Kanyama Bible College

continued from Our Visit with Samaritan Community Orphanage

ITMI’s newest project, Kanyama Bible College is located in the poverty-stricken township of Kanyama, a suburb of Lusaka. Steve and Tim were on hand for the inauguration. The school seeks to train current and future church leaders and ministers serving the 300,000 residents of Kanyama. Of the 160 churches in Kanyama, only five of the pastors have any sort of Biblical training. Even these have no access to proper study tools needed to present accurate, Biblically based teaching to their congregations. Most of the township has no electricity so there are no lights to read by.

Kanyama Bible College will address these needs by offering evening classes for students, most of whom have daytime responsibilities. KBC also has a well-lighted library for studying.

It would have thrilled your heart to see how the leadership of the college held, savored and appreciated each book Tim presented – there were three boxes from Frontline Fellowship donated for the library. “They were like children at Christmas,” Steve said.

Bishop Bwanali Phiri, founder and director of the World Baptist Evangelistic Association and overseer of Kanyama Bible College, shared with Steve that some of the school’s needs include scholarships for students in the amount of $20 per quarter per student. Supplemental support to help with teacher’s salaries amounts to $20 per month. Additionally, they need quality books for the library. Phiri is a dedicated servant of the Lord, who according to Steve, “has a zillion balls in the air,” – which translates into a zealous evangelist who has pioneered many ministries in Zambia and neighboring countries.

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