Posts by Bruce Snavely
04/11/26 South Sudan, Malawi, and Children in Rwanda
South Sudan is inhabited by people who fled war in Sudan. We have shared many stories from South Sudan (refugees, wells, poverty, pallets of clothes, etc). Now the fighting is moving from Sudan down into South Sudan. In the north, the fighting is heavy, and people are fleeing into hiding. This includes many of…
Read More03/29/2026 Training in Congo, Building in South Sudan, and Women’s Training in Liberia
Training continues around the continent of Africa. Recently, Jackson Katebera, Global Baptist Training Foundation National Coordinator for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), traveled to Katanga in South Kivu County. Jackson says that, despite the severe rain every day, 56 pastors attended and completed several courses in a 10 day period. (We often complete multiple classes…
Read More03/18/26 Liberia Trainer Training
GBTF Christian Apologetics Training – Liberia, West Africa by Pastor Ntare Rodgers, GBTF African IT Director The Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) successfully conducted a Christian Apologetics training in Liberia, West Africa, from 16th–18th March 2026. A total of 183 participants were trained, including 105 men and 78 women. This training served as a powerful…
Read More03/09/26 Exciting Days Ahead
Report from Fidele SHINGA , GBTF Africa Director: GBTF Karongi (Rwanda) Class “The GBTF class in Karongi started with 67 students and ended with 96 students. The class was conducted from 2nd March to 6th March 2026. The lesson taught during this period was a survey of the Old Testament and the New Testament. The…
Read More02/25/26 Classes and Bibles
We ask for your prayer for a fundraiser being held Friday and Saturday of this week that will raise funding for Bibles for Africa. Generous GBTF donors have donated a huge houseful of a collector’s inventory. With the help of Grace’s amazing Bible study group of ladies, we will be selling a garage full…
Read More02/18/26 Training in Refugee Camp in Malawi
Pastor Brasswell Nkhonjera, GBTF South Africa Director, recently held training classes in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. He writes: “From 2nd-5th February I conducted a training at Dzaleka refugee camp. I taught Hermeneutics and Anthropology. These people live a very difficult life. They are in need of food. UNHCR is planning to cease giving…
Read More01/31/26 Congo, Mozambique, Zambia, and IT Training
As usual, there is so much happening in Global Baptist Training Foundation around Africa! First, we have a number of new churches beginning all around Africa now. One of these new church plants is in Zambia!! Add all new church plants to your prayer list, and we will have updates in the future about many of…
Read More01/24/26 Mozambique
We have received reports from our trainers and church planters in Mozambique. Many exciting things are happening – new churches, many are coming to faith in Christ and being baptized. The southern part of Mozambique, however, is experiencing devastating floods. Just tonight we received word that one of our trainers in that area drowned…
Read More01/08/26 To God Be the Glory!
As we enter 2026, let us share what God has done through Global Baptist Training Foundation in 2025 through training nationals to train nationals. Classes: National trainers have held about 200 classes in 2025. With an average of 50 students in each class, that means that 10,000 pastors and church leaders had GBTF theological training…
Read More12/28/25 South Sudan
If you watch the news at all, you’ve heard about the war in Sudan. It is brutal and merciless. Since 2023, over 1.2 million people have immigrated from war-torn Sudan into South Sudan. Most of these people arrive in South Sudan with only the clothes on their backs. We are thrilled to report that Global Baptist…
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