Wes and Tenley and a cat

In August of 2008, two young future missionaries invaded Fellowship Church to become interns here for a full year.  One of those men was Wesley Janke.

Wes was born in Canada, and lived much of his life in Venezuela, where his parents were missionaries to the tribes.  His desire is to follow in his parents footsteps as a missionary to a tribe somewhere in South America.  He’s already spent two years at New Tribes Bible Institute, and in August of ’09, he’s headed for New Tribes’ Mission Training Center (MTC) in Missouri.

Wes says his time here at Fellowship has been great and that “I think Fellowship Church is awesome!”  He serves in the student ministry, and has a desire to see the lives of teenagers changed and challenged for Christ.  He also serves once a month on Sunday mornings in Gambogee Place, FC’s Sunday morning elementary environment.

Wes also says that at Fellowship Church, he has been motivated to begin thinking outside the box.  “I love New Tribes Missions and all that, ” he says excitedly, “but they think inside the box, but I like the thought I’m putting into everything now.”

One of his favorite things about participating in the student ministry is watching all the teens being involved in serving at Fellowship and watching them grow in the process.

In August, Wes will be heading out to reunite with his girlfriend, Tenley (shown above) in Missouri (“it’s misery being apart right now”) and hopes to graduate from New Tribes’ MTC in two years, then eventually become a missionary to South America.  His vote is that he goes with Tenley and not without her.  We agree.

Fellowship Church loves having Wes around to help continue the vision of connecting and leading people into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ,and he’s another great reason why God is using us to make an impact here in the central Massachusetts area.

A shout out please to Wes Janke!