Posts by Bruce Snavely
04/04/23 Zimbabwe Course Completion
Last week, Global Baptist Training Foundation East Africa Trainer, Fidele Shinga, held the first ever GBTF class in Zimbabwe. The class yielded great fruit with excited pastors and wives beginning their training and open doors into Botswana and Mozambique. One interesting fact about this class is that the weather was so hot, they actually had…
Read More03/29/23 Above and Beyond in Zimbabwe
GBTF has its first ever class in Zimbabwe this week where Shinga Fidele is teaching a group of about 45. What a joy as they receive their training with great excitement and thankfulness. As usual, God is doing even more than we could ask or think. We have one pastor from neighboring Botswana and another…
Read More03/25/23 Malawi Class Completion
Global Baptist Training Foundation is proud to announce that a group of about 50 have completed another round of courses in Malawi. Shinga Fidèle established and teaches this class twice a year. Fidèle is in the middle of the group in a dark shirt. As usual in Africa, a pastor in neighboring Zimbabwe heard about…
Read More03/16/23 Tanzania Graduation
Our classes in Tanzania have just wrapped up, and certificates of completion have been awarded. These certificates are so much more than pieces of paper for these students. They are a tangible demonstration of the knowledge and training that is poured into them throughout the year. These pastors (and a few wives) will graduate from…
Read More03/12/23 Uganda Class Completion
The GBTF classes in Uganda have wrapped up. These were the final two classes in our curriculum. Most of these 50 pastors will graduate in July. To say they are excited is an understatement! Now Dr Bruce Snavely and Dr Larry Bazer are on to Tanzania where this week, the pastors will also finish two…
Read More03/08/23 GBTF Reaches Controlled Access Country Through Trained Nationals
God has been doing amazing things lately through Global Baptist Training Foundation. We are currently finishing up a class in Uganda. About 3 years ago, we had a pastor come to this class out of a controlled access country. He has come back each year and continues to bring other pastors. We are not going…
Read More3/6/23 Uganda and Beyond
Bruce is in Uganda with the largest group of pastors ever in this East African nation. Both he and Dr. Larry Bazer have travelled to Uganda to teach, and next week they will travel on to Tanzania for another week of classes. Next week, Fidèle will teach in Malawi followed by a week in Zimbabwe, a brand…
Read MoreTraining Trainers (Rwanda)
This week, Bruce is in Rwanda for a new type of class. 25 pastors have traveled from 6 (Rwanda, Malawi, Tanzania, Burundi, Kenya, and Congo) nations to begin the process of training to become trainers. Having already been trained through Global Baptist Training Foundation classes, these men now want to do what Fidèle Shinga is…
Read MoreMonumental Moment in Rwanda
Bruce has arrived in Rwanda in advance of next week’s exciting training of 25 pastors from 6 nations. All 25 have either finished or are nearly finished with the entire Global Baptist Training Foundation curriculum. They all desire to become trainers for GBTF. Look for lots of picture and updates. Tomorrow Bruce gets to preach…
Read MoreSpiritual Revival in Africa
Nearly 30 years ago Rwanda was nearly decimated by a genocide between two modern warring tribes. The terror of those ninety days will never be forgotten by either those who survived or those who watched the results of this human tragedy on their televisions. However today, Rwanda is unrecognizable from the days when its very…
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