Soil, Sacks, and Salvation

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

Soil, sacks, and salvation may seem odd to discuss in a missionary update! It makes perfect sense in a Community Health Evangelism (CHE) context. One agricultural technique becoming popular around the world is sack farming. We know numerous people in West Africa who use this method effectively in their CHE ministries. City dwellers with little space find sack farming a great alternative, as do people concerned about water conservation and the capacity to move crops around. Other benefits include pest control, weed reduction, proximity to home, and making experimentation easier. Check out this phenomenon online in articles and YouTube videos!

Sack farming in action

One of our FWB CHE pastors began using this agricultural tool after seeing it effectively demonstrated at the CHE Internship Center when he attended. Soil, sacks, and salvation relate to sack farming in his context because it is a witnessing opportunity. He now has over 40 people (most of whom adhere to a religion besides Christianity) ready to be trained in CHE. Neighbors and friends have seen his family's use of sack farming and other agricultural or health improvements, and they are now prepared to learn.

Come and See (Psalm 34:8)

Verlin finished some home projects this week, including repairing the hot water heater and ridding our cement patio of green slime and holes that invited falls and twisted ankles. Having been gone months, important banking and upkeep issues remain for Verlin to address, but several were handled. Late in the week, he drove to Gagnoa to evaluate large brick-making equipment we mentioned last week. Géo-béton bricks, made of soil and 5 to 10% cement, are very durable and significantly cheaper. He also visited a CHE teammate and some Raoul Follereau CHE sites (prevention of leprosy programs).

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Thank the Lord for Verlin's safe journey to western Cote d'Ivoire to see the builders of the physical and spiritual Kingdom of God and to evaluate the brick-making equipment.
   
• 🙏 Pray for CHE practitioners learning to use sack farming and having Gospel opportunities by teaching their neighbors some practical agricultural methods.
   
• 🙏 Continue to pray for Debbie as she searches for new housing for her parents. She had a 3-day setback when a back muscle spasmed, but moving and driving is almost pain-free now.
  

Your partners in the Gospel,
Verlin & Debbie

Verlin and Debbie

 

Christian Health Service Corps (CHSC) is a mission of dedicated medical professionals who participate in the CHE Global Network. Together, in a loose affiliation of individuals, churches, denominational, and nondenominational agencies, we share God's Light and Truth through Community Health Evangelism (CHE). Verlin and Debbie accept donor partners to contribute as led to provide support as we maintain residential ministry to expand CHE ministries in Cote d'Ivoire under the auspices of CHSC & Ivorian partners. Tax-deductible contributions by check are to be made payable to the CHSC with Andersons #0118 written on the memo line. Mail to CHSC - PO Box 132 - Fruitvale, TX 75127. Give online via the CHSC @ www.che4a.org (3% fee) or TDF - specifying Verlin and Debbie Anderson in the optional Memo.

 

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