Posts by Bruce Snavely
03/12/23 Uganda Class Completion
The GBTF classes in Uganda have wrapped up. These were the final two classes in our curriculum. Most of these 50 pastors will graduate in July. To say they are excited is an understatement! Now Dr Bruce Snavely and Dr Larry Bazer are on to Tanzania where this week, the pastors will also finish two…
Read More03/08/23 GBTF Reaches Controlled Access Country Through Trained Nationals
God has been doing amazing things lately through Global Baptist Training Foundation. We are currently finishing up a class in Uganda. About 3 years ago, we had a pastor come to this class out of a controlled access country. He has come back each year and continues to bring other pastors. We are not going…
Read More3/6/23 Uganda and Beyond
Bruce is in Uganda with the largest group of pastors ever in this East African nation. Both he and Dr. Larry Bazer have travelled to Uganda to teach, and next week they will travel on to Tanzania for another week of classes. Next week, Fidèle will teach in Malawi followed by a week in Zimbabwe, a brand…
Read MoreTraining Trainers (Rwanda)
This week, Bruce is in Rwanda for a new type of class. 25 pastors have traveled from 6 (Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, and Congo) nations to begin the process of training to become trainers. Having already been trained through Global Baptist Training Foundation classes, these men now want to do what Fidèle Shinga is…
Read MoreMonumental Moment in Rwanda
Bruce has arrived in Rwanda in advance of next week’s exciting training of 25 pastors from 6 nations. All 25 have either finished or are nearly finished with the entire Global Baptist Training Foundation curriculum. They all desire to become trainers for GBTF. Look for lots of picture and updates. Tomorrow Bruce gets to preach…
Read MoreSpiritual Revival in Africa
Nearly 30 years ago Rwanda was nearly decimated by a genocide between two modern warring tribes. The terror of those ninety days will never be forgotten by either those who survived or those who watched the results of this human tragedy on their televisions. However today, Rwanda is unrecognizable from the days when its very…
Read MoreThe first GBTF graduating class, Rwanda-April, 2022
01/28/2022 – GBTF 10 Year Anniversary in Rwanda
We are preparing for a party of four to journey to Rwanda two weeks from today – three teachers and a photographer/videographer! This is a very special week in Rwanda. It is the ten-year anniversary of Global Baptist Training Foundation in that nation. Even more exciting, over 50 pastors will complete all of our GBTF…
Read More01/15/2022 Tanzania Graduation
Congratulations to this group of pastors and church leaders who completed their second course this week in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, under the instruction of GBTF East Africa Trainer Fidele Shinga!
Read More01/09/2022 GBTF on the Move in Africa
We had a disappointment this week – just a temporary one! Bruce’s flight to Liberia fell to the chaos that is air travel right now. After an entire day at the airport and trying every possible way to get him there even two or three says late, we had to finally realize the door was…
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