Frosty Days

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

Christian, remember the goodness of God in the frost of adversity. — Charles Spurgeon

Little reveals more about our trust in God than reactions to adversity. Remember the ten Boom sisters in the Nazi concentration camp, rejoicing over lice and fleas in their barracks? The vermin kept guards from entering their space, allowing them to share Scripture and pray more freely with other prisoners. Or consider Joseph viewing his brothers’ betrayal as the means to save his family, and Esther realizing her precarious position in a pagan kingdom was to preserve the Jews.

The entire nation of Sudan endured another horrific round of genocidal terror this week, making our challenges appear minuscule in comparison. Nevertheless, every “frosty” adversity, little or large, is an opportunity to consider the goodness of God. Learning to count it all joy while facing trials of various kinds (James 1:2-4) has grown easier as we age. We have experienced seeing God’s grace overcome adversity with blessings. We praise the Lord for His kindness to our family, a peaceful election day in Côte d’Ivoire, and His grace when life does not go as planned.

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

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Verlin made slow progress on the ramp project this week due to several factors, including the weather and a lack of proper tools. Friends blessed again with help. We both took time to support our family during a granddaughter’s surgery at Vanderbilt. Verlin spent two days and a night in Nashville while Debbie spent four nights: a complication occurred after Chelsea’s surgery on Monday, causing the surgeon to reopen the site on Wednesday. Praise God, she recovers at home now, although she is saddened that the second cochlear implant could not be reinserted as all had hoped. Debbie finally kicks off a respiratory virus, and now begins to regain energy and feel relief. Eddie, her dad, grows weary of being in rehab and longs to go home. Both daughters make every way seemingly possible to support him.

The care led us to check out a new area of CHE instruction available on the Global CHE Network website: CHE for Seniors. Like our family, Christians everywhere strive to honor their parents and support them in their last years. Just like the disabled we mentioned a few weeks back, many cultures also view the elderly as a liability, not the blessing they are. Debbie begins digging into these lessons to glean knowledge that will help her with her dad and equip her to encourage others in similar circumstances. Resources are limited in many places worldwide, making the advice of these practical lessons valuable.

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Pray for the genocide to stop in Sudan. May government leaders put sanctions on the warring factions and otherwise use their influence to save hundreds of thousands of lives. Join us on Sunday, November 2, to pray for the persecuted church around the world.
   
• 🙏 Election day in Côte d’Ivoire passed peacefully. The current president was elected to a fourth term by a wide margin, though only 50% of the population voted. Major opposition parties contest the victory because their candidates were not permitted to run. Still, we rejoice that no blood was spilled.
   
• 🙏 We praise God for protecting Chelsea, our granddaughter, through two surgeries this week, despite a complication. Pray for her to adapt to the reality that the surgeon did not reinsert a cochlear implant on the left side. It was not the outcome we wanted, but we know our Father is always good, even in the frost of adversity.
  

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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