Posts by Bruce Snavely
02/28/24 Uganda Doesn’t Disappoint
Bruce is on his way back home from a 10-day trip to Uganda. His mission: to train Global Baptist Training Foundation national trainers. Mission: accomplished! In all, this training segment saw nine national trainers (two from Sudan and seven from Uganda) receive further and deeper training as well as equipment and materials to make them…
Read More01/23/24 Focus on Guinea
Guinea was not on the list of countries where Global Baptist Training Foundation had plans to extend our training program for national pastors and church leaders. But, pastors from Guinea began to cross the border to attend classes in neighboring Liberia. GBTF work in Liberia is extensive. We have had two large graduating classes,…
Read More01/18/24 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
As usual, this is an extremely busy season for Global Baptist Training Foundation. Here are some pictures with brief captions to catch you up!! Class awards in Tanzania. This course was taught last week by Fidele Shinga who is in Ethiopia teaching now. Pictures of Ethiopia to follow!! Bruce is teaching a group of about…
Read More01/12/24 Thank You from Sudan
The following report is the result of Gilbert’s ministry in South Sudan in the words of one of the pastors he is training through Global Baptist Training Foundation. This illustrates once again what happens when you train, equip, and empower nationals! We have also attached a detailed report these pastors sent of what is happening…
Read More01/04/24 2024 for Global Baptist Training Foundation
After a few days away with family, we are ready to move into a very busy ministry year ahead. Here’s what you can expect! Church Plants We continue to see national pastors trained and going out to plant new churches in towns and villages all over. Pastor Naboth in Uganda is working hard to see…
Read More12/19/23 Drop a Pebble in the Water
James Foley wrote, “Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone; But there’s half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on, Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing out to the sea. And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be!” When we first founded Global…
Read More12/12/23 GBTF National Trainers in Uganda and Sudan
Our vision for training nationals to train nationals is in full force! You see reports of Shinga Fidele, our East Africa Trainer, holding classes in many East African countries. We also have very active trainers in Uganda. Pastor Naboth is holding a GBTF class in Western Uganda with 29 students. This is how…
Read More12/01/23 What Do Your Donations Accomplish?
As we begin the last month of the year, we want to thank our donors for faithful, generous, and sacrificial giving to help train nationals and spread the gospel! What do your donations accomplish? 2. Supporting national trainers who are taking the GBTF training into nations, some of which we could not even get into…
Read More11/25/23 Women’s Ministry Takes Huge Step in Rwanda
The primary mission of Global Baptist Training Foundation is to theologically equip national pastors. But our secondary mission is to train other church leaders. Training pastors’ wives has been part of our practice since the beginning of GBTF in 2011. In the past 3-4 years, this women’s ministry has been hindered because Grace was taking…
Read More11/17/23 Training Trainers in East Africa
Last week, Global Baptist Training Foundation hosted 14 trainers from Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, and Malawi. The training was held in southern Rwanda. This week’s new trainers received information and equipment necessary for their training sessions. Look for updates in the near future about these trainers. Some clips of their teaching are below.…
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