New Beginnings
Another academic year is upon us here at End Time Harvest Bible College. In all, we have a little over 120 students now enrolled collectively. We have fifty-seven students enrolled in the full-time degree programs. Our Saturday Program is growing by leaps and bounds, giving opportunity for those who work to increase their biblical studies and become better equipped to serve in their churches.
It is an interesting class of students we have received for the Two-Year Diploma class. We have a gentleman who is from Nigeria, but has lived in Ghana for the past few years. He felt God calling him to attend Bible College, and he has now answered the call. In addition, there is a woman here from Sierra Leone. Many years ago, she fled her nation because of war and became a refugee in Ghana. Later, she joined a church about two hours away from where we are located. Through the television ministry that we have, she saw us and was led by God to attend Bible College!
Apart from these two individuals, we have such a diversity among the students. Normally, those men and women who attend Bible College have a few years of Christian growth in their life. But this class has many who are very young in the faith. One such young man was watching our television broadcast in June and gave his life to Christ by watching. He then saw that we were advertising the Bible College and felt God leading him to attend.
There is also a young man from Kumasi, a city nearly five hours away. He came to our area one day to visit a relative and saw our sign board, then God touched his heart to attend this school. What is interesting about this young man is that he was raised as a Muslim his entire life, when a little less than two years ago, he received Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. He is now an enemy to his home and even recently had to go into hiding because his family was looking to kill him.
So far in the first three weeks of school, over 200 have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior! The churches that we were connected with are also very committed, and the pastors accompanying the students continually stress the need for follow-up so the new converts do not “fall through the cracks.”
Even before leaving for the US this summer, God had been impressing me that when we begin our next academic year, I must stress to the staff and to student body one word…INTENSITY.
Why is God leading me down this path? I believe that the majority of Christians have reached a point of stagnation and luke-warmness. The devil, according to Revelation Chapter 12, has come down to the earth having great wrath (intensity), because he knows he has but only a short time. If believers, and specifically the students who are enrolled here at ETHBC, are going to be able to impact this generation for Christ, we must be able to not only match the devil’s intensity, but must go beyond it. Therefore, we are seeking God to increase our intensity in everything that we are doing: our prayer life-both individually and corporately-evangelism, hospital visitation, prison ministry, crusades, and missions. Everything must go to a higher, more intense level.
It is an exciting year on the way, and we look forward to sharing with you as the year unfolds. I want to thank you partners for being with us each step of the way! God bless you!