Let me begin this report with a thanksgiving to God for the great progress of BVBI in Rivers State Nigeria. Let me also thank the American brethren for their relentless efforts and their commitment to sending the funds which we are using to run the two schools in Rivers State. Let me assure everyone who is supporting us that their effort is not in vain and that we appreciate all their contributions to us.
COURSES STUDIED FOR THE TWO QUARTERS
I want commend our teachers and students for their commitment, for the first and second quarters of 2021; we have successfully completed teaching, tests and examinations in the following courses at our two centres:
Acts of the Apostles 2
Research Methodology
World Religion
Prison Epistles
Leadership
1 & 2 Peter, Jude and James
Currently, we are teaching Old Testament2 (History books) and Denominational doctrines in our two centres in this month of August 2021.
A FEW NEW ADMISSIONS
We lost a student in one of our centres in year 2020 and a few students dropped out, that created some vacuum in the classes. To fill up the spaces, we did a few new admissions that had brought our total numbers of students at the two centres to 61. Many people are still coming for admission but we don’t have space to accommodate them. We are hoping that the school authority will see the need to approve more centres in Rivers state Nigeria.
EVANGELISM OUT-REACH
Our students and teachers have been committed to evangelism and soul winning in Rivers State Nigeria. On July 2021, our teachers and students went out for an intensive evangelism at a community known as Omachi, Rumuodomaya Port Harcourt. We conducted an intensive house to house evangelism, open air and tracts distributions. At the end of the out-reach program, we distributed over one thousand tracts, fliers and gospel booklets. We also discovered some Christians who are living in the community without knowing where to worship and we directed them to the church of Christ in the community. We also brought back names and phone contacts of many prospects which the local congregation in the community promised to follow up. On Sunday the 1st day of August, 2021 one of the prospects was baptized. We hope and pray that many other prospects will be baptised as soon as possible.
In conclusion, Bear Valley Bible Institute in Rivers State is doing very well. We thank our sponsors for their relentless financial and moral supports. We appreciate the prayers and goodwill of our well wishers. We are asking for more of your supports and prayers.
Anthony Ejike Oluria