A common theme echoing through the encouraging reports at the CHE meeting was how to help others think “outside the box” in ministry. A few CHE practitioners saw unprecedented growth …
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Planted Blessings
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. . . . 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 Bondouou, 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.
Incognito
… an Ivorian brother … establishes churches in an unreached area. The majority in his region hold firmly to another faith. The ways this pastor entered the community and sought to break barriers is intriguing and follows prior counsels from us. He did not announce himself as a pastor, come to plant a church. He found a valuable product to sell, then he went house to house. While conversing with families, he learned about the community. In some visits, he also shared and demonstrated agricultural techniques to improve crop production. Spiritual discussions opened as a by-product, and he invited them to Discovery Bible Studies in homes.
The Covering
A new project represents the effort by one of the over 300 people our team has trained at the university. The professional prepares to train over 800 nurses in southern Cote d’Ivoire with CHE! We anticipate the effort will have life-giving impacts on thousands of people who will receive timely, wholistic care. Another trainer reported how CHE is building families in a community.
Timing Issues
After an absence of over a year, we knew Verlin would have many services to update, documents and insurances to renew, errands to run, repairs to make, and descend our Toyota truck from being elevated on blocks. …Debbie also knew she would have several projects to oversee when she returned to Tennessee from Texas.
ACST x2 = 1 God
Wilberforce’s 4-point description of any believing Christian’s responsibility to the Word of God stands relevant in 2021 as steadfastly as in his day. Transformation happens when we hear and obey God’s Word. The Word’s power reverberates in our hearts every time we hear reports from ministry partners who use Discovery Bible Studies (DBS) in their Community Health Evangelism (CHE) efforts. One facilitator shared …
Copying Dad
What do you do when you need help to learn a new skill? Few understand how to do well from lectures. Mentoring gets better and more work done. Jesus … mentors His disciples to do good.
Signs
Since returning to Cote d’Ivoire, Verlin has once again been struck by the abundant signs of spiritual openness that people living here provide. One example happened as he sat in a line waiting . . . Ramadan, the Muslim month of prayer and daytime fasting, is underway in Cote d’Ivoire.
King of Kindness
As we reflect with wonder of our King, we also perceive progress in Cote d’Ivoire and Tennessee. Verlin attended the funeral ceremony of Alfred, who demonstrated Jesus’ kindness in his repair business. Apprentices, family, and health-promoting co-laborers, along with church members and local leaders, . . .
Angel Bands
It is common in missionary circles to joke about days we cause hernias or overtime for the angel bands sent to protect and help God’s children! Over the years, we have experienced many days when it was apparent that the King’s security forces were dispatched for us. Verlin’s home office setup and renewal will slow and advance by attending two funerals. It is likely angel bands accompanied them one last time on their journey Home.
