A Band of Brothers and The End Times

Pastor Jackson & Missionary Chuck

The highlight of this week was the Prophecy Seminar we held for the Pastors and Preachers we are currently working with. Demographically, there were thirty two men of God gathered from four different regions representing four different tribes, fifteen different villages and eight different Landmark Baptist Churches here in Kenya.

These quarterly seminars give us the opportunity to bring the entire team together to reinforce the teachings and training they are receiving on an individual basis. As our work continues to expand by God’s grace through new converts, new Churches and new outreaches, we have a great responsibility to give these Preachers and Pastors the best Bible based education possible so they can in turn feed their flocks a steady diet of God’s Word to insure their continued growth.

There is a great bond that is forming among these men of God as we serve the Lord together.

It is a bond that is hard to describe but one that might be compared to a Band of Brothers who are serving their Lord and Savior by fighting the good fight of faith and fulfilling their calling. Not only has this team grown tenfold since 2009, but they are also growing closer to each other.

It is a great joy for me to step back and watch the more experienced and mature preachers help encourage the younger preachers in God’s work during these seminars.
As a foreign missionary, God has equipped me to give them a solid Bible education along with Pastoral experience, however, there are so many areas, culturally speaking, that I will never be able to fully understand no matter how long I am here.

This adds another valuable dimension to these quarterly seminars where this band of brothers is able to help and encourage one another in their ministry as well. It also is encouraging to be able to see the depth of each Church and each outreach having three and four young men being trained to do God’s work.

Eschatology is one of my favorite subjects to teach and is a reminder of the investment that great men of God have made in my life over the years.   Eschatology Teaching

Many of our preachers have been through the surveys of the Old and New Testament but are now desiring to learn more about Prophecy.

The teachings this week included: the Rapture, the Tribulation, the Judgment seat of Christ, the Marriage of the Lamb, the Battle of Armageddon, the 1000 year Millennium, the Great White Throne and the New Heaven and New Earth.

My voice is still hoarse but we had a great time studying God’s Word together. 

                            Break Time  

The feedback I received was that while they had studied many of these topics individually, it was the first time for most them to have a comprehensive study that tied everything together.

Finally, each Preacher in attendance was given a copy of the entire study with scripture references for their personal library.

We believe that leaving a quality Christian legacy behind involves more than just the number of Churches that we leave behind.

Our legacy will also ultimately be judged on the maturity of these saints whom God has allowed us the honor and privilege to teach and who will glorify God by living the Christian life through both faith and practice.

In His Service,

Bro. Chuck & Sis. Terry Fernandez

Kenya

Phil. 4:13