Posts by Bruce Snavely
10/21/2021 Uganda Class and the Importance of National Hosts
Ugandan pastors are nearing the end of a week in which they will complete two classes – Pastoral Administration taught by Dr. Larry Bazer and Acts taught by Dr. Bruce Snavely. This has been another big step forward for a group of pastors who have previously had little to no ability to study the Scriptures…
Read More10/16/2021 Another Milestone Approaching in Rwanda
Friday Afternoon the Rwandan pastors got one step closer to finishing their coursework with Global Baptist Training Foundation. They are predictably excited about receiving their official diplomas next February when we return for the last class. This is a task that we have been working on together for nearly ten years. About 25 pastors will…
Read More10/12/2021 – Rwanda Classes resume
After a two year break due to Covid, classes have resumed in Rwanda. While about half of the pastors still cannot travel because of travel restrictions, finances, and lack of bus availability (due to labor shortages), nearly 40 pastors have made it to Kigali. They sang and praised the Lord for the ability to be…
Read More09/29/2021 – 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…
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