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BBTI is a huge game changer. I had studied languages and linguistics for 6 years before attending BBTI, including at university. I was blown away by the depth of the linguistic information they were able to communicate in only 9 months. I’m thrilled to now have a part in training missionaries here at BBTI!

– Libby, BBTI staff

There is hardly a week that goes by when we don’t talk about you and our lovely Texas memories! For the record: we would be missionary casualties without our BBTI training. So many warnings and teaching admonitions from our time in the classroom have come true!

–James

The training was excellent. I consider it time very well spent and the knowledge extremely valuable for the foreign field. I highly recommend BBTI to any missionary going to ANY foreign field, even English-speaking ones because of the culture training.

–Rick

Thanks for the training you gave us. It has kept us on the field on more than one occasion.

–John

We went through the training eighteen years ago and I still use what we learned there regularly. Not only did BBTI help me deal with learning Japanese, but I now use the linguistics training to teach Japanese people how to speak English. If you are planning to go to the mission field, pray about going to BBTI first. You won’t regret the nine months that you spend there.

–Duane

We are using what you taught us at BBTI every single day here.

–Joe

Knowing how much BBTI helped me, I would be a fool not to encourage other missionaries to go as well.

-Undisclosed

BBTI greatly helped us. We are encouraged that sounds we struggled with before are now a lot easier to recognize, record, reproduce, and recall. Learning to identify cultural aspects really does help lessen frustration.

–Sam

I used a translator the first time I preached

. . . two months after we arrived, and I despised it. We were also asked to teach a Sunday school class in English. After doing it a couple times I told the national pastor: this can’t be done. They need it in their language, or they will never grow. BBTI left a lasting impression on our methodology and missiology.

-Paul

I sit here all the time thinking about how impossible it would be to tackle these languages properly without having been taught how to do it. It’s daunting and sometimes discouraging as it is, and I still feel completely inadequate most of the time.

– Undisclosed

I am told that I speak more clearly than other foreigners, even some that have been here as many as sixteen years. Speaking well and clearly gives me opportunities to communicate and thus build relationships that would not be possible otherwise. I am ever grateful for the privilege to study at BBTI and hope many others take advantage of the opportunity.

–Amy

I sure would like to know who the mission board director is who does not see the value of linguistics training! Every pastor (without exception) who has asked us about how we are going to accomplish our future ministry has expressed their 100% support and approval that we spent the time to get specific training. As a matter of fact, I believe that we have more meetings and probably more support today because these pastors feel more confident in supporting a missionary on a long-term basis knowing that we have made investments in long term training!

–Rodney, while on deputation

I definitely had my doubts before going to BBTI as to whether we would see much deputation progress while in school for nine months. We went to BBTI in August of 2008 at 62% of needed support. Now, one year after moving to BBTI, we are at 90% of needed support. Continue to tell missionaries on deputation that they can come to BBTI and continue deputation. Tell them how God so graciously blessed this missionary family who initially had doubts but is now amazed at what the Lord has done.

–Charlie

While serving in Europe and Asia and meeting many other missionaries, it has been my observation that the missionaries trained at BBTI were usually the first to learn the language which is indispensable in making spiritual inroads. In hindsight, training at BBTI would have been one of the best investments I could have ever made in my service overseas!

–Jerry

I finished the BBTI training four years ago. I will forever be grateful God directed me to attend the school. The lessons I learned there were invaluable to not only my language learning success . . . but also my connection with the people.

-Gloria

Osbert, my language teacher and culture instructor, paid me a very high compliment yesterday. He said I already speak his language better than any of the other missionaries. I know that this is solely due to the advanced training I received at BBTI. So, to all you missionaries out there on deputation, don’t you dare tell yourself that you can’t afford the school or cannot spare the time – YOU CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO!

–James

My wife and I were in the first BBTI class in 1973. The training was a great help to us in language learning, Bible teaching, and Bible translating during 23 years on the foreign field. Since 1999, we have helped prepare many missionaries, and we have seen the training affect their ministries as it affected ours.

—Rex, BBTI Staff and Former Director