Volume: 3 • Issue 5 • May 2003                               

Address to Kenya Grads.

When Kenya National Director Peter Nyagrowa officiated CCBK’s 2003 graduation in April, he presented an address from CCBI President Dr. Desmond Rose to the invited guests Hon. Emilio Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya; Minister of Education Prof. George Saitoti; families and friends of the graduating class, from which the comments below are excerpted.

This occasion is the highlight that has come with many a hardship, joy, prayer, and anticipation of this day in your lives that speaks of completeness by having accomplished this goal so few attain. However, it is only the beginning of your adventure that lies ahead of you. Nevertheless, you are prepared to meet your future with confidence knowing that “He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion.”

There are new horizons and challenges that await as you continue to follow the Call of God in your lives. I believe that the education you have received from CCBI will open many doors for you in the future, and you will look back and see the importance of the words of the Apostle Paul to Timothy when he says, “Study to show yourself approved unto God, a workman who is not ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth” (2 Tim 2:15).

Our founder, Dr. Raymond Saunders , also reminds us of the Scriptures that say, “What you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also” (2 Tim 2:2). So this is the mandate of CCBI for you to go into all the world and fulfill the Great Commission of our LORD Jesus Christ in whatever ministry he places you.

I’m reminded at this point of what Bernard of Clairvaux said about education, “There are those who seek knowledge for the sake of knowledge; that is curiosity. There are those who seek knowledge to be known by others; that is vanity. There are those who seek knowledge in order to serve; that is love.” Time will tell why you increased your knowledge through all the studies you have done up until now and my hope is that it will be ‘in order to serve’ just as Jesus Christ our savior did.

The founders and President Emeritus Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Saunders, Provost Dr. Frank Jabini, Vice President Rev. Robert Ridley, faculty and staff of the Caribbean College of the Bible International congratulate you on this tremendous accomplishment today. Dr. Desmond H. Rose B.A. MDiv. D.Min., President, CCBI.

Mr. Nyagrowa e-mailed a note of appreciation, “Thank you very much for the speech you sent to us. It showed your commitment to the future of this school. Today’s graduation was the best ever.”

Fall Conference from a Board Member’s Perspective

As Beverly Tyler put it, “Attending a retreat type conference is a personal reward in addition to being so important to the success and growth of CCBI.”

I would like to encourage everyone to make plans to attend our Fall Conference in October at Camp Overton. One thing I feel will help us keep our commitment to attend is to make our reservations early. Make a deposit, in other words, invest something and we will be more likely to attend.

~ Bro. Larry Self