Land of the Living

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

1939-2026

Eddie Payne, Debbie’s father, took his final earthly breath and entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus, on Monday, February 23. Debbie was right beside him, singing a CityAlight song (You can listen here to one of Eddie’s favorite songs by this group). Our family rejoices that he passed peacefully into eternity while in a family home, as he wished. Debbie and her sister experience the Lord’s peace, having honored their dad the best they knew how during the past year of caretaking and hospice. Today, Eddie rests from decades of labor as a preacher, missionary, college professor, and mission mobilization director. He loved every job the Lord gave him and constantly looked for ways to challenge believers he knew to find their place to serve in God’s Kingdom.

Debbie heard the description of a believer’s death in a way that resonated and gave her comfort about a month ago. Revive Our Hearts, a radio program, described the death of Nancy Leigh DeMoss Wolgemuth’s husband as leaving the land of the dying (earth) to enter the land of the living (heaven). We choose to remember Eddie’s current state. He is now a permanent resident in the land of the living.

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

As a result, our week was filled with activities related to Eddie’s passing. A celebration of Eddie’s life will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 3:00 p.m. at his beloved home church for more than three decades, Cross Timbers Free Will Baptist Church, 201 Cross Timbers Dr., Nashville, TN 37221. Visitation with the family will be from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., the hour before. In honor of his preferences, there will be no viewing of the body. We will remember him as he was during our favorite times together.

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Ask the Lord to bless and give peace to those who attend Eddie’s celebration of life service on Saturday. We praise God for the servant hearts of the congregation at Cross Timbers church who are helping so much.
   
• 🙏 Continue to pray for the CHE Internship training as it completes in Ghana, as leaders from several nations return to their homes to complete God’s call on their lives.
   
• 🙏 May the Lord’s protection and guidance of our troops and those of Israel testify to hope in the loving God to reinforce the many Iranian believers who have prayed for this day. May a true change happen in Iran so that her people may live in peace and hear the Gospel of Christ.
  

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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