Boat Makers in Lake Victoria Area
Finished Product of the above boat.....
Obstacle #1... after the truck was fueled and loaded with the new tent and benches for the believers at Wichlum to worship under late Friday evening, it stopped running.
We had a friend tow the Land Rover to the shop where I have mechanics I trust because they attend our weekly Eldoret Bible Study.
My 'trusty' Eldoret Mechanics
Fortunately it was only a loose wire to the fuel solenoid.
With the rugged territory we cover each week it is a wonder that anything on the truck stays together.
Obstacle #2... About 50 km’s into the trip we arrived at the scene of a terrible accident where two semi trucks collided head on blocking the Uganda Highway.
Roadblock
After sitting for about an hour, I decided to cut a muddy path on the side of the road to go around the accident.
Thank God for four wheel drive and some good off road experience. We were the only vehicle to safely pass.
Obstacle #3... the trip to Lake Victoria is around 250 km’s. (approx. 120 miles)
About 50 km’s from the Lake, without warning the idler pulley locked up with a screaming belt.
To make a long story short, after the engine cooled down I was able to pack the bearing with new grease and limp along the entire weekend as well as the 250 km trip back to Eldoret. It made a long trip longer but once again it a story of God’s grace and traveling mercies.
The two villages at Lake Victoria have grown into a strong fellowship of believers as they are both led by Pastor Jackson, the fisherman we brought to Christ in Wichlum.
We also delivered Bible Institute Studies and a new bike as he has been walking 10 km’s from Got to Wichlum three times per week. He is effectively Pastoring two groups of believers. Circuit Riding, Pastor Jackson's new bike....
I call him our “circuit riding preacher”.
During our last Pastor’s/Preachers seminar I introduced this concept to
the men of God we are teaching and mentoring.As a young Pastor I remember studying the life and ministry of B.R. Lakin who during the 1920’s served as circuit-riding preacher, riding a mule from church to church through the mountains and foothills of rural West Virginia and Kentucky.
In sparsely populated areas of the United States it was common for clergy to serve more than one congregation at a time and it worked especially well in the service of rural villages and unorganized settlements.
Because of the distance between churches, these preachers would also ride on horseback. They were popularly called circuit riders or saddlebag preachers.
These frontier clergy traveled with few possessions, carrying only what could fit in their saddlebags.
They traveled through wilderness and villages, they preached every day at any place available (people’s cabins, courthouses, fields, meeting houses, later even basements and street corners).
Thank God for these men who were willing to sacrifice to give others the Word of God.
In addition to delivering what I classify as ministry tools to help facilitate continued growth, we were able to visit many of our recent converts to exhort them to continue in their faith. Pastor Peter & Missionary Chuck
We were also happy to see the young back slidden preacher named James attend the meetings, that is an answer to prayers as he makes his way back to God.
James and Missionary Chuck
May God continue to keep you and bless you.
Thank you for your prayers and support.
Bro. Chuck & Sis. Terry Fernandez
Kenya, East Africa
Cleaning Nets at Lake VictoriaKenya, East Africa
Phil. 4:13
Hi am Frederick was on twitter earlier and a friend asked me way am from told her Wichlum and then to google it I saw your blog am impressed. Be blessed.
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