Dear Friends,
We can thankfully
report that Verlin made it safely to Cote d'Ivoire for his six week stay, after
a one-day detour at the Ghanaian embassy in New York. All along the way the
Lord opened doors to witness. Remember especially a young couple from Los
Angeles with whom he spoke at length in the airport, encouraging them to return
to belief in Christ after they had dabbled in Buddhism and Islam. The Lord
provided a free night in a NY hotel and ease at the embassy to deal with a visa
issue. Also, the lady at Delta arranged seating so that he had the whole middle
section to himself and was able to sleep almost the entire flight--so wonderful
after 2 previous nights of 3 hours sleep each! Although his bags preceded him
on an earlier flight, they were waiting for him unharmed in Accra. It was
almost a $500 savings to fly into Ghana instead of Cote d'Ivoire, and he took
public transport across.
Verlin has already had various meetings with CHE trainers
who will assist him in teaching at the University of Abidjan in two weeks.
Other CHE trainers will join him from Togo, Nigeria, and France. What blessings
and answers to prayer already. We eagerly anticipate what the Lord has in store
this year at the University of Abidjan that will impact His Kingdom in days to
come!
PRAYER POINTS:
Lift up the Sept 16-20 CHE trainings at the University of
Abidjan. With two training session going on at the same time, it will be a very
taxing workload for Verlin and the CHE teachers helping him. Ask the Lord for
strength and good coordination with the University which is providing travel
and lodging for the first time. May the Spirit have full reign in all that is
done.
Ebola continues to ravage West Africa. Already, CHE teams
have been sent lessons about Ebola to share in their local contexts. We are
unaware of any cases in Cote d'Ivoire, but the deadly outbreak continues to
spread. Pray for people who have suffered loss--sometimes 5 or 10 members in
the same family. Pray for workers and particularly Christians who minister and
offer hope in dangerous situations; pray for the disease to be contained.
Verlin has many details to arrange regarding our return to
Cote d'Ivoire for a 4-year term, which we continue to project for the first
trimester of 2015. The vehicle that we thought would be available to him had a
breakdown, and so he deals with public transport for now. Ask for the Lord's
guidance on many details.
Thank you for continuing in prayer with us in our ministry
adventures. Your encouragement and prayerful support mean so much!
Gladly serving Him,
Verlin and Debbie Anderson
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