You Coming?

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Anderson Report 260321

As God's child advances spiritually, he shall discover that the Lord's time is as important as the Lord's will. Do not rashly beget an Ishmael lest he become the greatest enemy to Isaac. — Watchman Nee

As the world watches the unfolding events in the Middle East with bated breath, the quote above seems particularly relevant. Ishmael and Isaac’s descendants are at war, as they have been for centuries. Abraham and Sarah’s failure to wait on the Lord’s timing for the promised son continues to plague our world. Lest we get unfairly judgmental, are we any different today? When we rush to accomplish the perceived will of God, without trusting His timing, it creates havoc. It is tempting to plunge ahead with “our” plans, especially in ministry, rather than patiently waiting on the Lord. May we increasingly discern the difference between His timing and ours, so that our descendants do not lament our choices!

This edition continues our efforts to catch up on our financial reporting to you. It provides donation records for January through June of 2025. In addition, we share family and ministry highlights from the past three months. Just days after sending our last quarterly update, Debbie’s dad was put in hospice at home. That changed our anticipated return dates to Côte d’Ivoire, but not our commitment to returning. Thank you for faithfully giving and praying for CHE ministries in Africa during our family’s torturous detours! We will share return dates as soon as possible. Debbie continues handling her dad's financial matters; she is making good progress.

RESOLUTE EFFORTS TO SOW AND REAP

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Gardening efforts
Verlin keeps in touch regularly with Ivorian CHE ministries. Agricultural and husbandry skills continue to create excellent outreach opportunities using Community Health Evangelism (CHE) strategies. In late 2025, we heard testimony from our CHE co-laborers in Cote d’Ivoire related to these topics: using expertise in beekeeping for a pastor retiring to his home village, teaching neighbors and friends how to raise ducks in a Muslim community, learning hydroponics for use in areas where acres of land are not available, rooftop and sack gardening in urban places, exploring pig farming to provide income for African pastors and missionaries, digging wells in needy villages, and using multiple agricultural techniques to improve crop production. One CHE trainer alone has experimented and trained others in the following techniques after receiving several Foundations for Farming trainings that you helped us help him attend: using sawdust to fertilize eggplant and tomatoes, perfecting the process of growing mushrooms, developing a hybrid cassava plant by using chicken waste, and using moringa oleifera awareness to heal fibroids. Praise God for these many efforts that increase opportunities for believers to share abundant life in Christ!

REMOVED FROM INFLUENCE

Early in March, a CHE trainer called Verlin to share some interesting news. For several years, this brother jumped through many government hoops to obtain legal proof that he owns acres of land in the Bondoukou circle, where he plans a large joint CHE agricultural project with us. That legal work appears to be done, though he must continue to follow up with the government paper pushers. However, he had also faced much resistance from a man in the village adjoining the land. That man just died. The remaining villagers are eager for the agricultural and witness training to begin, since the conflict has been removed. Sometimes the Lord’s delays are to prepare the way for His work to move forward.

REST FROM LABORS

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Eddie Payne, 1939-2026
Eddie Payne, Debbie’s father, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus, on Monday, February 23. Debbie was by his bedside, singing songs he loved. Our family rejoices that he passed peacefully into eternity at 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 joyful labor as a preacher, missionary, college professor, and mission mobilization director. In each of those endeavors, he made it his life's priority to share the Gospel and help believers find their place to serve in God’s Kingdom. Family and friends deeply miss his quick wit, wise counsel, and faithful prayers.

Circling back to the theme of seeking the Lord’s timing rather than our own, Eddie gave his mission students a way to understand God’s will that stuck with many for over 30 years. It is not about what we want to do for the Lord; it is about what He is doing in each generation and our joining Him in that work. Eddie worded it this way: “There comes a time when Jesus will come up alongside a group of people and will say, ‘I’m going this way. You coming with me?’ And He pauses. But not for long. Then He keeps going.”

We concur.

Your Partners in the Gospel,
Verlin and Debbie

If you wish to view or print only the catch-up quarterly reports, you can view them as a picture or PDF:
  2Q 2025 JPG or the 2Q 2025 PDF  
 
Report text alone link: Anderson Report 260321 

Family pics taken since choosing to serve as missionaries.
 
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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2022 Budget Info:
CHSC-0118_ANDERSON-2022-Budget.pdf

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