Blessings, not Bothers

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

One commitment made as a missionary couple when our children were home growing up was to view their presence as blessings, not bothers. Numerous hassles accompanied the process of homeschooling in rural Africa—many adjustments for us all. However, our three offspring enriched life and ministry in countless ways. Children create opportunities for witness when a family lives cross-culturally, though we simply miss their presence now! So while praying for Children’s CHE (Community Health Evangelism) to take root in Cote d’Ivoire, we rejoice when children’s outreaches continue to occur in our various settings. Such was the case recently.

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Hélène Ferrer, a CHE-trained believer from France representing Impact France of RESCOF, joined us September 4-11 for the university CHE expo. Though her husband Franck was not involved with the UFHB team, he accompanied her in prayer and the hope of sharing Jesus with Ivorian children. He belongs to a group of believers using athletics in France to share the Good News. Verlin arranged for Franck to partner with a CHE-trained pastor whose church integrates some sports outreaches.

During the week, the two had a marvelous time using soccer to share the Gospel with several different age groups. This event only happened because, two years ago, God placed a conviction to share soccer outfits in the hearts of some American ministry partner friends. The Lord validated their offer as useful in our spirits. The gift included a provision to transport the soccer uniforms that Franck distributed with Marius. The loving donations made by the Deyton family in East Tennessee, who gave without knowing how the uniforms would be used, blessed six youth and four adult soccer teams! We had kept the uniforms while waiting on the Lord until an opportunity opened to extend Jesus’ Kingdom by helping several rather than one group who use CHE to spread the Gospel.

This week, the same Abidjan pastor traveled to a region of Cote d’Ivoire where he grew up. He and his team set up two CHE committees where there are no active CHE ministries! Pray the efforts will result in many additional lives being transformed by Jesus. Sports got used as part of those starts, too.

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

In personal news, we received a startling phone call from an Ivorian coworker who cares for our property and animals in our absence. Luna, our female Rottweiler, gave birth to ELEVEN puppies this week, and none of us even knew she was pregnant a month ago! We now try to view their births as blessings, not bothers. The puppies will put a kink in our schedules over the next few months. However, who knows what Gospel-sharing opportunities they may open over time!

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Our bodies have yet to fully overcome malaria and respiratory illness that developed last week, especially Debbie. Please continue to pray for complete healing and renewed strength.

• 🙏 Pray for the children and adults who received the Gospel message through the soccer activities of September 6–8. Also, lift up the two new CHE efforts in Pastor M.’s hometown area.

• 🙏 Verlin continued CHE training follow-up in categorizing new contacts this week. Pray for an excellent conclusion to these and other details before we return home after the end of September.

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 provide support as we maintain 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).

Prior: Reflect and Rejoice
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2022 1Q Report: The Persevering
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CHSC-0118_ANDERSON-2022-Budget.pdf
 
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