Greetings Family, Friends & Brethren,
Please note; below are the attached April Newsletters for
both The Florida Plant and East African Church Development for your printing and
distribution. We are still trying to
bridge the gap from mailing out hard copies to emailing newsletters with our
blog. Please let me know if you still
need a hard copy to post at your Church.
Today I will travel with my sending Church Pastor, Dr. Tim Myers to spend
nine days working with two Missionaries currently on the field in Bolivia who
are sent out of 1st Baptist Church of Eastbay.
Our hope and prayer is that God will use us
to encourage those men of God and to share the work we have done in East African
Ministry in an effort to replicate the New Testament Church planting methodology
we have used. Please pray for God’s
power, provision and protection as we continue to try to follow the His
leadership in all we do. Since our
last posting, we have constituted the work we are doing at The Florida
Plant. We as a group of believers have
followed the leadership of the Holy Spirit and not gotten involved in Mission
politics in order to gain favor or fame and we have not allowed finances to
dictate God will for our lives. The
Church is seeing people saved on regular basis, we are scripturally baptizing
those converts and now we are organized to function as a New Testament Church
and carry out the commands of our Savior.
After a year of worship we realize that we have faced and will face many
more challenges but we also realize that our Lord and Savior will see us
through.
Mary Baptized
Please be mindful that while
the new Church plant is constituted a work, I will remain on MISSIONARY status
depending on designated funds to supply the basic needs Terry and I have. We have trusted God thus far and believe he
will continue to provide for us as we strive to serve Him with all our
hearts. The work in East Africa
continues to produce fruit and challenges as well. Last month we lost one of Lake Victoria
Pastors with personal issues but thank God that another Man of God has been
called from within the Church.
Continuity of the ministry can only take place when each Church and
Pastor has prepared another “Timothy” to step in should the need arise. This has been a priority lesson I have
taught year after year in East Africa.
New Pastor
Leadership Training
“Who will take your place”?
I am
also thankful for two of our Landmark Baptist Pastors who traveled from Mt.
Elgon to train the new Pastor and Church leaders and assist them through this
transition. Please continue to pray for
all of us and thank you to each person and Church who supports us for the glory
of God.
In His Service,
Bro.Chuck & Sis. Terry Fernandez
Click below for April Florida Plant Newsletter
