January 1, 2012 New Year, Youth Seminar & Group Preparations

Teaching At Youth Conference

First let me say that Terry and I wish each and everyone who tunes into our journal and ministry A Happy and Blessed New Year in Christ.

Secondly, let me say that I have attached our 2011 year end ministry report for review.

Thirdly, we want to give God the glory for the 842 who professed Christ, the 260 who followed Christ in scriptural baptism, the two new Churches organized and the five new outreaches which have been started in 2011.  

Our week of ministry included a couple of trips to Western Kenya to deliver the frames for new pews for the Landmark Baptist Church of Kipsigon on Mt. Elgon and to teach at a youth Conference.

Pew Frames

Now when I say youth, you have to understand that culturally speaking, that can include those young folks who are not married well into their upper twenties.

Youth

Our culture says; that once you are eighteen you have become an adult, however that is not the case with Kenyan Culture. So I had the opportunity of a life time to teach a group of about one hundred youth from the ages of eighteen to about twenty five from five of the Churches we have planted.

I taught them on the “crossroad of life” from Matt. 7:13

"Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:"

Matt. 7:14..." Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." 

We were also able to do several character studies on the life’s of Samuel, David & Daniel. These young folks were so happy to have a conference designed for them and also so they might have the all important fellowship with other youths who are of like faith. 

                                          Youth Conference

The rest of the week was spent as you might have guessed, repairing a broken shock mount, 

installing new front springs

 and new Rancho steering stabilizer shocks that I brought back from the states, now we are for sure “redneck style” in Africa.         Rancho II

Please pray for the Macedonia Mission Team who will be traveling this week to join us here in Kenya for the next two weeks. Terry and I are so looking forward to the company as well as sharing what God is doing in our lives and ministry. Our hearts prayer is that they too will experience God’s presence, power and His people while serving the Lord here in Kenya. Please pray for this group of thirteen for traveling mercies and also Terry as she has been very sick the last two days.

Thank you for traveling this journey of faith with us.

In His Service,

Bro. Chuck & Sis. Terry Fernandez
Kenya, East Africa

Phil. 4:13