Greetings from Luanshya!
Today is a very special day for us. It is actually a double anniversary. Twenty-two years ago today I first set foot on African soil. It was then that I realized that the four years of French I took in High School was only spoken in American High Schools and was of virtually of no use to me in Zaire.
My first decade in Africa was filled with new experiences. I did, in fact, learn not only the French spoken in Zaire but I also became fluent in Zairian Swahili. Churches were started. Local leadership was trained. And God blessed in the face of political turmoil. That decade ended in tragedy, but I knew that God was not finished with me in Africa. The next two years were a bit of a blur.
This last decade started a new era in my life when on 1 August 1997 Sherry and I were married. A lot has happened since that date. Our focus has broadened and our ministry borders have been stretched. The Christian Resource Centre, Source of Light Bible Correspondence School and the Lighthouse Children's Home have come into existence all within the last ten years. In addition to this, four new churches have been started in Zambia and a number of others have been strengthened as the leaders in those local assemblies have been trained.
Over the last week, there have been a number of new registrants in the Correspondence and new faces in the Resource Centre. The youth ministry is preparing for a series of studies on "Charting The End Times" while the Sunday School classes are delving into "The Return of Jesus". Discipleship lessons have taken on a new dimension with one student preparing his commentary on 1 Thessalonians.
During the month of August, we will be showing a series of films dealing with Bible Prophecy as well as the film "The Bible Verses The Book of Mormon". These films are often a catalyst to reaching people who may have questions yet fear to ask. After the films, we will have a question and answer period and hopefully we will be able to show people, from the Word of God, truth from scripture.
As we look back over what God has done in our lives, we are thrilled to be able to represent you in Zambia.
Together 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.