Minister Sherry Thomas is a full-time missionary to West Africa. Sherry heard the Spirit of the Lord telling her to receive her call and go to West Africa and teach the Bible to the Arab Muslims in their language. And she obeyed.
Sherry served over 3 yrs. in Liberia. In Liberia taught Biology and Chemistry at the Carver Mission Academy; organized the Women’s Bible Study and a Minister’s in Training Program (First United Christ Temple Church) at the King Gray village.
After Liberia, Sherry served 4 years In Ghana. In Ghana, assisted in initiating and chartering Medical Mission’s aspect of Carver International Missions. She also taught Preventative and Emergency Medicine protocols to lay persons and African missionaries affiliated with Pioneers Africa Missions. While in Ghana, she had the opportunity to visit and minister in the rural areas of Togo, Benin, Guinea, and Mali.
In 2005, while on a home assignment in the USA, Sherry was diagnosed with 3rd stage breast cancer – the Lord healed her, and she immediately returned to missions service in Ghana.
After Ghana, Sherry served 8 yrs. in Mali with Wycliffe Bible Translators and SIM.
Sherry says, “When “life happens” – and it did and will continue to happen, you must hold on to what God has said over your life. No matter what happens, God will see you through until what He has ordained comes to pass.”
Sherry now serves in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria, as the Trauma Healing Coordinator for SIM Nigeria.
Sherry is a board-certified licensed Surgical Pathology Assistant and is a certified Mental Health Coach in addition to being a Trauma Healing Training Facilitator.
If you want to know Sherry better, just send her an email. She’d love to hear from you. E-mail address: sherry.thomas@sim.org.