Posts by Bruce Snavely
10/19/2018 Another GBTF Milestone: Rwanda October 2018
Today, Friday, October 19, was a banner day for Global Baptist Training Foundation and for more than 50 Rwandan pastors. Today, in addition to a completion certificate for our “Evangelism and Church Planting” course, most of them received a graduation certificate for “GBTF Level One Theological Studies!” These pastors have successfully completed all our level…
Read More10/15/2018 Huge Announcement from Rwanda
Bruce has sent a video introducing this important and exciting class in Kigali, Rwanda. Here is a link to that video: In the video, Bruce mentions a big announcement. This is amazing! For seven years, Bruce has discipled the pastors of Rwanda. The materials have been translated by Pastor Shinga Fidele. Fidele…
Read More09/28/2018 Mexico Graduation 2018
This morning when I got up I had that feeling again. It was the feeling of finishing; the last day of our classroom here in Oaxaca. I’ve had this feeling many times, and understand it’s mixed with both joy and a bit of sadness in leaving the students. In the course of a week, you…
Read More09/27/2018 Mexico Class Update
We are well into our first classroom here in Oaxaca. This is our first classroom in the country, and this initial experience is certainly a unique one. We have a much smaller, compact classroom with about nineteen pastors and six women who serve as single missionaries around this greater area or are serving local churches…
Read More09/17/2018 Mexico is One Week Away
We had a great time with the Bay State Baptist Church in Boston yesterday! What a great missions church! We were so encouraged by the response!We leave for Mexico on Saturday, and classes begin there on Monday morning! We are looking forward to extending the training of Global Baptist Training Foundation to yet another group…
Read More08/31/2018 Liberia for Christ: Working the Plan
Today is the final day of class in Gbarnga, Liberia, and as we close it out I want to share what took place yesterday at the close of the class day. Pastor Togba showed me a tentative list of those he and others had chosen to be the first Liberian trainers. The choices of these…
Read More08/28/2018 Gbarnga, Liberia
We have finished up our second full class day. Yesterday we had 78 pastors. Today we topped out at 82. The room doesn’t have a chair left and it is truly packed out! This is the largest class of pastors we have taught to date. The men who have come this week clearly want the…
Read More08/26/2018 Liberia, Rwandan building repair, and a Phone Charger
07/16/2018 – Haiti Classes Postponed
The Haiti classes have had to be postponed due to political unrest and violence. Please pray that this round of political infighting quells and that we can get back to training church leaders there soon.Blessings as you faithfully give and pray.
Read More07/16/2018 – Rwanda Graduation 2018
The July, 2018, class in Kigali, Rwanda, is now complete. We are thrilled with what God is doing though Global Baptist Training Foundation around the world. These pastors have gained knowledge and skill in handling the Word of God. They leave each class with the admonition to train others with the materials placed in…
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