Asunción, Paraguay
Ministry
Sharon came to Paraguay in 1998 to teach English and Bible at the Anglican School for the rich in Asuncion followed by Methods of teaching Bible in the college preparing preschool teachers with a Christian world view. She was then transferred to the mission school serving the poor in a rugged shanty-town to bring the Lord to them in their need and help them come to Him. Presently she is concentrating on the ministry of restoration of drug addicts and alcoholics of which there are very many. She feels blessed to be able to share in God’s love for them and witness the saving power of God at work in their lives as well as engage in street evangelism and prayer ministry.
Call
Sharon has desired to serve the Lord as a foreign missionary since childhood, but the path to reaching the fulfillment of that dream took almost a lifetime At age 48, she was the first divorced person to be accepted to serve as a volunteer teacher in SIL’s Colombia branch-proof that God redeems from failure. At age 58 after having suffered heart difficulties and a stroke she took early retirement in the States suspecting her days of missionary service were over, but a friend from Paraguay shared the Lord had told her he was calling her to Paraguay. After much prayer, Sharon began her dream career in Paraguay—proof that our weaknesses are God’s opportunity.
She has noticed that with each step of obedience she is given more strength to keep on enjoying the privilege of leading the lost, the bound and the needy to the Lord Jesus
Prayer Challenges
At age 70, Sharon’s challenges include growing in the love and knowledge of God, better hearing His voice, changing course with more grace, trusting Him for the health and strength to keep on, and being more sensitive to others. Her ongoing prayer request is “that God would keep on making (her) what (she) ought to be and equip (her) with everything good that (she) may carry out his will while He works in (her) and accomplishes that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ so he can receive greater and greater glory” (Hebrews 13:21)
