A Letter From the Halls
After living in South Africa as a church planting missionary for only a short period of time, we began to see the desperate need for quality education. We minister in the townships of South Africa. These areas are saturated with young people who are being left behind both socially and academically. Only 10-12% of the children attending schools in these townships are expected to graduate from high school. Without a strong education, these children will be very limited.
There is one young man in particular, whose story left a lasting impression on my heart. I was introduced to Babalo when his mom started bringing him to our church after their family had been saved through a soup kitchen ministry. He was 6 years old at the time and was very sharp and attentive during Sunday School classes. A few years after joining our church, his family moved to a different area of town, where there was no available school. Money was too tight in their family to afford transportation elsewhere. Even if money was available, many schools in South Africa are filled to capacity with overworked teachers, little to no books and materials, and a very meager curriculum. This is when the Lord began to work in my heart about the idea of a Christian school.
My desire has always been to start churches and train national leaders to take over those churches. I believe this process could be expedited if we had a place where Christian, young boys and girls could be educated at an early age, not only in basic academics, but most importantly, receive a solid Biblical foundation. Our prayer is that these young men and women will not merely graduate with a diploma, but that they will go on to serve and have an impact in their communities and most importantly serve the Lord in their local church.
We are happy to introduce you to Bay Baptist Academy. We are dedicated to the purpose of training young people for Christian leadership and to be productive individuals in society for the glory of God.
Our Plan:
To see Christian young people conformed to the image of Christ
To provide the best academic training with a Christian Worldview
To achieve mastery in the tools of learning, communication, and service
To prepare children spiritually by instilling in them a personal responsibility to their Creator
In His Service,
Jeremy Hall
