FIRST QUARTER 2023 PROGRESS REPORT FROM BEAR VALLEY BIBLE INSTITUTE RIVERS STATE NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA
2023 is a remarkable year for us at Bear Valley Bible Institute in Rivers State Nigeria. We are preparing for the graduation of 35 students from our two centers in July 29th, 2023. The graduation ceremony is going to be our first graduation ceremony and so, we are working hard to make the event great and successful.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS AND ADMISSIONS OF NEW STUDENTS AT OUR TWO CENTERS
On January 2023, we began the entrance examinations and new admissions process into our two study centers. We conducted the entrance examinations in three locations with the hope to begin a third center in Rivers state. On February 2023, we admitted 11 new students in Port Harcourt center and 9 new students in Ahoada center. We got 16 prospective students at a new location which is far away from the locations of the existing two centers. We are requesting for the approval of the third center in Rivers State to enable more people to be trained in the school.
FOUR WEEKS PRACTICAL FIELD WORK BY THE OUTGOING STUDENTS
At the end of January 2023, we concluded the last course with the outgoing students and on the second week of February 2023, we sent them out for the 4 weeks practical field work while the lectures continues with the remaining students and the newly admitted students in our two centers.
As at the time of writing this report, we are still gathering the field work reports from our students that went to various congregations within and outside Rivers state for the field work. Nevertheless, we had gotten the report that our students had recorded 9 baptisms and 5 restorations. Two of our outgoing students had received employments letters to work with two congregations in Rivers state Nigeria and some other outgoing students had received invitations for interview in some congregations within and outside the State. We are happy that the students we trained are being accepted everywhere they go. We are also happy that we have not heard of any misconducts of any kind from the students we trained. We give God all the glory and we appreciate Bear Valley Bible Institute International for the great support.
Reports from:
Anthony Ejike Oluria,
Director BVBI Rivers state Nigeria, West Africa