Posts by Bruce Snavely
09/29/2021 – Re-opening Congo classes
Perhaps you remember that we have held classes for several years in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Then the guerilla activity caused the US State Department to warn Americans to stay out of the area where we had been having classes each year. We have prayed for this country to re-open yo GBTF, and we…
Read More09/10/2021 Kenya Encouragement
This week I have been in Kenya in our second classroom here with our East African GBTF trainer Fidele Shinga. It has been gratifying to see our first national at work in the classroom setting. In just 3 years we will train up to 500 pastors and leaders here in Kenya. Fidele represents what we…
Read More09/08/2021 – Fidele Shinga
We have told you about Fidele Shinga. He is a full-time trainer for Global Baptist Training Foundation in East Africa. We have known and worked with Fidele for 10 years. He has translated for both of us, he has chauffeured us around Rwanda, he has travelled with Bruce to Liberia to teach pastors there. Fidele…
Read More09/07/2021 – 55 Pastors in Kenya!
Both Bruce and Fidele are so enjoying teaching this group of about 55 pastors in Kenya, and the pastors are very enthusiastic about the training they are receiving! Fidele said that today he talked about the centrality of the blood of Jesus Christ throughout all the Bible. These pastors have no opportunity to go to…
Read More09/05/2021 – Bruce in KENYA
Bruce is accompanying Fidele In Kenya this week. As you know, Fidele is a full-time trainer for GBTF and is holding classes throughout East Africa. This is the second class Fidele has led in Kenya, and he asked Bruce to come, observe, and contribute throughout the week. They are in Nguni (pronounced Guni) in Kitui…
Read More06/30/2021 Rwanda Update – Covid Fatigue
The global pandemic wears on and affects every part of the globe. Just yesterday, we got word that Rwanda has shut down every district and forbidden any travel between districts. That means our class, scheduled to begin in just ten days, had to be postponed. It breaks our hearts but is out of our control.…
Read More04/09/2021 News from afar – Kenya
Our East Africa trainer, Shinga Fidele, taught his for Global Baptist Training Foundation classroom this week in Kenya. Here is his report. Dr. Bruce,My class was so good and enjoyable. GBTF was welcomed with great joy here in Kenya. Pastors from all over Kenya said that to them it is an answer to their prayers…
Read More03/30/2021 Graduation Day in Buchanan, Liberia
Today was the second graduation day for the Buchanan pastors. This classroom was small by comparison with thirty graduates. Many pastors were unable to travel because of travel costs to the classroom. It costs about $50 US for their expenses, and this time around, during Covid, they were just not able to get here. We…
Read More03/22/2021 Liberia 2nd trip concludes with new beginnings
We have safely returned by car to the capitol today from the Southeast after a grueling 14 hour drive. The trip included being stuck in the jungle mud for several hours before finally getting out and continuing our journey west to the capital. We were on muddy dirt roads aggravated by two days of early rainy season downpours…
Read More03/17/2021 Spreading the Gospel in Liberia
These pictures demonstrate an important element of what Global Baptist Training Foundation believes about our task as believers and church members. What is that? It is simply to reach nationals everywhere in the world with the gospel of Christ, train them with a solid Biblical theological education, and then support them as they raise up…
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