One of the joys of COVID-19 restrictions lifting is the opportunity to meet for mutual encouragement. The national Ivorian CHE (Community Health Evangelism) leadership plans to host a gathering in early June. Active CHE trainers from around the country are invited to this event that has not been held for several years. Information-sharing, workshops, and round table collaborations mark CHE practitioner meetings.

The image links to an explanation. The CHE Lessons are given to TOT1 equipped trainers.

In preparation for the meeting, Verlin received some calls by phone and in person. During their visits to our staging place, the home office in Bondoukou, a longtime friend who holds property for a future agricultural project and a nurse trained in CHE a decade ago gained some blessings while in the yard. A discouraging topic that preoccupied them was the worldwide trend of increasing political and social corruption. The discouragement yielded to the hope in Christ. Verlin shared from Ivorian experiences how God enables Christ-followers to reorganize efforts to rightly do good through CHE. These believers collaboratively learn to do justice and love mercy as men, fathers, co-workers, and citizens. The yard’s moringa trees, the demonstration of a Wholistic World View Analysis traced on the ground while sharing hibiscus tea gave the backdrop needed to troubleshoot a stalled CHE program. The space let Verlin illustrate how Ivorians coordinate to clean their homes, grow moringa, instruct children, and form new fellowships of believers. When asked about priorities during our seventh term of service in Cote d’Ivoire, Verlin shared a neighbor’s copy of the HEPFDC flipbook. Someone using it the last two years testified to changes wrought. We plan to offer it for integration into health and education programs this term. The two men who came to visit a ‘cripple’ left feeling encouraged about what they could do for their family’s future within the nation and our times.

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 in Cote d’Ivoire to expand CHE ministries 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 (0% fee).

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