She Could

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

During the time our current world system exalted International Women’s Week, Deb reflected on a subject we have often discussed: how our Savior uplifted females during His ministry and teaching while He walked the earth. He recognized the equal worth of women in managing creation while accomplishing different roles in remarkable ways, considering the 1st-century Greco-Roman culture. He appeared to women first after His resurrection. He extolled their right to approach Him when others attempted to exclude or denigrate the ways ladies served and worshipped Jesus. One moving example was His tender acceptance of the woman who anointed His feet with a costly fragrance in Mark 14. While some present scolded her, Jesus praised her action with two bold proclamations to inspire women everywhere. First, He said she “did what she could” to prepare His body for burial. Next, He assured all hearers that her lavish worship would be recounted everywhere the Gospel is shared. No effort or sacrifice for the Lord goes unnoticed. In addition, He only expects us to do what we can do in our circumstances. We are sanctified from glory to glory over time. What a comfort to women who feel unimportant or inadequate. With our Lord’s help, she feels what each can do is enough to please Him!

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

Some CHE practitioners we influence

Crossing into Ghana consumed double the time planned for Verlin and his passengers on Thursday. The paperwork took three hours to complete despite Tuesday’s preparatory visits to the newly reopened border having expended more than half that day's twelve daylight hours. Another hour expired as they got phone chips to stay connected with family, friends, and associates. Driving to the coastal Accra region took twelve hours, with speed limits reduced to 50 mph on rural highway stretches and 30 mph in villages, towns, and cities where the road remains a two-lane highway. Sadly, the reserved rooms were unavailable due to a scheduling snafu. Substitute accommodations got found within two hours by 1 AM. The twenty waking hours made for a long first day, but we rejoice for safe travel, relationships developed, and better fuel economy!

Debbie enjoyed spending three and a half days with her parents in Franklin, Tennessee. She did what she felt she could in handling errands for them, helping them find solutions to issues with their apartment and progress in obtaining medical equipment. They always find grace while helpfully reminiscing about their early years in Cote d’Ivoire and how God has grown His kingdom over the decades since then. Debbie also visited ministry partners and collected equipment and supplies for her joining Verlin in Cote d’Ivoire. Because Verlin anticipates staying in Ghana until early April due to ongoing strategic CHE ministry instruction and visits, Debbie’s flight ticket schedules her April 11 departure from Nashville to arrive in Abidjan on April 12.

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Thank the Lord, Verlin safely drove three passengers to Accra. They continued to the internship training site on Saturday and arrived before we sent this update. Pray that families of all students and trainers from various African nations stay healthy and safe during their absence from family and other local partners in ministry.
  
  
• 🙏 Debbie has time-sensitive medical and other appointments that now need to happen quickly. Pray those details and her ability to complete them, along with several ongoing projects, align in the next three weeks.
  
  
• 🙏 Our Ivorian co-worker watching the Bondoukou storage/sleep quarters and dog in our absence has typhoid and chicken pox! Please pray with us for his speedy healing.

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 - specifying Verlin and Debbie Anderson in the optional Memo.

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CHSC-0118_ANDERSON-2022-Budget.pdf
 
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