BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE- LIBERIA
GANTA , NIMBA COUNTY- LIBERIA
DECEMBER 2021 OPERATIONS REPORT
We are very grateful to God for His special grace that has brought us to another year. Let me take this time to greet you and extend happy new year to all of you as it is by God's grace that we have come thus far. The month of December started very well both in and out of the classroom. Our twenty two (22) full time students are doing very well and in high spirit as we all come to the close of the year. They all say hello. The year 2021 was a very successful considering the achievements realized by the help of God. Please Read how God bless His work through His servants in 2021.
SUMMARY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2021 WITH 22 STUDENTS, 5 FULL TIME TEACHERS AND 3 PART TIME TEACHERS
16 Students Graduated with a Diploma in Biblical Students after two years of intensive studies.
In 2021- we had 7 successful Campaigns
6 lectureships ( three men, leadership and Preachers lectureships , two women lectureships and one youth lectureship).
590 Baptism Total in 2021
a. School Campaign Team- 326 Baptism
b. Present Students- 74 Baptism
c. Staffs- 59 Baptism
d. Radio Program- 67 Baptism
e. Ganta Church Baptism- 64
106 Restored
6 New Congregations planted
2 Congregations Restored
OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK AT OTHER CONGREGATIONS
In as much as we faithfully fulfilled Bear Valley curriculum, we also continued to help our students with first hand experiences in preaching and teaching at other congregations whiles they are still here at the school. We managed to arranged with sister congregations to accept our students to teach and preach at their congregation on Sunday and midweek services for practical future purposes and this is working very well for our students.
GOALS FOR THE UP COMING YEAR 2022
As we look up to a new year, the school has decided to set a target for the up coming year. Our operations will include all of us working together for equipping of the saints for God's service. The following are our plans for 2022:
Our training at Bear Valley Bible Institute- Liberia will continue through the Bear Valley rules, regulations and standard as been given to us by our Coordinator, Steven Ashcraft especially following strictly the curriculum given.
Secondly, we have planed to carry out 10 gospel campaigns in 2022 if we have the means to do so.
Our weekend evangelism and visitation program especially to local congregations outside Ganta will continue with reports from each work weekly.
We planed to host two (2) men seminars for all the men in the county that will bring together church leaders, preachers and other denominational preachers.
We have also planed to bring together all of our past students ( Graduates) to encourage and strengthen their works with some few days training.
The school will also be embarking on making a cassava farm to help with some food.
All these decisions or plans were reached agreed upon in a general meeting comprising of both the staffs and the student body.
USED CLOTHES DONATED TO THE STUDENTS
Two of our church sisters from the Ganta congregation bought some used cloths and donated them to the students for their Christmas gift. She said most of our students have been going to church with out good cloths on so they both noticed them and decided to surprise the future preachers with some good cloths for service purposes. Sister Evelyn Duo and Sister Sarah Garnett encouraged our students to do their best in their studies and promised them of their help if God continue to bless them. We appreciated them and pray along with them.
YEAR END VACATION
Our students left for the year end break (Vacation) on the 20th of December 2021 and are expected to return back to school on January 10th, 2022. Before the vacation, in a staff meeting, the faculty came up with a plan to keep our students busy while on the vacation. Each student is required to visit at least one congregation apart from their home congregation, work with them in either preaching or teaching and bring a comprehensive report of their work out there. Our students were also encourage to zealously work with their home congregations especially in the area of personal evangelism and house to house visitation. We are hopeful tat their work during the vacation will bring more fruits to the kingdom of God.
Conclusion:
We are doing all we can with the help and strength provided by God to save erring souls from sin and bring them to the saving knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, so to avoid the wailing and gnashing of teeth at the end of our journey. May the God of Heaven, the shepherd of our souls, bless our relationship with you and may we all grow together in the grace as we walk and work together to the glory of Him who has commission us to work. You are always in our prayers. Thank you so much for all you keep doing for the sake of Christ.
Brotherly,
Robert P. Dahn, Jr