02/25/26 Classes and Bibles

GBTF Uganda Group Very First Bibles February 2026

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…

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02/18/26 Training in Refugee Camp in Malawi

GBTF Pastor Brasswell Nkhonjera teaching at Dzaleka Refugee Camp in Malawi February 2026

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…

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12/15/25 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…

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10/14/25 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…

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07/22/25 Bibles!!

Bible Distribution in Malawi July 2025

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.  …

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07/09/25 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…

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04/04/25 This Week at GBTF

Pastor Brasswell teaching a GBTF class in Malawi

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…

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01/29/25 Oops! We were wrong!!

GBTF Malawi baptism January 2025

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…

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10/04/24 Malawi Graduation

Global Baptist Training Foundation (GBTF) graduation ceremony in Malawi September 2024.

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…

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07/19/24 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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