Adam & Julie MartinTribal Church Planting with the Akolet of Papua New Guinea

Ryan Coleman - Improvement!

Dear Praying Friends,

We are much relieved to learn that Ryan has been released from the hospital and is continuing to improve.

The doctors are continuing to monitor his heart and lungs as there are still some abnormalities there due to the viral meningitis, but we are praising the Lord for his progress thus far.

The doctors told Nicki that had Ryan been in the bush when he got sick, the extent of his illness would probably have killed him.  Praise Him for His perfect timing!

Update on Ryan Coleman

Dear Praying Friends,

I know many of you have been faithfully lifting up our co-worker, Ryan, before the Father.  While there's not much new we know about his condition, I thought I would update you with what we have learned.

The doctors have confirmed that he does have meningitis, but they don't yet know if it's bacterial or viral.  He is currently in isolation with only his wife Nicki allowed in to see him.  The last report said that he isn't making very good progress, and the doctors were concerned about a spot on his lung possibly indicating pneumonia to boot (a known complication to meningitis).  His condition remains serious.

Please continue to pray for them as I know you have been.  Also, many of you have asked about Nicki's father - the reason Colemans went home to begin with.  Rick is still in the hospital, but the doctors do expect him to make a full recovery.  By all accounts he should have died from a brain injury of that magnitude.  It will likely take a long time for him to recover fully, but he is on his way.

We praise the Lord that Ryan did not get sick out here in the bush, as he would have needed an emergency evacuation to Australia for competent medical care, and with it being rainy season here, getting the plane into our airstrip and back out again in spotty weather could have been very difficult.  The Lord is good.

Urgent prayer request

Dear Praying Friends,

We would like to ask you all to lift up in prayer along with us our co-worker, Ryan Coleman who has been admitted to a hospital in Canada and is seriously ill.  The Colemans just arrived in Canada (as many of you know) to be with Nicki's family as her dad recovers from a serious injury.

The doctors are not certain but believe him to have some type of meningitis.  Details are sketchy as Coleman's email is not working properly so they just called our New Tribes Mission Base at Hoskins and then a radio message was passed along to us out here in Akolet land.  This is all we know at this point.

Please join with us in prayer for wisdom for the doctors, a swift and complete recovery for Ryan, and comfort for him and especially Nicki and the kids as they deal with this difficult turn of events.

Thank you!