11/23/25 Thankful!

This week, our nation will celebrate Thanksgiving Day, a day set aside to express thankfulness to God.  That was the original purpose of the Pilgrims, and it should continue to be our purpose.  We are thankful for an amazing family, 

blessed provisions, and a vibrant ministry that is seeing a multitude come to faith in Christ. We are so thankful for all of our ministry partners: donors, team members, national leadership, national trainers, and church planters!  

We are on track to report over 100,000 people coming to faith in Christ in 2025 through GlobalBaptistTrainingFoundation’s training of nationals to train nationals.  

Here are some facts as we near the end of 2025:

—Over 200 national trainers

—448 church plants in 2025 (almost 1900 overall)

—32 African nations where GBTF operates or will begin early in 2026 (Malawi, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Zambia, Central African Republic, Madagascar, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Uganda, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana, Eswatini, Niger, Chad, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Benin, Senegal, Namibia, Angola, Togo, Ivory Coast!   We also still have a presence in Southeast Asia through nationals we have previously trained.
–Tens of thousands saved and baptized in 2025

We ask that you pray about giving an end of year donation to help us with needs that are outstanding: 40 motorcycles for trainers and/or church planters, chairs for several church plants, and Bibles (desperately needed in some locations)!  Your designated donations will go directly to the need you specify. Donations not designated will go toward meeting the needs of training an ever-growing army of national pastors and church leaders! 

Finally, Bruce’s new book, The Voices of Nationals, is now in print!  In fact, it is fresh off the presses of Wipf and Stock Publishers!  It will be available on Amazon within 24 hours and at these locations as marked: 

Wipf & Stock Customer Service: Immediately
www.wipfandstock.com: available beginning November 26
Amazon: witching the next 24 hours (on November 24)
Ingram: in 1–3 weeks
Kindle: in 2–4 weeks
Hardcover: in 8–10 weeks

Please buy and read this important book that features the stories and testimonies of many of the nationals who have been trained through and now serve through Global Baptist Training Foundation!   Please help us spread the word about this book and leave us a review on Amazon when you have read it!   Thank you so much! 

Happy Thanksgiving  to all of you!  We are thankful for you!   Visit www.globaltrain.org to donate and learn more!

Bruce and Grace Snavely

GlobalBaptistTrainingFoundation