Malawi
02/25/26 Classes and Bibles
We ask for your prayer for a fundraiser being held Friday and Saturday of this week that will raise funding for Bibles for Africa. Generous GBTF donors have donated a huge houseful of a collector’s inventory. With the help of Grace’s amazing Bible study group of ladies, we will be selling a garage full…
Read More02/18/26 Training in Refugee Camp in Malawi
Pastor Brasswell Nkhonjera, GBTF South Africa Director, recently held training classes in the Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi. He writes: “From 2nd-5th February I conducted a training at Dzaleka refugee camp. I taught Hermeneutics and Anthropology. These people live a very difficult life. They are in need of food. UNHCR is planning to cease giving…
Read More12/15/25 Classes in December
While we are getting ready to slow down for a couple of weeks to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, Global Baptist Training Foundation national trainers have stayed busy in the month of December. Here are just a few of the classes from this month: Northern Burundi: This class was held in Musema. The…
Read More10/14/25 GBTF 3rd Quarter 2025
We have received the statistics from our GBTF network in Africa for the third quarter of 2025. This report will give you information about the results of our joint efforts from July through September only! This chart says it all! We have 1,127 churches reporting. We have almost 1,800 churches that have…
Read More07/22/25 Bibles!!
Our primary mission at Global Baptist Training Foundation is to train nationals to train nationals. This is Biblical, practical, and it works!!! The GBTF curriculum includes theological content as well as practical ministry training. Once the GBTF students take the courses on church planting, they jump right in and begin starting new churches. …
Read More07/09/25 On Mission
As usual, there is a lot of activity! Classes, trainer training, church plants, building repairs, well building, and Bible distribution are all under way in many nations across Africa. GBTF’s philosophy of training nationals allows them to be equipped to do all of the above AND to multiply their efforts in the lives of…
Read More04/04/25 This Week at GBTF
Needs Met: We are thankful to report that ALL of the needs mentioned in our last email have been met by faithful donors. We are humbled at the generous GBTF team that surrounds us! Thank you! We will sharing other needs (motorcycles, etc.) in upcoming emails. The Student Becomes the Teacher: We noticed that Pastor Brasswell…
Read More01/29/25 Oops! We were wrong!!
As we begin 2025, we have been reflecting on 2024 and what God has done through the nationals trained by Global Baptist Training Foundation. What an amazing year we have just completed. But, we made an error last year in reporting results from our church plants! We only got reports from the…
Read More10/04/24 Malawi Graduation
Congratulations to the 45 pastors in Malawi who completed their Global Baptist Training Foundation course of study and received diplomas yesterday. This accomplishment takes on even greater significance when you understand the obstacles. These pastors travel a great distance several times a year for modular courses. They balance families, churches, and other occupations to…
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…
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