First MBBC Graduate

By Dave Totman

Mathetes Baptist Bible College (MBBC) of Ghana celebrated its first graduation on May 22, 1999. The school was started by ABWE missionary Robert Dyer in 1993 to train Ghanaian men to lead their churches. ABWE missionaries came to Ghana to serve Ghanaians, but the Lord is also allowing them to build lives for serving and rebuilding in other West African nations.

Jerome Siakor, a Liberian, his wife, and three small boys fled Liberia when civil war tore their homeland apart. God led them to Ghana and MBBC. Jerome was an outstanding student, and accelerated finishing his program in order to return to Liberia.

Jerome realizes his responsibilities will be overwhelming. Many Liberian Christians will have high expectations of him as a Bible college graduate. He has been approached about becoming an AWANA missionary in Liberia; he expects to pastor a new church plant, and anticipates playing a key role in the African Fundamental Baptist Mission.

Jerome was the catalyst in initiating a partnership between ABWE-GAP Ministries and the African Fundamental Baptist Mission. Through his and AFBM's invitation, ABWE developed annual two-week training sessions for more than 20 churches. In September, more than 200 people gathered in the city of Gbarnga, Liberia for leadership training. All this through the vision of a Liberian, trained in Ghana, who had a love and vision for his own people.