IDOP, not IHOP

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

Prayer, study, and suffering make a pastor. — Martin Luther

The deeds of Christians who earned their place in history through suffering are many. You know the kind of people we mean: stoned to death (Stephen), burned at the stake (Polycarp, W. Tyndale), imprisoned (J. Bunyan, A. Judson), pierced by arrows (J. Elliot, N. Saint), hanged (D. Bonhoeffer), and beheaded (many currently around the world, including Nigeria). As Reformation Day, remembered on October 31st, approaches, we reflect on the start of the Protestant Reformation and on other brothers and sisters who gave their last ounce of energy for King Jesus. This lessens the distraction of Halloween —or at least gives it a more hallowed meaning. Remembrance puts life’s everyday challenges in perspective!

Open Doors link to IDOP

The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church (IDOP) on November 2 is a crucial time for us to join thousands of Christians worldwide in prayer. Your prayers are a powerful support for those who currently suffer for their trusting faith in Christ. We provide a link to Open Doors, one of several organizations that offer resources for this more than 1,600-year tradition of prayer for persecuted believers. The guides highlighted appeal to pray for Myanmar strikes a chord with us. We have broken bread with brethren from that country and heard some of their stories. Open Doors provides a written prayer guide here.

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

As Verlin works on the ramp project outside with a friend and Debbie finishes this update, the Ivorian presidential elections have been underway for about nine hours. We have regularly mentioned the election in past updates; perhaps it has seemed extraneous or tiresome. However, it is crucial to understand that much is at stake in the long term. This article from the Robert Lansing Institute for Global Threats and Democracies Studies explains the hazards. If the democratic process continues to weaken in West Africa, that only invites more persecution for Christians in the region.

On a positive note, the Ivorian network of CHE trainers (AISEC) plans a national meeting in Abidjan in mid-November. It has been several years since they met, given that each trainer works autonomously in his or her ministry and region. Joint meetings provide opportunities to share progress, exchange ideas, and receive encouragement.

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Pray with us for the thousands of persecuted Christians worldwide. Pray for M., especially, an Ivorian teen girl who received Christ about 15 years ago. Her family greatly persecuted her. We lost track of her when she was married off by her family and sent to Ghana, where she had no Christian connections. Other friends we know continue to suffer for their faith.
   
• 🙏 As we post this update today, Ivorian presidential elections are underway. The election will affect democracy across the region. Much more is at stake than who the future president will be.
   
• 🙏 An Ivorian national CHE meeting is planned for mid-November in Abidjan. Pray for good attendance and encouraging interaction among CHE trainers from all over the country.
   
• 🙏 Our granddaughter Chelsea’s exploratory surgery to see if a cochlear implant can be reinserted behind her left ear is on Monday. We will babysit little Wyn while big sis is at Vanderbilt.
  

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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