AWA Ministry Updates: Precious Word

Do you ever thank the Lord for the wonderful privilege of being able to pick up the entire Bible and read any portion of it in your own language? How blessed we are! According to the Wycliffe Bible Translators’ site, the full Bible is available in 554 languages. That means that there are still 1,800 translations needed, in addition to the more than 2,267 active projects going on right now around the world.

We were so pleased this week to Skype with a friend from Wycliffe serving in Cote d’Ivoire. Laurel was in our home town of Bondoukou getting ready for a meeting with church leaders from many denominations. SIL (Wycliffe) is moving forward with their plan to translate the Bible into Koulango, the native language of many of our Ivorian friends. Her role is to unite believers to support the project through prayer, funds, and translation efforts. Finding Koulangos to champion the project who agree to work cooperatively will significantly speed the process. She was pleased with this initial meeting. We rejoice to think of the lives that will be touched by having God’s Word in their heart language. Learn more about worldwide translation efforts at https://www.wycliffe.org.uk/wycliffe/about/vision-whatwedo.html.

Prayer and Praise

Pray for the many Bible translation works occurring worldwide, especially the Koulango project that will soon be under way.

The update of our will and trust is almost complete. We devoted many hours to that process in the past 10 days, and we appreciate the law office that has expedited the process since Verlin is leaving soon.

Continue asking the Lord to prepare the way for Verlin to find the vehicle suited to our ministry needs. One Ivorian car mechanic is checking out options even now.

Your partners in the gospel,

Verlin and Debbie Anderson

The 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 maintain support as we resume residential ministry to expand CHE ministries in Cote d'Ivoire under the auspices of the 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 (0% fee).