After getting some rest from the trip to Turkana this week we started a new ministry here in Eldoret which the Lord has put on my heart.
While we will continue to work with the Churches in Western and Turkana I have felt led to engage the community here in Eldoret with the gospel. There are several good Baptist Churches here already but I still see a need that is going largely un-noticed. There is in all likelihood over 1000 fundi’s who keep this part of Kenya running and work here in Eldoret. These are roughneck mechanics, welders and fabricators as well as other tradesmen that work with their hands. 
This is how I met Kennedy who I led to Christ several months ago and have been mentoring and teaching him the Bible. He works in a shope owned by his cousin who invited us to come and have a weekly prayer meeting and Bible Study. This week I met with 3 of these fundi's to pray and discuss the plans for this weekly meeting. I have labeled this as a fellowship and outreach which is largely based on the Life Transformation Group concept.
It is my hope and desire to use this weekly meeting to make new converts and to teach those already saved to become Christian men of faith and integrity.
Not sure where this is going to go but this I know, it is something that the Lord has put on my heart and I simply want to follow His leadership with this new ministry. I am certain there will be those that will say we have never done that before but this is the burden I have. Please pray that God’s will is accomplished in these weekly meetings. Yesterday we met with Pastor Shadrach and Pastor Peter to start evangelism in a new village called Lutacho. It was a great day of encouraging those already saved, praying for families with needs as well as seeing 7 people make decisions to receive Christ.
One of the things that touched my heart on Saturday’s evangelism is that Kennedy and a man named Simeon who are both new converts and were saved only a few months ago under our ministry were part of the evangelism team and out sharing God’s plan of salvation with others. These men are doing exactly what Andrew did in John 1:41 when he went and told his brother Simon Peter he had found the Messiah. This same event was repeated in John 1:45 when Philip went and told Nathanial he had found the Christ.
Remember Kennedy traveled home two weeks ago to share the gospel with his Mom who received Christ and on Saturday he shared the gospel with an Old Man who was saved. It is very evident that the Lord has worked in the life of these two men to the point where they felt compelled
to tell others. After evangelism we met back at Pastors Shadrach’s Father’s house. He honored us with two new handmade chairs.
Then we went to the new house of Terry’s Translator Momma Mary for lunch. It was here that Terry had here close call with of all things an Outhouse or as we say Choo. Now I don’t want to go into too many details but the floor gave way and she had a close call.
You can fill in the blanks but she did injure her leg with two large scrapes and cuts that today are black and blue. She is a unique and special woman that never complains about her working conditions. The other close call we had was on the way home from the interior when we hit a bump and the hood opened at around 80Km per hour. While it did not break the windshield it was a very anxious moment as I tried to slow down and veer off the road without hitting anything or anyone.
After strapping the hood down we continued back to Eldoret with a reminder of how bad the roads are here. When was the last time you hit a pot hole so hard it opened your hood while going at a high speed, oh, and when was the last time you had to take a bucket of water to wash the dust & dirt out of your seat belts so you can use them? In any case the Lord once again gave us traveling mercy and grace. Thanks for your
prayers and support.
In His Service,
Chuck & Terry Fernandez
Kenya, East Africa
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