Students in Nsawam, Ghana continue to Work

BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE, NSAWAM, GHANA

FOURTH QUARTER REPORT, 2024

Introduction

Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. Glory to God for His mercies throughout the year. The following were our activities for the fourth quarter of 2024.

Classroom Activities

Three courses were offered this quarter: Hebrews, taught by Brother Wisdom Yirenkyi; Greek, taught by Brother Samuel Papa-Woode; and Church History, taught by Brother Aidoo.

Church Impact

Our students continue to impact their congregations, through the preaching and teaching of God’s word. Two of our students were part of a team of preachers who organized a lectureship in the Amasaman area to combat certain teachings that want to creep into the churches here in Ghana. Brother Aidoo was invited to speak on prayer at this lectureship. Long may this continue.

Loss of Student

Amidst all the highs, there was one notable low this quarter. On December 10, we lost William Danso, one of our older students to the icy hands of death. William worked as an auto-sprayer and had a fatal accident in his line of duty. While we grieve the loss, we won’t sorrow as hopeless people. We will continue to live and work to God’s glory and hope to see Brother Danso again in the sweet by and by.

Plans for Next Year

1.    Quarterly community radio preaching: We will continue the community radio preaching program which we began last year as a means of giving the students another avenue for practice.

2.     Church planting: Our efforts at planting a church at Akotoshie in Accra in 2024 were not successful due to certain negotiations that failed. We hope to overcome the hurdle and plant the church in 2025.

Student Profile

Brother Shadrach Ojun is our student profile for this quarter. Baptized in 2007 at Kpanda in the Oti region of Ghana, he has grown to become one of the Lord’s strongest workers in this part of the world. Brother Ojun works with the World Bible School and moves especially from school campus to school campus encouraging Ghanaian students to enroll in the program to study God's word. He worships with the Nsawam Road church of Christ in Accra and is an indispensable part of the missions committee. Concerning Bear Valley, Brother Ojun insists that the school stands in the truth and “isn’t biased” when it comes to issues. We are so happy and grateful to have him with us.

Conclusion

We are grateful for Bear Valley’s assistance during this quarter. We pray for God’s blessings in this regard. And brethren, please continue to pray for us.

Nsawam school in Accra

Oct, Nov., Dec. 2021

This is to report on the various activities that were carried out and completed in the fourth quarter – October to December respectively.

Class Activities 

As we normally do in our classes, instructors taught as they were assigned. In September, George Osafo taught Research and Writing in the MLA format. Currently, the students are progressively writing the research assignment as he guides them through. In November, Sammy taught the students Elementary Greek. In the outcome, the students were able to recite and write the Greek alphabet. Able to identify the Greek letters and pronounce them with the right sounds in formation or words, two, three, etc. lettered words. They have ideas about vowels, diphthong, accent, syllabification, and the like.

Not all the students were successful in the Greek; however, they have been reassigned for the new class next year.

Campaign & Other Activities

We had our campaign successfully. The campaign was organized in three communities: Mame Dede Junction, Trebo, and Botokora. These were some of the villages surrounding the school at the new site. The campaign was about sharing tracts, introducing the Lord’s church, and directing the attention of the people to the establishment of the school at the new site. 

Observation on the Campaign

During the campaign activities, we found out that the people were happy for such an institution that is about to be established and the church in the vicinity.

Next Academic Activities

The school is beginning the new courses in the next year 2022. There would be a split into the first year and second year. The first-year students are beginning the courses whereas the second year continues from where they have gotten to.

Baptisms Recorded 

We were grateful to the Lord that the youth are given themselves to the Lord. We had two prospects that have been baptized into Christ.

 New Structure for Practical

We thank God that the Adoagyiri Church, where the school is residing, has built an information center where our students will have the opportunity to preach. However, as part of the students preaching practices, they have been assigned for dawn preaching every Saturday at the center which begins next year, 2022.

Appreciation

We thank the Lord for His marvelous care for the whole year. We also received all support in cash, or items needed for the school.