INTRODUCTION
We are pleased to submit this report, highlighting the activities, achievements, and challenges of the Bear Valley Bible Institute Nigeria, Onitsha/Nnewi Centers in Anambra State.
We shall continue to appreciate the noble work the leadership of Bear Valley is doing in our country. We will not fail to mention and thank you for the milestone achievement of registering Bear Valley with the Nigeria government. Also, your support for the Directors and lectures to improve themselves more in the knowledge of the Word of God.
May our loving Father bless and reward you all greatly in Jesus Christ.
1. ACADEMIC PROGRESS
The following courses were taught form the month of October 2024 - January 2025:
A. Awada and Okpoko centers: The New Testament Church, Personal Evangelism, 1&2 Peter and Jude, 1&2 Thessalonians and Bible Geography.
B. Nnewi center: Wisdom Literature, Scheme of Redemption, Christian Ethics and Acts of the Apostles. All our six lecturers took part in delivering the aforementioned courses to our students.
2. EVANGELISM
Many of our students, and lectures took active part in the Anambra State Annual Seminar in the month of October 2024, which over seven hundred youths attended front various parts of our country.
Many of our Lecturers and the Director are anchoring the three radio evangelism being sponsored by Anambra brethren and brother Jerry Canfield. The Lord has brought many souls to Himself through the radio program.
3. CHALLENGES/ OPPORTUNITIES
One of the challenges we are facing presently of the dropping of many of our students on monthly basis in our centers. After a thorough investigation on the cause of it, majority complained that the economic hardship in our country and challenge of "sit at home" being observed in the South Eastern States of our country is really affecting them in their businesses. In other to accommodate these our brethren, we have changed our days of school to Mondays in our various centers to enable them to carry out their businesses on Saturdays. Others complained about the distance of our center (Nnewi center) to their location. The effect of the above complaints has adversely affected the number of our students. Presently, we have: Awada 15 (2 new students join December 2024 and January 2025), Okpoko 9, Nnewi 11)
Despite, the above challenges, Bear Valley Family in Anambra is bridging the gap. Presently, we have three of our students ministering in three congregations in Anambra. Other congregations that do not have ministers are looking up to Bear Valley to assist in producing men that would serve in that capacity. Many of our students are doing us proud in their various congregations.
We are making efforts in encouraging those our students to still come back to continue their studies.
We are planning to hold our lectureship and matriculation by first week of April this year by God's grace.
4. CONCLUSION
Once again, we say thank you very much for the wonderful opportunity our Noble Institution (Bear Valley Bible Institute) is offering to the brotherhood, we have never had it so good as it is today despite the challenges. May our good Lord bless the leadership and the sponsors of Bear Valley Bible Institute.
In His Service,
Ezeh Chijioke Shedrack (Director BVBIN, Onitsha/Nnewi centers Anambra State Nigeria)