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…

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…

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…

The second class on the southern coast of Liberia started today in the city of Buchanan.  This is the second of 14 classes each of these pastors will be required to complete in order to graduate with their Level 1 and Level 2 certificates.  Today was a travel day for many of the men so…

This week I have had the privilege of speaking to a large delegation of Baptist churches here in the capital of Monrovia.  It has been exhausting but the meetings have been well attended.  By Thursday I will have taught 3 two hour morning sessions and preaches three two hour evening sessions. As you can see…

The teaching week here in Gbarnga ended today with a total of 70 Liberians graduating from the latest level two classroom.  Our study this week was in the New Testament book of Acts, and it proved to be a challenge to work through the entire 28 chapters in just five days!  I took a picture of…

Armed with a negative Covid test, Bruce took off for Liberia. When he arrived, he experienced chaos and long lines. After about 2 hours in the airport (after already traveling for 27 hours), he had to pay for and take a new Covid test. When that test was negative, he was finally released.He was able…

On Friday afternoon we saw 71 pastors and 1 pastor’s wife receive their certificates for finishing the coursework in Pastoral Leadership and Church AdminIstration.  This had been a requested course, so it was well received and, consequently, the work level was heightened.  The total number of participants was about 80, so the success rate was…

Today we began our eighth Liberian classroom.  It remains one of our most vibrant and exciting classrooms globally.  We have been anticipating anywhere from 65 to 100 pastors from all over the country and won’t know our total until Tuesday at day’s end.  As we taught Pastoral Leadership and Church Administration today, I was reminded at…