Posts by Bruce Snavely
Training 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…
Read MoreThe first GBTF graduating class, Rwanda-April, 2022
01/28/2022 – GBTF 10 Year Anniversary in Rwanda
We are preparing for a party of four to journey to Rwanda two weeks from today – three teachers and a photographer/videographer! This is a very special week in Rwanda. It is the ten-year anniversary of Global Baptist Training Foundation in that nation. Even more exciting, over 50 pastors will complete all of our GBTF…
Read More01/15/2022 Tanzania Graduation
Congratulations to this group of pastors and church leaders who completed their second course this week in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, under the instruction of GBTF East Africa Trainer Fidele Shinga!
Read More01/09/2022 GBTF on the Move in Africa
We had a disappointment this week – just a temporary one! Bruce’s flight to Liberia fell to the chaos that is air travel right now. After an entire day at the airport and trying every possible way to get him there even two or three says late, we had to finally realize the door was…
Read More12/21/2021 GBTF Congo Christmas
Global Baptist Training Foundation got a wonderful Christmas gift this week! Classes have resumed in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)! Fidele Shinga has nearly 100 pastors and pastors’ wives in his first class in his native country. We have, for years, talked about the intentional multiplication that happens when the nationals we have trained…
Read More11/13/2021 Tanzania Class
Global Baptist attaining Foundation is committed to training nationals and then having those nationals train other nationals! This plan is in full operation in East Africa where GBTF has a full-time trainer in Fidele Shinga.Fidele just completed a class in Tanzania. The Tanzanian pastors say they have been praying for 14 years for the ability…
Read More11/01/2021 Uganda Graduation
We completed our classroom in Entebbe last week. It was a productive week in every way. Friendships were renewed, new relationships were begun, and two new classes were completed in the training of these Ugandan pastors. It is the rainy season in Uganda, but we only had rain early in the mornings. Afternoons and evenings…
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