When we arrived at the Ibambi village, we were welcomed by many people celebrating our arrival. People and children happily danced. “God bless you!” they sang. My outreach team from Bible School for the Nations was beginning the first in a series of three yearly seminars about relationship with God, how God has called us to live, and how to …
Flying Shotgun: Bible Seminars in the Jungle
After forty hours of travel and an overnight in the Entebee, Uganda airport, it was finally time to board our last plane to the Congo. The African heat greeted us as we made our way onto the runway to our small 9 passenger plane. I sat in the back and was about to buckle when the pilot asked if anyone …
“If I want to understand Western economics I have to study the Bible”
by Manuel, BSN Madison Director Tokyo, Japan We were full of expectation as we entered through the old gate of the University of Tokyo. What an honor it was to teach a Bible study in partnership with Chi Alpha at the most influential university on the Pacific Rim. Students enrolled at the University of Tokyo have prepared all their lives …
Healing Prayers in Nepal
by Jackie, BSN Student. Photos by Jackie. Nepal After class one day in the Bible seminar, the staff held a prayer meeting for the participants. Each person there felt God’s presence in different, specific ways. Some were healed of physical pain, others of emotional pain. Some students felt joy that they hadn’t known in a long time, or were able …
When the righteous cry out, the Lord hears – Nepal
It is day three of the Transformation of the Heart seminar in Nepal. Genae has been teaching on the greatness, or nature, of God. She ends her time talking about fear. She asks all forty-seven participants who are soon to become pastors, both male and female, to speak to God and hear from him about fears they need to cast aside.
The Bible is Mine Now
by Ben, Bible School for the Nations student, Children at Risk DTS graduate The YWAM Bible School for the Nations has meant a lot of things to me since it began about six weeks ago. I've had a safe community to sort through my questions. The biggest thing for me has been that my belief in the Bible is no …
Losing a few hours of sleep to grow closer to God!
by Tori, Bible School for the Nations student Well, here I am, sitting in the classroom, going over every detail of the last four weeks, and thinking to myself, “What did I get myself into this time?” I love the places God is taking me, even if it means losing a few hours of sleep here and there. In the …
Congolese government officials ask for more Bible training
by Dow S., Bible School for the Nations staff / BELT Ministries After we taught in the Transformation of Society seminar on biblical principles of civil government, the participants were very somber about how far off their nation is. They organized an outreach to city governmental officials, set an appointment to meet with ALL of them, and then they taught them …
Small Investment with Big Rewards
by Christina, Bible School for the Nations student My husband and I travel a lot internationally. One of our favorite things to do is meet long-term missionaries who are committed to the people and the nation they're serving. While we were on outreach with the Bible School for the Nations, we heard about a Chinese family in ministry who has …
What is the YWAM Bible School for the Nations like?
Amy writes about her experience in the YWAM Bible School for the Nations (BSN). The BSN satisfies the Bible Core Course requirements for a University of the Nations degree. Amy completed the BSN in 2012 with an outreach that included Japan and people from unreached people groups in a very restricted access nation. My experience in the YWAM Bible School …
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