Report covering the months of Oct to Dec 2024 and by extension bringing the year to an end.
In the months under review, we had four baptisms and many prospects were contacted for further studies.
We also had interesting classes for the students with various lecturers putting in their best. In spite of the several challenges before now. We made sure that the students were carried along with their studies.
Exams
Within each sessions with the students, Exams were promptly set and conducted. So far we are still moving on.
New preacher at Tasha 1 :
The church at Tasha 1, now have a graduate of BVBIN as their preacher. He was welcomed in on Dec 8th 2024. Picture attached.
New preacher at Aku:
The church at Aku, now have a graduate of BVBIN as her preacher still in the year 2024.
Several congregations that were hitherto, without preachers, now have BVBIN graduates as preachers, this attests to the good work done by BVBI.
OUTREACHES
Several outreaches and collaboration were conducted with the African missions, the gospel chariot, Abuja and environs preacher's forum and congregations which resulted to many baptisms and strengthening of some weak brethren. In the period under review, we had about seven baptisms. But I will only account for four, the ones directly carried out by students of BVBIN.
EVANGELISM
BVBIN in partnership with the Abuja ministers forum have had four sessions of her quarterly evangelism, and the African mission always have her programs too. Within the months under review, several evangelism programs were conducted, congregations were visited by both students and instructors.
As at 21 Dec, 2024, the faculty entered officially into partnership with the African mission for the purpose of using an effective method of evangelism to strengthen the capacity of the student preachers in training.
CHALLENGES
BVBIN Abuja, like every other spheres of life, had her fair share of challenges such as movements of lecturers to their various study centers and that hampered a lot negatively in the year 2024.
But thanks be to God that, that will no longer stand as a challenge since it is now in the past as we have the commitment to do God's bidding with a renewed vigor.
1. Number of students for both centers: we had some fluctuations within the year 2024, (a) Nyanya 11, (b) Kado 14 total= 25.
New intake for 2025 will be considered as adverts are ongoing.
2. Number of graduates. Non in 2024. Those who did not do well during the last graduation of 2023, making a total of 7 will be graduating with the continuing set between March and April 2025.
3. Number of campaigns: (5) The school partnered with the African mission to carry out one campaign and four other campaigns with the Abuja and environs ministers forum quarterly evangelism campaigns totalling five campaigns.
4. Number of baptisms: the number rose to 9 by the faculty but several congregational baptisms that I don't have their record. There's room for improvement as 2025 promises to be great.
5. Number of of any new church planted: (2). Aku and one-man village, all in neighbouring Nasarawa state, an eniron of the FCT under the supervision of BVBIN.
6. Number of church restored: Nil.
7. Number of teachers: for now, we have seven (7).
8. Number of restorations: (1) just one soul who even threatened the church with court summons.
Yours sinceely:
Imoh Enang Atakpa (Dir. Abuja center)