Thrivers not Survivors

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

When we share in churches about the ministry the Lord has given us in Cote d’Ivoire, it is common for someone to express admiration for what we do and add, “I could never do that.” That happened last week after Verlin spoke in Cookeville. However, this precious sister had the great insight to immediately correct herself and say, “Well, I guess I could if the Lord asked me to.” Yes, exactly.

Debbie smiled. She frequently makes a similar comment when people express doubt about being a missionary. As someone else put it, “God does not call the equipped; instead, He equips the called.” Or as Peter, the brash fisherman, most eloquently explains in 2 Peter 1:3, God has given us ALL THINGS that pertain to life and godliness. There is nothing our Lord asks us to do that is impossible. The process of learning to trust and take HIS provision is not easy, but it is doable. With His strength in us, we can learn to thrive in life and ministry, not just survive. (Enjoy this spiritual truth expressed in the song “Thrive” by Casting Crowns.) May we rethink the next time we are tempted to tell the Lord, “No, I can’t.”

Come and See (Psalm 34:8)

We learned this week that American passports can be renewed entirely online. The experience promises to be a time and money saver, praise the Lord, but it also comes with a caveat. The applicant cannot use the new passport until six weeks after the application date. That means the earliest Verlin can get a ticket back to Côte d’Ivoire is after August 7th. There remains a ramp to build and gutters to install amidst visits to ministry partners on an impromptu basis, and a forthcoming visit to celebrate his mother’s ninetieth birthday. Nonetheless, it does change his projected return date a little. There also remains a meeting of minds with the mission staff to clarify our interim objectives during this time of transition for Deb’s dad, Eddie. We continue to think that it may be a month or two later than Verlin before Debbie will be free to return to Africa, based on the remaining tasks to be completed. Ivorian friends and coworkers continue to call us, sharing ministry updates and checking in on how we are.

Sharing in Cookeville

You can view and hear Verlin share in a message during a local church visit with longtime Michigan family and friends in ministry relocated to Mid-TN, the Roger Cooper family. Click here.

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 As you pray for a peaceful presidential election cycle in Côte d’Ivoire, would you also include a fellow-missionary who works in Ukraine? Drone and missile attacks in her small town have been fierce during June. She oversees the training of staff in physical therapy that she practices, too.
   
• 🙏 Pray for the Holy Spirit’s conviction in the lives of friends we have who adhere to another religion in Côte d’Ivoire. As the decades roll by, we realize that their opportunities to respond to the Gospel grow fewer. One of these friends made a call to Verlin last week for some medical advice.
   
• 🙏 Debbie’s father is grateful to be out of rehab and in a home environment. Pray that the family succeeds in assembling a team of people around him who can readily assist with various needs.
  

Your partners in the Gospel,
Verlin & Debbie

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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