Digging Deep

Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

Have you recently been faced with the dilemma of whether to answer a fool according to his folly so that he is not consumed by his own conceit (Pr.26:5) or to NOT answer a fool according to his folly so that you do not become like him (Pr.26:4)? These two verses appear contradictory and obviously require mentally digging deep to apply correctly. Sometimes, in witnessing or sharing truth, it is difficult to read the other person’s status or intent. Three attitudes often surface. Perhaps they have never been exposed to the claims of Jesus. In other situations, they have been indoctrinated to sincerely believe lies about Him. In yet other scenarios, they choose to ignore the truth because they want to follow an ungodly lifestyle. Digging deep to learn where the person stands can help guide us to decide whether to continue a discussion or leave them to their folly.

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Gentle polemic 
Verlin recently found two encouraging examples of continuing the conversation with people of misguided faith, who do not know or misapply Biblical truth. Because we deal daily with followers of different religions in Cote d’Ivoire, we loved the wise, winsome, and kind approach exemplified in these two YouTube interactions. Listen to this gentle polemic from "Sow and Reap" with a Muslim and this rebuttal of a person claiming Jesus made mistakes.

Come and See (Psalm 34:8)

There are never enough hours in the day to see everyone we want to see in Michigan. The family celebration of Verlin’s mother’s 90th birthday was fantastic. Verlin and siblings also met with her to make sure her financial questions are answered and to discuss a possible move for her to downsize in the upcoming year. We were pleased to connect with ministry partners almost every day, too. Debbie expects to return to Tennessee next week. Verlin came return at the same time or stay a few more days in Michigan to handle family and ministry meetings.

Prayer & Praise

  • πŸ™ We thank the Lord for a wonderful Michigan experience with lovely family gatherings and great interactions with numerous ministry partners! Debbie struggled with a respiratory virus for the past ten days. Please pray that Verlin’s mother does not succumb to the virus since we shared close quarters.
     
  • πŸ™ Pray with us as we dig deep to complete a long list of errands and activities—particularly finishing the ramp at our house—so that Verlin can return to Cote d’Ivoire by the end of September. If you can donate some hours of manual labor, now is the time to call Verlin to offer help when we return home.
     
  • πŸ™ We are constantly amazed at the generosity of friends and ministry partners. Thank you for meeting with us, feeding us, giving us opportunities to share, and donating items like a computer and tablet for mission and personal use.
Your partners in the Gospel,
Verlin & Debbie
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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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