Posts by Bruce Snavely
01/31/26 Congo, Mozambique, Zambia, and IT Training
As usual, there is so much happening in Global Baptist Training Foundation around Africa! First, we have a number of new churches beginning all around Africa now. One of these new church plants is in Zambia!! Add all new church plants to your prayer list, and we will have updates in the future about many of…
Read More01/24/26 Mozambique
We have received reports from our trainers and church planters in Mozambique. Many exciting things are happening – new churches, many are coming to faith in Christ and being baptized. The southern part of Mozambique, however, is experiencing devastating floods. Just tonight we received word that one of our trainers in that area drowned…
Read More01/08/26 To God Be the Glory!
As we enter 2026, let us share what God has done through Global Baptist Training Foundation in 2025 through training nationals to train nationals. Classes: National trainers have held about 200 classes in 2025. With an average of 50 students in each class, that means that 10,000 pastors and church leaders had GBTF theological training…
Read More12/28/25 South Sudan
If you watch the news at all, you’ve heard about the war in Sudan. It is brutal and merciless. Since 2023, over 1.2 million people have immigrated from war-torn Sudan into South Sudan. Most of these people arrive in South Sudan with only the clothes on their backs. We are thrilled to report that Global Baptist…
Read More12/15/25 Classes in December
While we are getting ready to slow down for a couple of weeks to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Global Baptist Training Foundation national trainers have stayed busy in the month of December. Here are just a few of the classes from this month: Northern Burundi: This class was held in Musema. The…
Read More12/03/25 Kenya and South Sudan
At almost any given time, Global Baptist Training Foundation theological training classes are ongoing in countries across the continent of Africa! The class pictured here was in Kenya and ended about a week ago. Among this group is almost undoubtedly one or two future trainers. Trainers are those who have completed the GBTF curriculum and…
Read More11/23/25 Thankful!
This week, our nation will celebrate Thanksgiving Day, a day set aside to express thankfulness to God. That was the original purpose of the Pilgrims, and it should continue to be our purpose. We are thankful for an amazing family, blessed provisions, and a vibrant ministry that is seeing a multitude come to faith in…
Read More11/09/25 GBTF Moves Into Restricted Access Nations
Since 2022, our 10 year plan has included holding theological training for pastors and church leaders in all 54 African countries. We are over the halfway point to that goal, and we are beginning to have open doors into restricted access nations. In October, James Togba, GBTF African Field Representative and At Large Board Member,…
Read More10/29/25 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…
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