Posts by Bruce Snavely
09/05/2021 – Bruce in KENYA
Bruce is accompanying Fidele In Kenya this week. As you know, Fidele is a full-time trainer for GBTF and is holding classes throughout East Africa. This is the second class Fidele has led in Kenya, and he asked Bruce to come, observe, and contribute throughout the week. They are in Nguni (pronounced Guni) in Kitui…
Read More06/30/2021 Rwanda Update – Covid Fatigue
The global pandemic wears on and affects every part of the globe. Just yesterday, we got word that Rwanda has shut down every district and forbidden any travel between districts. That means our class, scheduled to begin in just ten days, had to be postponed. It breaks our hearts but is out of our control.…
Read More04/09/2021 News from afar – Kenya
Our East Africa trainer, Shinga Fidele, taught his for Global Baptist Training Foundation classroom this week in Kenya. Here is his report. Dr. Bruce,My class was so good and enjoyable. GBTF was welcomed with great joy here in Kenya. Pastors from all over Kenya said that to them it is an answer to their prayers…
Read More03/30/2021 Graduation Day in Buchanan, Liberia
Today was the second graduation day for the Buchanan pastors. This classroom was small by comparison with thirty graduates. Many pastors were unable to travel because of travel costs to the classroom. It costs about $50 US for their expenses, and this time around, during Covid, they were just not able to get here. We…
Read More03/22/2021 Liberia 2nd trip concludes with new beginnings
We have safely returned by car to the capitol today from the Southeast after a grueling 14 hour drive. The trip included being stuck in the jungle mud for several hours before finally getting out and continuing our journey west to the capital. We were on muddy dirt roads aggravated by two days of early rainy season downpours…
Read More03/17/2021 Spreading the Gospel in Liberia
These pictures demonstrate an important element of what Global Baptist Training Foundation believes about our task as believers and church members. What is that? It is simply to reach nationals everywhere in the world with the gospel of Christ, train them with a solid Biblical theological education, and then support them as they raise up…
Read More03/15/2021 Liberia second class
The second class on the southern coast of Liberia started today in the city of Buchanan. This is the second of 14 classes each of these pastors will be required to complete in order to graduate with their Level 1 and Level 2 certificates. Today was a travel day for many of the men so…
Read More01/27/2021 New Opportunities in Liberia
This week I have had the privilege of speaking to a large delegation of Baptist churches here in the capital of Monrovia. It has been exhausting but the meetings have been well attended. By Thursday I will have taught 3 two hour morning sessions and preaches three two hour evening sessions. As you can see…
Read More01/22/2021 Graduation Day in Gbarnga, Liberia
The teaching week here in Gbarnga ended today with a total of 70 Liberians graduating from the latest level two classroom. Our study this week was in the New Testament book of Acts, and it proved to be a challenge to work through the entire 28 chapters in just five days! I took a picture of…
Read More01/19/21 – Liberia 2021 kicks off!
Armed with a negative Covid test, Bruce took off for Liberia. When he arrived, he experienced chaos and long lines. After about 2 hours in the airport (after already traveling for 27 hours), he had to pay for and take a new Covid test. When that test was negative, he was finally released.He was able…
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