Missionary Church planters have the unique opportunity to
create an awesome history for the glory of God through the birth and development
of Churches unlike any other group of people. This week has been
another truly historic week for Terry and I as we follows God path for our
ministry and lives. As we are toiling and tilling new ground here
in the USA, Pastor Peter and Pastor Shadrach have continued the work that Terry
and I started in the village we affectionately call M-3 or Mawe Tatu and the
fishing village called Misory. As you can see from
the pictures, they were able to install the posts and trusses for the new
sanctuary at Landmark Baptist Church of Mawe Tatu.
Over the last
six months the Church family has been making and baking bricks for their new
permanent sanctuary. It is very important for us to be reminded
that each church we partner with has a significant investment into these
projects and I can tell you that their investment not only included the labor
intensive process to make the brick but also sacrificial giving to buy wood and
items to fire them. When you look at it relative to a people who
make an average income of around $40.00 per month, it is significant.
In any case, our hearts are blessed to see another new sanctuary #14
rising from the ground to become a meeting place for God’s precious
people. In addition to construction, our Kenyan Brothers
returned to the fishing village of Misory which is located at Lake Victoria for
follow up and evangelism. These follow up visits are so important
to confirm the souls that were saved as well as educate those new
converts. This provides us with the opportunity to find a God
called man to start a Bible Study in His home. This is exactly
the method the Apostles used and the pattern we have followed over the last
seven years. God has provided one such man name Meshach whom we
led to Christ in January.
Meshach, Pastor Shadrach (in blue) And Family
He has started a bible study in His
home and we don’t know if it will develop into another New Testament Church but
we do know if converts are not followed up with they will fall by the
wayside. They also saw eight more people make professions of
faith in Christ at Misory.
Back on the American mission field,
Terry and I have been praying and planning another Church plant in the village
of Brooksville, Florida. This tribe is a very strange tribe but
this is the home our three children and our seven grandchildren and will be the
seventeenth Church Plant we have been involved in. With Terry
being providentially hindered through the health issues she has experience since
the day we arrived in Kenya in 2008, we have been forced to re-evaluate our
lives and ministry and ask God as Paul did, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to
do”? We have been blown away by what God has done with us and
thru us in Kenya and Uganda since the inception of our work there but the entire
time we have looked back across the ocean at the spiritual decline of our great
country with heavy hearts. We do not believe that God is done
with America and we would love to lead a new and fresh Church planting movement
again. Through much prayer, God has confirmed that this is His
perfect will for our lives and we are committed to doing His will, no matter the
cost. To that end, we had our first unorganized
meeting with thirteen members of our family as well as thirteen friends,
acquaintances and brethren who have come to us while we have been home on
medical leave and expressed an interest in doing what we have done in East
Africa in Church planting.
We fully understand that not everyone will share our vision and burden but please understand that we need your prayers and support now more than ever as we continue to press towards the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus.
I will also continue to travel back and forth to Kenya/Uganda to encourage our Churches and Pastors there as time and finances allow.
Thank you for your expressed love and support and feel free to email me or call me with any questions concerning the history of Church planting God is allowing us to be a part of .
Our email is the same: missionaryfernandez@gmail.com
and my stateside number is (352)-277-1753.
God Bless You,
Bro. Chuck & Sis. Terry Fernandez
Kenya/Uganda/Florida Plant
Kenya/Uganda/Florida Plant
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