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Last week confirmed our plans to provide two more weeks of Community Health Engagement / Evangelism training at Abidjan’s premier university for medical and health care professionals in September 2014. Every program started to date in Cote d’Ivoire plants a church. Pray preparations for the university’s initiative and that a cooperatively planned development outreach proceeds with God’s protection, and blessing of Satan being bound. This is one of several initiatives we assist to aid Ivorians and others overcome the false perception that the nation is largely Christian, so delaying the Gospel’s reach to millions in the north (Operation World, 7thed. 2010).
These are just kernels from two FWB church plants that we were involved with directly during the last five years; another eight we encouraged by infrequent visits. This does not count the assistance given Free Will Baptist works for each to plan reproducing itself once or twice in 10 years, and are separate from works touched by short-term visitors or prior missionaries. Some fellowships grew from less than 20 to over 80 weekly attendees! Pray that those who lead these works are encouraged as they swim counter-current at times to begin some new habits. None of this would have happened without your ministry partnership.
THANK YOU for 16 years of co-laboring with us. The witness of the body of Christ expands around the world while we get to see people saved, discipled, and churches planted in Cote d’Ivoire. Faithful giving, like you and we do, makes it possible. Times are tough; it makes our donor appreciation more profound.
We received counsel last week on how to format a newsletter to include financial donor reports and budget. We hope to provide an accounting through February 2014 after getting taxes done. Thank you for your patience. Through January we have $5,000 of the $25,000 needed in cash before we plan to accept salary and some reimbursements from our account with the Christian Health Service Corps (CHSC). We’re sending received funds there, too.
Before traveling last week for services in Michigan, I learned that numerous people still do not know how to continue supporting our ministry among Free Will Baptists (FWB) and other believers of the Universal Church. For FWB supporters, to assist denominational efforts for which we give thanks, another letter was sent showing how our mutual efforts together through FWBIM launched a movement in Cote d’Ivoire that grew beyond what we could facilitate and stay affiliated with FWBIM! You can download it here: http://1drv.ms/1nAxBeC and use excerpts to support the World Mission Offering campaign. The change we live is more complex than one letter can explain, but it is the reality of our lives and ministry. The prior letter for donors that seems to have been lost in the Christmas shuffle is at http://1drv.ms/1kbVdVL. It describes how to give by mail, or by online with possible 100% matching gifts, to our CHSC account.
With gratitude for your mutual service to the King,
Verlin & Debbie Anderson
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