Kenya
09/28/24 Kenya Graduation
We are rejoicing with our Kenyan graduates as they complete our entire Global Baptist Training Foundation curriculum of 14 college-level courses. This is a lot of work under any circumstances. But most of these pastors and church leaders are bi-vocational. They leave church, home, family, and usually fields to travel and study these week-long modules…
Read More09/24/24 Classes, Bibles, and Surgery
We have always believed that Global Baptist Training Foundation has the best donors in the world! The past couple of weeks have again shown this to be true. Here are some of the things our GBTF donors have done: Patrick Walyaula’s surgery was paid by a GBTF donor. We are thrilled that the surgery was…
Read More07/19/24 2nd Quarter Report – Part 1
We are beginning to get reports from the church plants that have been started by GBTF-trained pastors for the second quarter of 2024. While the results are incomplete, we could not wait to share these initial numbers. We will update again as more reports come in. This chart indicates that just 100 of…
Read More07/02/24 Quick Updates
So much happens in such a short period of time with Global Baptist Training Foundation. Here are just some of this week’s highlights: First, as you know from previous updates, Global Baptist Training Foundation-trained pastors are in the process of starting 405 new churches in Africa this year. This brings the total church plants to…
Read More04/18/24 Powerful Results for GBTF in Africa Increasing
Global Baptist Training Foundation exists to take theological training to pastors and church leaders with cost to them. The layers of results from that training continues to expand rapidly. We have now received a report for the first quarter of 2024 from East Africa where GBTF-trained pastor are currently planting 300 new churches. These churches…
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 More08/23/23 131 New Churches Thriving in Africa
We are thrilled that Global Baptist Training Foundation trained pastors are now planting (starting) 131 brand new churches throughout Africa. The 41 new churches in Liberia have reported over 500 people saved and baptized in the first quarter of 2023. In addition, there are 22 new church plants in Rwanda, 18 church plants in Burundi, 15…
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…
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