDJELSI Fidele
4- Instructors’ meeting :
Each of the teachers is determined to motivate each student right to the end, because these students will also help in the work of converting souls for CHRIST. These students are becoming increasingly aware of the work involved and are making commendable efforts. These new Instructors are highly motivated and committed to their work and motivated to bring the vision to fruition because this Bible School is an opportunity to help expand the Kingdom of the Lord. So we’re determined to defy all opposition in northern Togo.
5- Congregational Activities :
With the arrival of these two local evangelists, we have built up a solid team of three evangelists who are fighting hard to lay the foundations of the church in the north, despite the jealousies that are always raised against us in the direction of this Bible School and the work we do in the villages. Apart from this internal problem of jealousy due to the sponsorship problem, we also encounter the problem of doctrine with the denominations . But we salute the efforts of all concerned for the work accomplished during this quarter. The team made up of these three evangelists travels the villages every week without rest either to meet and discuss with denominational churches or door-to-door to support digitally local churches already planted or for public evangelistic campaigns. The results of this work are very encouraging :
- We were able to convert and baptize 11 members of the Embassies of Christ Church in Lassa Lao. This church has now become the Church of Christ ,
- In Soumdina Powayi, we were able to baptize 1 person during our public evangelization campaign,
- In Soumdina Pida, we baptized 8 people during our public evangelization campaign,
- In Lassa Ahodo, 2 people were baptized during our public gospel campaign,
- At Kara-University, 1 person was baptized in a door-to-door evangelistic campaign. In all, 27 people were baptized this quarter.
a- Worship and edification :
With the students, we form teams to help with teaching on Wednesdays and worship on Sundays at each local church. This organization is helping in the spiritual growth of local churches. Specific teachings are designed to respond to the problems of each locality. We share and discuss problems encountered in our teachings during our meetings. And each local church has effective leadership to help the church.
b- Door-to-door evangelism :
In addition to evangelistic and edification campaigns, we organize door-to-door evangelism according to a well defined schedule. During this door-to-door evangelism we use church members to help. With this organization, we have baptized 04 people in Lama and 01 people in Kara University.
c- Seminars :
We organized 3 seminars and a conference with the denominations :
- The Women Leaders seminar was organized around the general topic : « The qualifications of the woman Leader for a church on the way to heaven. »
- The Men’s seminar was organized around the general topic : « The qualifications a man of the church must have to push the church towards heaven. »
- The Women’s seminar revolved around the general topic :« The imperatives of the woman of Christ’s Church in the face of denominations. »
- The conference with the denominations focused on the general theme : « The search for Truth. »
Participants in these seminars and conferences are very satisfied with the biblical teachings they receive. Interestingly, a few weeks after the conference with the denominations, we baptized 11 members of the denominations. We implore everyone to pray for these new converts
d- Read and speak kabiye program :
This program has been designed to help brothers better master the local language and assist effectively during worship. This mastery of the local language can help brothers to help local churches in the absence of evangelists, who are in very short supply in the north. This may help evangelists to consider planting other churches.
e- Denominational Program :
This program helps us to get in touch with denominations and bring them together for the study of biblical truths. We have developed this program here in 3 localities : Atchangbade ; Soumdina Pida and at the Bible School (IBBV) in Kara. These are the groups of denominations that we have brought together in a Bible conference. A few weeks later, we baptized 11 people. This program requires extensive biblical knowledge to be able to convince denominations biblically.
6- Radio Program :
Radio is a powerful medium for spreading the gospel. Many listen but react little. We were able to baptize a listener who encourages us at every program on the Radio and with whom we have continued our Bible studies. He was finally baptized. We salute those who support us in this program and pray that Gopel will bless them abundantly. We also need your prayers for this program.
Upcoming Program
- July 2024 : Evangelists seminar
- August 2024 :- Children seminar
- September 2024 : Women and Men seminar
- Speak and Read Kabiye Program
- Denominational Program
In Christ,
Fidele.