Posts by Bruce Snavely
10/29/25 Rwanda and Uganda
Rwanda has become an incredible center for Global Baptist Training Foundation training! In February of this year, we had the privilege of attending a graduation in Western Rwanda with over 100 pastors and church leaders completing the entire GBTF training program. Many of these graduates have gone on to further training to become national…
Read More10/14/25 GBTF 3rd Quarter 2025
We have received the statistics from our GBTF network in Africa for the third quarter of 2025. This report will give you information about the results of our joint efforts from July through September only! This chart says it all! We have 1,127 churches reporting. We have almost 1,800 churches that have…
Read More10/07/25 Zambia
This past week, Global Baptist Training Foundation held regional training in Lusaka, Zambia! Two classes were actually held simultaneously! Dr. Bruce Snavely, GBTF Founder and President, taught Eschatology to 55 South African GBTF National Trainers. This is the second of three regional training sessions to train all of our over 200…
Read More09/28/25 GBTF This Week
Today, Bruce begins the long trip to Zambia to train 120 pastors and GBTF Trainers. Most of our African leadership team will be in Zambia to participate in this training. Look for updates and pictures later this week. This past week, we had graduation in Ethiopia. A large group of pastors and church leaders…
Read More09/23/25 Famine Update
Quick Update:We told you yesterday that we had sent the first funds to Southwest Uganda and would update you when we had information. We can hardly believe how quickly Pastor Naboth and others were able to have an entire truckload of food delivered! The truck arrived today. The church was called together and food…
Read More09/05/25 GBTF Now in Ghana
Global Baptist Training Foundation is constantly growing and expanding in several ways! First, our 162 trainers are spreading out in their own countries training many others!!! When we get pictures and videos, we love to pass them on to you!! This class in Mbarara, Uganda, is taught by Naboth Atusasire, GBTF East Africa…
Read More08/28/25 Training, Training, Training
We are thrilled to report a couple of different types of training going on right now! First, Fidele Shinga, GBTF African Director, continues to open new countries with classes and to also teach in those nations where trainers are still being trained. This week, he completed two classes in Central African Republic. This class contained…
Read More08/21/25 The Saga of the Luggage: How Satan Fought
On our recent trip to Uganda, we felt overwhelming opposition from the moment we left home! Consider these: -We boarded our flight in Orlando, Florida, and were grounded by a storm in Washington DC. We missed our international connection that took off with 9 members of our team from Two Cities Church. -We arrived in…
Read More07/30/25 Uganda Trip
We leave in less than 24 hours for a week of intense ministry in western Uganda! We will be traveling with one daughter, two sons-in-law, five grandchildren, and six other team members. Working with three of the church plants started by GBTF-trained pastors, we will go into schools and present the gospel to several…
Read More08/22/25 Western Uganda Part 1
We have just returned from an amazing week in Western Uganda. This trip included both a new training class for 53 of our national trainers and leaders as well as evangelistic outreach in schools and villages that involved both nationals and a group from Two Cities Church in North Carolina. This email will focus on…
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