Bible Institute at Raiwaqa, Fiji
Our summer break is over and all three of our programs are back in full swing. Classes started back on our full time program on the 22 of February with three returning students and two new students. We have since picked up two additional students bringing the total to seven. To date, we have taught two classes: Language Skills and Research by Jason, and Biblical Interpretation by Rocco Pierce. Tuesday, we started two new classes with Emosi Sailo teaching the Gospel of Mark, and Jason Pierce teaching Homiletics One.
Our Monday evening program continued through the summer break, with them completing a course on Personal Evangelism where they went out into the community surrounding the school and passed out tracts for three of their sessions as part of their training. There are five students in this class and they began a new class on the 15 of March. The evening program is directed by Emosi Sailo and he does most of the teaching in that program.
This past Saturday, Jason and Rocco started back the Saturday classes in the West (Nadi / Lautoka). Our numbers have remained consistent for the program. We had ten students show up to study the book of Revelation by myself, and Planned Preaching by Jason.
Due to covid19, almost all of our students now are from Fiji except two of our returning students from Samoa who arrived before the pandemic hit. We are fortunate to have students from all over Fiji. We have students in the West from the cities of Ba, Lautoka, and Nadi. Here in Suva, we have students from the villages of Vatudamu and Nabouwalu on the northern island of Vanua Levu, one student from Kadavu island, between here and Vanua Levu. We also have two students from Naila village and four students from the greater Suva area.
Two of our graduates have been appointed elders at the Raiwaqa Church of Christ in Suva, Fiji. Emosi Sailo, who also serves as an instructor of the school, and Lesio Saurara. Both of these men have been active in preaching, teaching, and evangelism and have now taken on the challenging task of shepherding the flock at Raiwaqa. This is a historic event. The church at Raiwaqa was established over fifty years ago, and these are the first men to be appointed to this office. Please keep them in your prayers!