Road Runner

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Verlin and an Ivorian pastor travel to central Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday, February 20. They will spend most of the week reviewing and completing the Community Health Evangelism (CHE) training for a group of churches which will gather in the village of Bougou. (Click here to see or register for CHE trainings). The first half of the TOT1 (Training of Trainers 1) for these believers was provided in mid-November 2016. It was a follow-up to 2011 and 2012 visits and subsequently fulfilled commitments in what became the fastest growing region of churches among Free Will Baptist communities here. As each lesson is orally translated into Lobi, and the initial training sessions started late due to travel concerns, the inviting churches chose to review and complete the training during a second week. Since this location does not have utility service electricity, a few challenges at added to the teaching situation. Verlin will be without his CPAP machine, too! : ) Otherwise, the CHE trainings we model can be done in any environment by design. This is a big reason the approach is now taught annually at the University. Teaching outside and under the trees will be a great way to deal with the heat, using God's natural HVAC system as we are in the dry season.

Women, such as these dear ladies from the church during the November

session, will prepare all meals. No fast food restaurants or grocery stores for them! In this picture, they pound yams to have foutou and sauce, a preferred dish of the region. While in most rural settings like this participants bring their own mats for the floor and buckets for their baths, all but a few in this case are local and able to travel home every evening to sleep. We expect 18 students will return along with some others to learn.

Prayer and Praise

• Pray for safe travels as the trip to central Cote d'Ivoire will be over remote roads that are very hard on vehicles.
• As for the Spirit's leading to be evident in fruitful teaching sessions. Pray that participants will grasp the concepts profoundly and apply them in their particular church settings to spread the Gospel more effectively.
• Pray that those not meeting with Verlin for DMM study development this week will lead their own studies during his absence for other ministries. For one trainee, it would be his first attempt to lead a study.
• Praise the Lord that Koffi's son has recovered from his bouts with malaria.

Your partners in the Gospel,
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 maintain support as we resume 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 (0% fee).

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