Unbreakable Missions

Missions as Means of Unfolding the Promise of God

A missions sermon
delivered @ BBTC
South Africa, 2010
by A.B. Seal

ESV for BBTC

Each of the 1st year students at BBTC recently received an ESV Study Bible. Last year all of the students at BBTC received an ESV Study Bible.

Every one of these Study Bibles were purchased by financial gifts from the Body of Christ in America. These Bibles were purchased through the Protestant Book Centre in Cape Town, South Africa (because it is simply too expensive to ship them from the States).

If you would like to support future BBTC students by giving toward the purchase of ESV Study Bibles for future 1st year students please feel free to contact me.

BBTC and DG International Outreach

BBTC Students with their books 

Donated by Desiring God International Outreach

1st Year Students (47) received:

Finally Alive

Dangerous Duty of Delight

Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die

For Your Joy

2nd Year Students (44) received:

Let the Nations be Glad

Don't Waste Your Life

Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die

For Your Joy

3rd Year Students (29) received:

Filling up the Afflictions of Christ

Don't Waste Your Life

Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die

For Your Joy

Staff (23) received:

Dangerous Duty of Delight

For Your Joy

Many thanks to Desiring God International Outreach for their generous support!

  

Back from BBTC

We returned from Africa yesterday afternoon.  Total travel time including drive time, flying, time change, and layovers was about 30 hours.

ESV Bible Blog Highlights BBTC

The ESV Bible Blog recently highlighted the Back to the Bible Training College in South Africa and the students receiving their new ESV Study Bibles.

BBTC Vision to Expand

Back to the Bible Training College has a vision to expand their ministry. This brief video highlights the Bible College as well as their vision to expand. May the Church in America engage in supporting this vibrant ministry.

FPBC to BBTC 2009

Here is a brief video highlighting our recent trip to the Back to the Bible Training College in Barberton, South Africa:

Gifts from the Church in America

The students with their new ESV Study Bibles.

The students with their new books, Desiring God and Finally Alive.

BBTC is Hoping to Grow

This is the building in which the BBTC students go to class. The building is designed to hold 90 students. There are currently about 106 students attending. Needless to say the facility is quite cramped.


The College is seeking to expand in order to be able to serve and equip more students. A goal has thus far been set at being able to house and train 300 students. This will require significant expansion and therefore a significant expense. This College does not charge the students admission, but rather is supported by donations.

There are currently students from 14 countries across the continent of Africa. This is a non-denominational College which is accredited through another University in Europe. The students can graduate after a 3 year training program. The College also offers post graduate degree programs.

The students at the College will be quick to tell you that the Church in Africa struggles due to a lack of adequately trained and equipped pastors and teachers. BBTC is helping to fill this need by equipping pastors and missionaries with Biblical training and teaching as well as materials such as those provided during our brief trip to the College.

A video will be released later with more details as to the needs regarding the hoped for expansion.

Prayer and Worship - in Africa

For the past several years, our church has sent a few guys with an abundance of books to Back to the Bible Training College (BBTC) in Barberton, South Africa. I had the privilege of joining 3 guys on the 2006 trip. The trip was nothing less than amazing.

Each morning as we stayed in a small living quarters above the teaching facility we would awake to the glorious sounds of praying and praising students. These students had voluntarily met each morning before classes for prayer and worship. I soon found myself joining them because I could not avoid such a worshipful gathering.

This is a brief video of their morning prayer and worship. I watch this video occasionally and I always find myself encouraged as I remember our brothers and sisters in Christ from another continent. Many of these brothers and sisters sacrificed immensely in order to attend this Bible College.