Patience

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Although one CHE training session was postponed this week, a second one did occur and went well. It was held to train 22 members of the Healthcare Christian Fellowship International (HCFI). The Ivorian chapter is engaged to start 200 clinics in underserved areas of Cote d’Ivoire using CHE. On our way up north to Bondoukou last week, we toured one of the HCFI clinics. What a joy to see Ivorians motivated to serve their fellow Ivorians with wholistic Christian care—and committed to multiply nationwide. It will be our privilege to assist with some of their CHE training needs in future months.

This has been a week to cultivate the fruit of patience in our lives! Almost every piece of wooden storage or furniture that needed to be brought into the house had to be repaired first. When our worker Koffi supervised the moving of our belongings, the movers did not heed his pleas to be careful. The carpenter who normally helps us has developed a gambling addiction from lottery participation and did not show up to work, so Verlin completed most of the repairs. Debbie selected the furniture to be used, its placement, and emptied 8 barrels, many boxes, our luggage from the States, and around 30 bags of linens and clothes while waiting for each piece of glued furniture to dry or set. All the linens and dishes needed to be washed. And of course, if water came on for a few hours, everyone dropped their immediate task, and raced to fill up buckets, other containers, and do ONE load of laundry while the 3000 L tank filled.

Besides helping Debbie set up house and working on two months of financial reports, Verlin blessed one Muslim with great relief by following-up on his ulcer treatment. A Christian brother was greatly helped too as Verlin taught him how to handle the effects of Bell’s palsy and stroke. What a privilege to have knowledge that can diminish physical suffering. Debbie was glad to meet and thank Jerome, a Gideon representative, whose family fed Verlin several times when she was absent.

Prayer Points:Debbie is fully recovered from a bout with malaria this week. She thanks the Lord that early treatment enabled her to only need one day of complete rest.Our Internet service is not consistent daily, although speedy when it does work. The provider is working on it. This affects our ability to get work done, including sending out this weekly update.We will be sending out a quarterly report soon. Thank you for your patience as our move overseas, health issues, and computer problems have slowed us down.

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 need 6 additional donor partners at $100 per month per our calculations as we resume residential ministry to expand and mature CHE ministries in Cote d'Ivoire under the auspices of the CHSC and Ivorian partners.

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