This is the last group of leaders of six movements with which Verlin met this week. It was the larger assembly as it was not just an executive committee or a sole leader with witnesses as done with others. Those kinds of meetings happened previously with this group. Combined, these churches with which coordination develops, represent more than half the nation’s Evangelical Christian population. Those with whom Verlin spoke seem convicted that the Spirit of God is creating new church movements among them, new "wineskins" of Mt.9:17 if you will, to birth and disciple new believers from among their fellow citizens. They are grasping that Discovery Bible Studies are one tool within the tool box of Community Health Evangelism (CHE) useful to begin church planting efforts and movements such as their own that began as other "wineskins". The idea is to keep the old church movements growing while adding some new ones.
To illustrate our anticipations, we share this CHE Global Network YouTube channel video, Stories of Transformation (click link or image). Terry Dalrymple, who presides over the service team of the CHE Global Network that consists of over 600 Christian organizations, put this together several years ago. (He has penciled into his calendar to join us for the November 13-16 Million Village Challenge to promote the spread of CHE here.) We now use a translated PowerPoint presentation of the same during the first CHE training of trainers (TOT1) as people decide to join up with God and us in this effort, or to continue doing what they already know of the Lord to do. This reflects the hopes and expectations being nursed of the Holy Spirit as those with us see their own lives, and those of their families and communities transformed until hopefully the entire nation is further changed through CHE ministries. Since adding it to our training routines, these histories give a more concrete vision of the possibilities to those trained. If you will, make time available, or exchange time with that of another program, news, or activity, in order to watch this sometime during your week. The stories communicate clearly what only God could be doing in our days through His called ones as the One who creates new skins for growth of His church through movements. We believe He’s at work to get the human race past the 1/3 mark of world occupants living as confessors of Jesus-Christ as Lord. That’s been the same percentage for about a century now. Our Creator has never changed His desire to see 100% of humanity saved from themselves and our sins (1 Timothy 2:3-5). That's probably going to take more of everyone's combined efforts. Let’s keep praying, thinking, encouraging, and acting to see His will get done on earth as it is in heaven.
Prayer & Praise:
- Pray using Jesus’ model for disciple’s prayers (a.k.a. The Lord’s Prayer – Mt.6:9-13) for all of us.
- Pray the continued good coordination among family and friends helping Debbie with her aftercare and physical therapy visits. She seems ahead of recovery benchmarks so far!
- Pray Verlin get the important tasks appointed to be done this week and that he find a home, or figure out a lasting solution, for a former alpha male dog that does not recognize he’s lost dominance to a younger, larger male. He’s not getting along these days, bringing harm to himself and others.
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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