Advent Hope

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

While we avoid tradition just for tradition’s sake, awareness that this is the first week of Advent lets us focus on HOPE, the sense of anticipation and patient expectation, for Jesus’ return. Many kiddos and even adults enjoy countdown calendars stuffed with chocolates or other treats leading to Christmas Day, but reflecting on Jesus’ future Advent satisfies more. The Lord’s promises about the coming Messiah in the Old Testament were accomplished in His first Advent. We can confidently trust that His second coming is as certain. So, we comfort one another with the reality that Jesus will soon descend from heaven with a shout (1 Thess. 4:16-17); we sing songs of longing like “Come, Jesus, Come” by CeCe Winans; we pray like John in Revelation, “Even so, come Lord Jesus” (Rev. 22:20).

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

Verlin busied himself supervising or handling several maintenance issues around two of our vehicles and our decade-old manufactured home, aside from the deck. When outside, he sorted 2”x8” boards to scarf and/or sister, then started setting deck beams on the rest spot required by the Americans with Disabilities Act, an 8’x8’ deck that will have seating between two 20’ ramps in our case. The last metal supports for the two ramps, which will provide 40 feet of ramp for a 40-inch rise to our entrance, were set in concrete and covered to cure as temperatures dropped below freezing. Appointments let leaks be fixed and faucets replaced, making access easier. We also ordered the materials needed to convert a small guest bath into a walk-in shower. Connections with Ivorians after the Nov. 15th meeting slowed. Eddie’s declining health and need for additional care options focus Verlin’s use of time.

Grandpa joy

As Debbie continues to travel each week to help with her father, the family notices a decline in his strength. Changes are coming. She and her sister consider possibilities. Debbie handled his finances, completed medical paperwork, bought supplies to welcome his grandkids and great-grandkids, and observed his home health physical therapy. On Thursday, we joined our older son’s family in Nashville for Thanksgiving together. Can we brag a minute about how well our eight-month-old granddaughter is pulling up and moving around furniture? Yes, we thought so. : )

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Pray for Christmas outreach efforts happening all over Côte d’Ivoire. We especially pray that additional communities join the CHE-initiated movement to provide schoolchildren with school supplies from their personal and local resources. We ask that the Lord call more workers to share the Gospel message, especially to those in bondage to addictions or following religions that reject Christ.
   
• 🙏 The second joint public and private partnership using CHE in villages to eliminate leprosy soon begins its second year in central Côte d’Ivoire. Pray for success surpassing that of the first effort completed in 2024, with many new people learning about Jesus, joining Bible studies, and building Christian institutions like churches and schools that serve the community to make Jesus known.
   
• 🙏 Since Debbie’s dad continues to lose strength and needs more help, we expect him to return to our house sometime in December. He has relished his time living with Laura, Debbie’s sister, in a roomy house since June. However, her schedule as a nurse, working through the night and sleeping in the day, limits the hours she can supervise. Pray for wise decisions regarding Eddie’s care.
  

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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