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 …
July 2010 Ever since I started my ministry with YFC in 1976 I sensed the need for a theological seminary in our capital city, Colombo. I soon realized that almost all the other evangelical leaders in Colombo also sensed this need. But the lack of Christian leadership in the country made such a …
September 1998 STRESS IN MINISTRY My dear friends, I wrote what follows in caps in response to a query from a friend who asked me a question. I thought I will share it with a few of my soul-friends in the hope that it may be helpful to them. …