Written in November 2005 POST CHECK POINT BLUES: A REFLECTION Ajith Fernando Our Board Chairman Brian Blacker had a teacher who used to say, “The geography of your face reveals the history of your race.” But not with me! At different times I have been identified as a Sinhala, a Tamil and …
PERSISTENCE AND RESURRECTION POWER (During a Visa Application Ordeal) Dear colleagues, A pastor friend of mine sent the quote below to me at a time when I was terribly exhausted and stressed because of all the things that I had to do before leaving Sri Lanka on the 13th. I have been having …
June 2010 THE FERNANDO FAMILY NEWSLETTER Dear friends, As I write, we are happily reunited as a family, with son Asiri back after completing his studies at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in USA. Daughter Nirmali is also here to help us, as Nelun had a fall at home resulting in a …
Around early 1999 AT FIFTY: THE TOP CHALLENGES AND BATTLES OF MY LIFE Keeping the mind pure, controlling the eyes etc. Giving sufficient time to pray. Fighting anger over situations and over the way people have treated me. Overcoming my inability to rebuke and confront those …
AJITH’S FAREWELL ADDRESS TO STAFF 31st May 2011 Contents LEONARD FERNANDO: MY SUCCESSOR 2 Thanking God for the staff 2 SIX DISTINCTIVES OF YOUTH FOR CHRIST 4 I. REACHING UNREACHED YOUTH 4 1. Our Primary Call 2. People are Lost without Christ 3. Creativity II. Discipling 5 1. YFC’s …
Written in Minneapolis on the banks of the Minnesota River on 14th July 2006 my thirtieth anniversary in YFC Typed at the Dubai International Airport on 31st July 2006. AFTER THIRTY YEARS When I came into YFC I came for life if that was God’s will. I know that many have …
A BREIF HISTORY OF THE SINHALA CONGREGATION OF THE NUGEGODA METHODIST CHURCH The Sinhala congregation at Nugegoda started in the mid 1970s when the Rev Duleep Fernando was minister at Nugegoda-Maharagama. Most of the members were from Buddhist backgrounds. After he left, the congregation gradually died down with the members either dropping out …
THE REWARDS OF IDENTIFICATION Sent to Mac Pier in response to the following questions. 1) Given the theme of suffering – what are the major choices you have made over the past forty years in your lifestyle to identify with the suffering of Sri Lanka 2) As you look back after forty years …
Written in July 2011 HOW I MARRIED NELUN Nelun Wirasinha and I were young volunteers in Youth for Christ in our late teens. I was attracted to her, but in our culture we did not date. So I kept this attraction to myself. I rarely talked to her, but many people told …
12th February 2011 Dear YFC Leadership, I wanted to let you know about some decisions made by the Board last Monday before I tell others. The Board has finally resolved the issue of what to do about my stepping down from National Directorship. They have accepted that I step down on 1st …