Posts by Bruce Snavely
01/18/2018 – The Study Bibles have been distributed!
Just a quick note to send a video of the pastors receiving their long-awaited study Bibles today! I’m sure Bruce will write soon. Pray for Liberia!! Bruce and Grace Snavely Global Baptist Training Foundation
Read More12/09/17 Haiti Graduation December 2017
Have you ever dreamed of actually being in heaven? Sometimes when we are in the midst of a tough experience or trial we might wish we were already there. But today, that was not the case. It was during the graduation service held for our 32 graduates here in Port au Prince. The men, and…
Read More12/04/17 Haiti Class Underway
As usual, getting information out of Haiti is no easy task. Electricity is at a premium, so wifi is even more sparse! However, the class is underway, and we even have a few pictures of church on Sunday and the first day of class. Dr. Bill Smith is co-teaching this week. We are so grate…
Read More10/24/2017 – A GBTF Milestone
We have told you about the exciting week of training last week in Rwanda. Ten of the most capable pastors from the past five years of pastor training, have been chosen to take more in depth training to be able to teach our GBTF materials themselves! We will be able to hold regional classes throughout…
Read More09/09/2017 – Final Words from Liberia
I am sitting in the airport in Casablanca, Morocco, collecting my thoughts from yesterday’s final class and graduation. Our graduation service ended yesterday with 60 men and one woman completing their coursework. What made this class unique? There are likely several things, but I think two things made the difference. First, the men are truly excited…
Read More07/25/2017 – Rwanda Follow-up
We always take some time to reflect when we return from one of our global classrooms. We would like to share some of our afterthoughts about Rwanda! Youth While our primary mission is to train pastors, and our primary resources support this mission, we also believe in training pastors’ wives. And the next tier is…
Read More07/15/2017 – Women in Rwanda
07/13/2017 – Graduation in Rwanda
GBTF swerved into Rwanda’s spiritual future today! This marks the day we began the process of training the brightest of the local pastors to train their own nation with the materials of Global Baptist Training Foundation. Our originating vision for GBTF has anticipated this day in the process of training Rwandans. It was truly…
Read More07/12/2017 – Long, winding dirt roads in Rwanda
As we come to the middle of this week, I wanted to catch you up on a few of the pictures you might be looking at accompanying today’s blog. On Sunday when we participated in the outdoor meeting outside of Butare, the road leading to the location looked like this coming to the worship site. It…
Read More07/10/2017 – GBTF Milestones in Rwanda
As I begin the pastors’ class this morning, I’m reminded that this year marks a genuine milestone in the history of GBTF in Rwanda. Yesterday, about four hours away outside of Butare, where our first teacher/ intern for the Baptist secondary schools lived, we participated in a region-wide outdoor prayer and thanksgiving service for Rwanda. This was kind of significant for…
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