All Means All

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Taste and See (Psalm 34:8)

Jesus ministered to others physically and spiritually while walking the earth. No sin-touched part of a person’s life was left unaddressed by Him. A Community Health Evangelism (CHE) lesson entitled “The Great Commandment and the Great Commission” stimulates similar effective ministry today.

All Means All

Another key principle of CHE, encouraged during group discussion by open-ended questions within the same lesson, is the importance of the word ALL. Jesus frequently used the predeterminer to explain wholistic ministry. His words, recorded in Luke 10:27, indicate that each of us is to love the Lord with all our heart (emotion), soul (spiritual), mind (intellect), and strength (physical). In loving our neighbor as ourselves, all of those components are to be likewise active. The dynamic group conversation later concludes with The Great Commission from Matthew 28:18-20. That, too, is replete with the theme of all. Jesus grants all authority to us and wants all nations (people groups) to be discipled. We are to obey all that He commanded us, knowing He is always with us.

Jesus made no half-hearted commitment toward humanity. As we obey Him, no self-serving, half-hearted dedication will do. While such devotion is impossible in our own strength, we rely on another promised ‘all’ spoken in 2 Peter 1:3. God gives us all things that pertain to life and godliness by His divine power, through knowing Him. Paul wrote similarly in Romans 12:1-2 that we are transformed into effective witnesses when we sacrifice ourselves to accept and enact God’s ways. May self-sacrificial love--amazing others, and even ourselves--become increasingly evident in believers’ lives!

Come and See (Psalm 66:5)

Our ministry's Internet connection to the Christian Health Service Corps (CHSC) was reestablished this week after a brief interlude that confirmed there was no security breach affecting our communications. We do not want to inadvertently enable another to commit identity theft. This happened in 2020, when someone filed for a small business loan from the Dallas U.S. Small Business Administration office, requesting $160,000.00 using Verlin’s name and work information! We also made progress developing financial reporting habits while preparing to submit our federal tax return and completing some tedious yet essential repairs, maintenance, and protection of stuff around the familial homestead that must be done before returning to the field. Likely, the deck construction initiated to care for Deb’s now-deceased father will be left as is for later completion.

Prayer & Praise

• 🙏 Pray that the spiritual, physical, and financial needs of CHE trainers in Cote d’Ivoire be met. Most CHE work is volunteer and unpaid. Every trainer must learn to serve in interdependence without becoming dependent. That often means adding skills in agriculture, business, or from other domains. May they trust in God and learn all His provision and transforming power!
   
• 🙏 A trainer tried to contact Verlin this week by phone, but the call dropped abruptly. The connection could not be re-established. Pray that communication, if necessary, gets restored.
   
• 🙏 Pray we successfully close things in TN for timing a short trip to Michigan and enjoy some ministry partner interactions while checking on family as we prepare for return to Cote d’Ivoire.
  

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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