Ajith Fernando serves as Teaching Director of Youth for Christ in Sri Lanka after being National Director for 35 years. His main responsibilities are counselling, mentoring and teaching staff, leaders and pastors in YFC and the wider church. His wife Nelun and he are active in a Methodist Church most of whose members are recent believers. His grassroots ministry has primarily been with the urban poor. Ajith has written 16 books and his books have been published in 20 different languages. He serves on the translation team of a new Sinhala Bible. Ajith and Nelun have two married children who, with their spouses, are also with YFC.