Enabling kernel in FeatureContext

namespace Football\TeamBundle\Features\Context;

use Behat\MinkExtension\Context\MinkContext;
use Behat\Symfony2Extension\Context\KernelAwareInterface;
use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface;

class FeatureContext extends MinkContext implements KernelAwareInterface
{
    private $kernel;

    public function setKernel(KernelInterface $kernelInterface)
    {
        $this->kernel = $kernelInterface;
    }

    public function getParameter()
    {
        $myParameter = $this->kernel->getContainer()->getParameter('name_of_the_param');
    }

    public function getService()
    {
        $myService = $this->kernel->getContainer()->get('name_of_the_service');
    }

    public function iFindCountryInDatabase($name)
    {
        $em = $this->kernel->getContainer()->get('doctrine')->getManager();
        $repo = $em->getRepository('FootballTeamBundle:Country');
        $country = $repo->findOneBy(array('name' => $name));
    }
}