Coleen is a talented artist
and inspirere who uses crafts
to reach and teach in Bethany
Baptist Church in Bucha and
other churches of Ukraine. She
also works in children’s camps,
hospitals, and orphanages to
engage children and adults in
Bible related crafts. She holds
classes for young people and
women who have a desire to be
creative and minister to others
in this way. She leads a crafts
team in Bethany Church to assist the Sunday school teachers on Sunday mornings.
Coleen is holding various faith art classes as, weekly Sunday school, card class groups
both inside and outside the
church. The people of Ukraine
are rather poor and everyone
needs a card so this is a very
useful craft and the Ukrainians
is very creative.
In “Altered art” classes last
year she taught how to alter
boxes, tins, cans and various
other containers, to make them
into beautiful art pieces. Coleen is providing everything for
her art and craft classes and
she feels blessed when people
send her craft materials for
her to use. Since Ukrainians
traditionally give candy at the
holidays, these containers are
made just for that.
She is also ministering a
“bracelet” ministry for women,
girls and very occasionally a
guy will jump in too. People
send their old/cast-off or broken jewelry which we re-purpose for various projects. She cut
up bead necklaces and she do
groups where they all can make
a bracelet for themselves. “It
is my joy to see that spark of
creativity light up in their eyes”
Coleen says.
”
All these
things are tools for
people to understand God’s love for
them
- Coleen
If you want to
support Jeff and
Coleen in there
work they always
have use for craft
materials, to come
in contact with
them please visit
there missionary
blog on :
sites.google.
com/site/jefffran/
home
To see the fantastic art Collen
makes visit :
vintageterrace2.
blogspot.se/
Facts Ukraine
Capital city: Kiev
Total area:
233,089 sq mi
(603,700 sq km)
Population:
44,429,471 (July
2015 est.)
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