Monday, March 14, 2016

People of the Caves, Seminar & Families of Faith

CAVES
Greetings Family, Friends & Brethren,

We continue to see fruit abound by the grace of God from the work in Kenya and Uganda.   The latest news is that the gospel continues to push upward and onward on Mt. Elgon as Pastor Alex Kimtii and Pastor Peter Barasa went on an evangelism campaign last week to reach new areas and new tribes.  They accomplished both as they we able to preach the gospel to a new tribe which we have not previously reached on Mt. Elgon.   As they hiked with great effort at over 12,000 ft. above sea level, they arrived at a village called Chesokwo where people lived in and around caves.   These folks are of the Sabaot tribe and in an area so remote that Pastor Alex said he did not even know they were there.    Peter & Alex

                                  CAVES AREA
Terry and I worked with four tribes during our years in Kenya and now this is the fifth tribe reached with the gospel by the folks we have taught and trained.  I told the Pastors that they did not know the “People of the Caves” were there and we did not know of them but God knew they were there and sent them to preach the Gospel which they did.  Because they were obedient and concerned with the commission, forty eight villagers trusted Christ as their personal Lord and Savior.    Praise God these men who have a burden for the lost and willing to make great sacrifice and literally hazard themselves for the preaching of the gospel to the uttermost parts of the earth.   In addition to preaching where Christ has not been named we sponsored their first 2016 Pastors/Preachers seminar for the Churches we helped plant in Kenya & Uganda.    When I say we sponsored, I mean that we still assist with transporation, lodging and food as God’s men gather from Lake Victoria, Kerio Valley and Mt. Elgon.   It is a great expense but one well worth it as the old and more mature Pastors we have invested in are teaching and mentoring the younger men with the doctrine we have taught them.   2Ti_2:2  And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

                                                           PETER
                                                PASTORS
The Florida Plant continues to flourish and produce fruit in all of our lives as we build a foundation for future generations to follow Christ.   We have surpassed what I would refer to as the curiosity or honeymoon phase and crossed into the steadfast and faithful phase which simply means we have separated those who are willing to covet together as a Church family to keep the commands of Christ with those who are just curious and passing through.    We continue to run between forty and fifty in number and have really developed into folks that love one another in Christ as we are in one accord for the glory of God.    Last week we baptized a young couple who we led to Christ some months back and with great joy we are watching them grow in their faith through our continued efforts to disciple them with in-home Bibles Studies.
                                                       JAKE
                                                         Tracy
Family Circle
Van
 Additionally our van route has added a dozen young folks and teenagers to our Church family through the efforts of my dear wife and her co-laborers and we are already praying for a second van to fill up for the glory of God.  If your Church has updated their vans and/or has a leftover older one that needs a home, you could be the answer to our prayers.   The methodology we are using for God to give an increase is labor intensive and requires consistent commitment but we have seen God bless this approach to the Great Commission everywhere we have labored.  Please continue to pray for us as we labor in Florida and as our folk’s labor in East Africa.  May God bless and Keep you in the center of His will.

In His Service,

 Bro. Chuck & Sis. Terry Fernandez
Kenya/Uganda/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?