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Dale is an ordained minister in the Pilgrim Holiness Church of NY Inc. Conference. He is a member of the Grand Gorge, NY, church. Judy has her roots within the Ohio Bible Methodist Church. Together they entered mission work in 1985 when they went to South Dakota. They served under --and still do today-- the Society of Indian Missions (SIM). Several years later, they were on loan from SIM to the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection of Churches as boy's dorm parents working at Northwest Indian Bible School in Montana. They served there for three years.
In 1995, they moved to Fairford, Manitoba, Canada, where they presently live, to work among the area reservations. Some of the closest of the many reservations are the Saskatchewan Reserve and the St. Martin Reserve. Their ministries there include: Sunday school, church services, Thursday night prayer meetings, Christian Day School, a youth program which included summer camps, and community visitation. As they minister to the people, they are actually on call 24/7. In the past, they also held family camps.
Currently, the Winnipeg, church has no pastor. Each Wednesday, Dale and the family makes the six hour journey (round-trip) to minister to this congregation. He is also the acting principal of the Winnipeg school. The day-to-day operations of the school are handled by Charity Hostetter, and is assisted by Candice Gisselbeck.
Dale currently serves as the Vice President in charge of Manitoba Operations of SIM: CANADA. Judy handles the office secretarial work for SIM: CANADA.
Their two children, Tasbah (age 19) and Tonweya (age 17) are both actively involved in the work. Actually, Tasbah is an official missionary serving under SIM: CANADA. Currently studying in the Missions Department at Penn View for this school year, she has been a vital worker in the various ministries. Following her year of studies on she plans to return to Canada to continue her ministries.
Tronweya is a high school senior and with Sunday responsibilities. He also assists his father with the many maintenance responsibilities in the church, the mission house, and the various buildings and vehicles.
These "Heroes of the Faith" and many more like them need our prayer support, our moral support, and our financial support. They are serving "in the front-line trenches" and need our help! Let them know they are not forgotten! To encourage the Sherman's and their children, you can contact them at:
Dale
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Door of Opportunity By Rev. Dale Sherman, Vice President Society of Indian Missions, Canada (As it appeared in the November 2003 of the Pilgrim News) Years ago, Winnipeg was know as the gateway to the Canadian est. Explorers left from here toward the then uncharted wilderness to the west and north. For a long time the Hudson Bay Company were sole owners of the vast land. They were the merchants, law and social circle. This has changed as Manitoba is now a province and Canada is a sovereign Nation. Whereas, Winnipeg was once the St. Louis of the North, it is now important for many other varied reasons. One thing that has become clear in all the change is that the city is an open door of opportunity for the ministry. Winnipeg has become a medical centre for the central part of Canada. Natives from Northern and communities fly in for medical treatment. Many Natives now call Winnipeg home. Of the 650-700 thousand people that live in Winnipeg, it is estimated that around 70,000 are Native. Some of them need to hear the Gospel for the first time. Some have heard and need a stable church environment to learn the "sincere milk of the word." Located in Winnipeg, the Indian Metis Holiness Chapel needs a pastor. Every day someone from the Winnipeg Native community goes out to meet their Maker. Will you pray with us for a pastor, while this door of opportunity is still open? |
