Volume: 3 • Issue 7 • July 2003                                

Trinidadians Accepted by SATS

The affiliation with South Africa Theological Seminary which was initiated by Dr. Frank Jabini many months ago has recently resulted in three enrollments on the Masters level. Jenny Bengochea, Brenda Moore and Francisca Williams, who received Bachelor degrees in Trinidad, have been provisionally accepted by SATS as their transcripts are being examined for placement. Dr. Kathleen James has continued to encourage and inform Trinidad grads of the opportunity to further their theological education with SATS, and now that the ground has been broken in this new avenue many more are expected to follow.

Break Time Over!

Instructors should be aware that our break from paper-grading is over, as many courses will be arriving from Kenya students within the next few days. CCBKenya continues to promote studies and enroll new students, but they choose to accumulate one large mailing rather than to face the long postal lines more often. Teachers are asked not to become disheartened if several courses arrive at one time, but to handle a few each week and send those to Springfield. If it can be determined which courses were turned in earliest by the students, those should be given priority.

International Update

Two Uganda students are anticipating completion of Bachelor degrees in September, with courses being received almost weekly. All is quiet from divisions in Belize, Grenada, St. Vincent, Suriname, and St. Lucia as the Springfield office awaits monthly reports. National Directors and Encouragers are urged to see that this necessary information is sent to the office immediately and regularly.

Alumnus Report

* Jeff Nickel, former Belize ND, is now full-time chaplain for the Belize National Prison where he has helped negotiate some impressive improvements in inmate rehabilitation. One entire building is now designated for an 18-month residential Chuck Colson program. Jeff's office airs Christian music, programs, and live chapel services over the prison yard. Jeff's enthusiasm for his ministry has not been dampened by a March accident in which his leg was badly broken while in the US for an inspirational conference and fund-raising effort.

Ministry Projects

Trinidad: Kevin Martin is living up to CCBI's motto "What we study tonight we use tomorrow." This student has applied the principles in #302 Discipleship to nurture eight new believers in prayer, worship, Bible study and church fellowship. In another project Martin reports using lessons from #415 Praise and Worship in Music to effectively raise the worship level in his congregation. He is reaching others even while the learning is fresh in his mind.

Louise Williams helps prepare lunches for the poor in her community, carrying not only food but Christian literature as she sits and talks with them for about three hours. Some are now attending church and are coming off the streets.

Suriname: Malty Dwarkasing regularly has a women's prison ministry where she leads in prayer, praise and Bible study; she also assisted a team of American doctors in treating inmates and evangelizing.

Uganda: J.M. Otto-Olima spent two weeks in a slum area of the city where there is a high incidence of AIDS, teaching about the cause and prevention of AIDS, and working directly with patients and families of victims. One outcome was that fifteen young adults who had lost both their parents to AIDS stood before the community and pledged to abstain from sex to prevent further spread of infection.

Kenya: Josiah Kinyua is a volunteer missionary each September to the Turkana nomads in Kenya, preaching and moving with them as they follow their cattle looking for sustenance. He praises God in reporting that God has saved 100 people in this area through the ministry, liberating them from witchcraft and traditional superstition.

Harambe

Kenyans have a cultural tradition called "harambe" - pulling together to accomplish something deemed significant by the community. It might be the establishment of a newly-wed's home, improvements to the local school, sending a student away to university, or establishing a local clean water system. Caribbean College of the Bible International needs a harambe! Although we realize most of our readers are already involved with church and ministry, we are calling for our community of believers to "pull together" with financial support to help support Dr. Rose and to update aging materials in our division libraries. Donations should be sent to the Springfield office, with any designations for Dr. Rose noted as such.

Michael Cataldo

Dayspring Christian Fellowship

Roslyn Gift

Tim & Rose Gunning

Mark & Paula Replogle

Bob & Margaret Ridley

Desmond & Ann Rose

Ray & Jan Saunders

Jeffrey & Melanie Scott

David & Michelle Tuten