Though He Slay Me, Shining Lights & Visitors

Greetings In the Name of Yesu Christo,

Hope you don’t mind me using the name of Jesus in Swahili but we still frequently think in and practice Swahili in preparation for my upcoming mission trip to Kenya & Uganda to teach, preach and check on the progress of the buildings under construction.   Many have asked of the condition of Pastor Jackson from Lake Victoria.   For those of you who do not remember or are new to our blog, Pastor Jackson is the fisherman from Lake Victoria we led to Christ in 2010 with three small fish in his hand coming off the water after a long night of fishing.   He has had trial after trial over the last few years to include losing His wife Carolyn to sudden and unforeseen illness.   He has been battling malaria, tuberculosis and infections that almost took his life.   In all this he has said what Job said during the tragedies of His life, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him”.   The below picture is of Jackson receiving treatment from a Doctor who traveled to His house to see him. 

 Pastor Jackson is recovering very slowly but needs our prayers as do his five children who now are without their Mother.  Full recovery may take years.   The work in Uganda continues to move forward with eleven more receiving Christ in the village of Sirongo which is on the Uganda side of Mt. Elgon.   Two Pastors from Mt. Elgon continue to travel there each month to disciple those who have received Christ.   We have the shell of one building up and are still in need of funds for the steel for the second Ugandan sanctuary.   We believe by faith that God will provide as he has for the sixteen previous sanctuaries we have constructed.
Uganda Mission Work

  
                            Eleven Professed Christ from the village of Sirongo, Uganda

The Florida Plant
Please continue to pray for God’s provision.

The Florida Plant side of our ministry is going on well by the grace of God.   We are laying a foundation in  the lives of those we have led to Christ over the last twelve months through one on one discipleship as well as building unity in a team of servants who will help us reach the lost for years to come.    Thus far we have taught Basic Bible Truths, Basic Discipleship and the Main Doctrines of our faith.    Terry and I continue to engage the community through a vigorous weekly visitation program that includes visiting first time visitors (we had ten last week) PTL, Van riders, Nursing Homes and networking through our in home bibles studies as well as using our regular attendees social circle to reach people for  Christ.

Thus far we have not had any shortage of people to visit and we believe God will build the Church if we continue to plow new ground, plant seeds and water them for the glory of God.    Our weekly average has settled in around 45 regular attendees and we had a high of 84 for a special event last year.   We will organize the work on March 20^th of this year and we are praying for 100 in attendance to this special service. 

                                                       Shining Lights In Florida

                                                            Lakeland Revival

Terry and I are also doing deputation work to replace the twelve Churches we lost when we came off the foreign field.   We realize that Churches have certain geographical areas to support missionaries around the world but also know that we must continue to rebuild our support base in order to effectively spread the gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth.  We covet your continued prayers for the work in Kenya/Uganda as well as the Florida Plant and if you or your Church is looking for hard working Missionaries to support we ask you to prayerfully consider partnering with Terry and me.   Thank you for traveling this journey of faith with us.

In His Service

Chuck & Terry Fernandez

Bro. Chuck & Terry Fernandez
Kenya/Uganda/The Florida Plant

As you can see from this picture, our youth room is at

Max capacity and we are in desperate need of relief

our external classroom fund has stalled at $1500.00.

Could you help us?

 can see from this picture, our youth  can see fro this picture, our youth room is at Max capacity and we are in desperate need of relief.  Our external classroom fund has stalled at $1500.00. Could you help us need of relief.  Our external classroom fund has stalled at $1500.00. Could you help us?