Greetings from Luanshya!
This mornings reading was from Psalm 145. We were reminded there is no such thing as the pursuit of happiness, there is only the discovery of joy. Let Psalm 145 serve as your prayer of celebration, honoring the God who gives you life and joy as you serve Him from day to the next.
We have had a busy week in the Resource Centre. A number of people have enrolled in the Source of Light correspondence series while others have come to either retrieve their lessons or utilize the resources in the library. One young man has been dealing with marital problems. He is working through one of Dr. James Dobson's books in an effort to understand his wife and how he can support her through some trying circumstances. Please pray for M as he searches for answers to strengthen his relationship with his spouse.
The Sunday School has completed their series on "Beginnings". This Sunday will be the quarterly memory verse competition where the children recite all 13 verses for games and prizes. It astounds us to see the participation rate in this exercise. Not a child misses the opportunity to share what they have learned and show they have hidden God's Word in their heart or at least their minds. Let us pray that as the children go about their daily lives, God's Word will return prompt them during tempting occasions and they refrain from ungodly activities.
One of the children from the Lighthouse Children's Home has been visiting with Sherry over the last week. He has been learning about computers and has been going through the Bible programs for children that have been placed on a computer donated to us last year for use in the Resource Centre. Yesterday he was using the Baker's Bible Dictionary for Children. "Aunty, I want to know more about Noah. Is there anything here that can help me?" So they embarked on a world of discovery. Please continue to remember our children as we bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
A young couple visited the church last Sunday for the second time. After the service they asked some questions about the church background and doctrinal statement. We were pleased to be able to discuss these things with them and provide a pamphlet full of scripture concerning faith and practice at Fellowship Chapel. Later this week the couple will be coming to the Resource Centre to enroll in the correspondence series. Please pray for those passing through the local fellowship, that their hearts may be touched by the Word of God and convicted to make decision that will change their lives forever.
Thank you for your prayers on our behalf. We rejoice in your fellowship and labor of love.
In His service,
Patrick & Sherry
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This is a regular (almost) update of the multi-faceted ministry of Patrick and Sherry Coleman who serve the Lord in Zambia, Africa.
About Us
Patrick was born and raised in the Los Angeles area of California. He moved to Lubumbashi, Zaire, (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1985. In 1991 he was evacuated from Lubumbashi because of civil unrest. Patrick based his family in Luanshya, Zambia.
Sherry was born and raised in a Jewish home in New Jersey. She came to know the Lord as her Messiah and personal Saviour when she was 17. She came to Zambia in 1990 to administrate a correspondence Bible school. She also taught in area schools and in churches.
They met and were married on August 1, 1997.
Today both Patrick and Sherry Coleman serve the Lord together in Zambia. Their ministry responsibilities have grown. They own and operate the Lighthouse Children's Home with six AIDS orphans, they have opened their personal library to the public in Luanshya through the Christian Resource Centre, Sherry still has a correspondence Bible school and Patrick still works with local church leaders as well as serving in leadership at Fellowship Chapel in Luanshya.
Note from the Web Guy
Greetings from the Web presence of the Coleman Ministry. Please check the archives for any posts you may have missed.
This is the Colemans' oldest son, who is responsible for this website. My father refers to himself as "Technologically Reclined". Despite my best efforts to make posting to this site as easy and quick as possible, he insists on using the worst method available and occasionally forgetting to notify me for more than a year.As a result, sometimes posts get added in the background. They do not hit the front page, which only shows the latest update I have received, reformatted, and republished. As of this writing, I have a dozen posts to put up and back-date, and more coming in. I estimate that I will finish this effort by late July. Maybe not this year, but it will be a July.
So please, peruse the archives.