I will share what God has done thus far with the school In Brazil ever since the partnership with BV has been established in January 2023:
A. February 2023:
- The school board was created and is composed of 6 godly men. (Pic 1)
- We met 2 or 3 times per month until the end of the year to discuss guidelines and operation.
B. May 2023:
- The Bear Valley Bible Institute Brazil was officially and legally constituted. (Pic 2 - Constitution Day and People Involved)
- The school now has a Brazil National Registry of Legal Entities number.
- We started working on the calendar, recruiting instructors, and inviting potential students.
C. June 2023:
- We officially announced the school at the Central congregation (Pic 3) and had nearly 20 applications just from Central.
- We started advertising the school in the remaining congregations in Belo.
D. July - September 2023:
- All the classes for the 23/24 calendar year lined up.
- Opened a Bank account for the school.
- Created a platform in which students can register for classes each semester.
- Talked to the elders at Central and they gave us the best classroom in the church building. We remodelled and improved it (acoustic, screen, board, camera, etc). (Pic 4)
E. October - December 2023:
- Board members/ Instructors' Zoom meeting with Denny and keith. (Pic 5)
- Classes started in October (Pic 6 - First day of the very first BV Brazil class)
- Two courses offered (Pentateuch I and Biblical Church)
- 20 students
- 3 souls added to the Kingdom
- We prayed for all of the students after service in December, and handed them a declaration of course conclusion for the first semester. They all got A. (Pic 7)
F. January - March 2024:
- Two courses offered (Pentateuch II and Acts)
- 20 students
- 1 soul added to the Kingdom