Restarts

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

Rare is the trained person or group who gets a  Community Health Evangelism (CHE) ministry or  Discovery Bible Study (DBS) going on the first effort. Most of us need “restarts” and adjustments in our service to the Lord. We evaluate what does and does not work while seeking advice and observing other believers who have experienced success in order to see our eventual success.

Thankfully, Scripture encourages restarts of all kinds. For example, “… let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap if we faint not” (do not give up) (Gal. 6:9, or see Jer. 6:16, Rev. 2:5). There is never a need to wallow in defeat. Instead, we pray, evaluate, recalibrate, and restart for the glory of God. For us, a huge part of ministry is encouraging people we train to not give up on the CHE or DBS process. Those who faithfully restart after missteps and failures experience victories and encouragement unseen by others while trying new endeavors.

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

Verlin encouraged one faithful brother and a pastor’s wife this week about reinitiating their DBS ministries during one of his long walks. Often, people fail to see reproducing Discovery Bible Studies when they try to make the process too complicated or seek a “slick” curriculum to follow. “Hear and obey” is drowned out when lesser ideas get emphasized. Likewise, Debbie encouraged an Ivorian sister who plans to start a children’s Sunday School class. The church in question made several attempts to create something in the past but maintained no long-term success. This restart is driven by a mature sister who has had it on her heart for a long time but feels inadequate because she does not read well in French. She, too, was thinking about needing an expensive curriculum. She now realizes she can approach this ministry more simply. In addition, Debbie connected her with our experienced Ivorian brother, who teaches children very effectively under a neighborhood tree about whom we’ve previously shared. Multiplication restarts, we hope.

Women's retreat

Praise God for a restart by an Ivorian pastor who attended the CHE Internship in Ghana, too. He came home convinced that CHE ministry among women was an area to pursue. The first steps in that direction begin with a group of ladies trained at his church. Then he recently provided principles of health and hygiene at a women’s retreat. Pray that well-trained CHE teams of women develop who can reach women in many communities.

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Thank the Lord something happened so our city water is no longer bitter! Whether they put us back on aquifer water, or found a solution to the bitterness, we are grateful for the change. In follow up of Bitter Water during another walk Verlin shared with a water treatment employee the idea of using moringa seed cake to increase employment and lessen current water treatment costs.
   
• 🙏 Pray for several restarts of CHE and DMM that individuals seek to implement as they have heard of others’ successes. Ask our Father to encourage their hearts and direct them on simple paths to see change.
   
• 🙏 Continue praying for an international trainer for the university and for continued progress in editing lessons. Debbie hopes to finish the first edit of level two this week.
  

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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