The Mt. Elgon Express and Building the House of the Lord #5

It has been several months since we have been able to visit our Churches on Mt. Elgon due to the heavy rains we have experienced this year. Mt. Elgon has about a nine month rainy season that makes it near impossible for us to travel to the top where our Churches are located. Now that it is dry, we loaded up the Mt. Elgon Express (Land Rover) with 80 sheets of roofing tin and headed up the steep rocky Mountain road.

First stop, Landmark Baptist Church of Cheptabrubru where Pastor Alex and his men had completed the frame of the sanctuary and were waiting for the roofing material.

We had a great time of fellowship with this group of believers as they build the house of the Lord.

Our partnership with these churches include us giving them the foundational items to build with but it is entirely up to them to invest their blood, sweat and tears into these projects.

This is our fifth building project.

We enjoy coming along side of them to fulfill God’s will for their lives but it is important that they take ownership of these works. The Church continues to grow in numbers and is very much great commission minded as they have sent preachers into three neighboring villages to preach the gospel where 295 folks have professed Christ over the last six months.

Can somebody say Amen!  Helper

These new outreaches are in the villages of: Chepguruguru, Cheptandan & Chemta.

Our prayers are being answered and the investment of time we have made into theses Churches and leaders through teaching and training is bearing more fruit than we ever could have imagined.

It is often said that good disciples make disciples.

                  Pastor Pete & Wycliffe

Second stop, Landmark Baptist Church of Kispisgon. LBC Kipsigon was the first Church we planted on Mt. Elgon is located just on the other side of the Mountain from Cheptabrubru.

                             Little Friends

Pastor David and the members are now putting the finishing touches on the Sanctuary at Kispsigon.

It was a great day of fellowship with many of the people Terry and I have brought to Christ over the last several years.                               Mamma Sweetie

We always try to exhort and encourage them to continue in their faith but it always seems like they are the ones who end up encouraging us.

This trip also gave us the opportunity to deliver Christmas Food Baskets to the Pastors and their families.  

                             Mamma Rose Mary & Terry

Pray for us as we still have to deliver windows, doors & more tin to Cheptabrubru and pews to Kipsigon before the rains return in February.   

Not only are these trips physically demanding but they are also hard on the truck as we blew out a tire and broke another shock mount on the truck due to the excessive weight and rough roads.

Shock Repair

It is all part and parcel to working on mountains and deserts to preach the gospel to the uttermost parts of the world. We covet your continued prayers and wish you a Happy and God blessed New Year.

Your Missionaries to Kenya, East Africa,

Bro. Chuck & Sis. Terry Fernandez
Phil. 4:13