by Dow “I was very far from faithfulness. The seminar has woken me up,” said one BELT TS2 “Transformation of Character” participant on the graduation day. “I didn’t know how to connect the Bible from beginning to end. I could go to Bible college for years and never get this! What I learned from action and drama has stuck in …
The Congo is Open to Truth
by Elisante, BSN student Ibambi, DR Congo Asaino Joseph was the oldest man who came to the seminar in Ibambi, DRC. He was always on time, being brought by motorcycle as he couldn’t walk properly. He sat at the back, always taking notes, asking questions, and engaging in group discussion. One day in the middle of teaching called “Command to …
Finding Hope in the Congo
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 …
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 …
Laying Foundations for Freedom
by Dow S., Bible School for the Nations staff / BELT Ministries We have been so privileged to be a part of the BELT-Wycliffe project in the Democratic Republic of Congo! BELT, which stands for Bible Education Leadership Training, is a three-part series of seminars that equips pastors, leaders and church planters to be more effective in discipling their nations. Wycliffe has eleven …
Jungle Bible seminar a resounding success
by Dow, Bible School for the Nations staff / BELT Ministries “All the walls of disunity have come down [between pastors in Isiro],” a Congolese pastor told me. This pastor represented one of twenty-two denominations present at our seminar (out of fifty-nine students). These key pastors and church leaders had never before worked together on a single mission! After three …