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Sorry our update is a little late from coordinating information on two continents. Below is part of Verlin's Facebook/mobile phone reports from time in Ouagadougou last week:
"Wednesday I visited a village of Burkina Faso where the pastor introduced people to the Gospel Light that guides the transformation of the entire community. The increasing numbers of Christians in the Muslim village use what they have to start or improve education, water and food security, and crop resale through storage. The church planting effort progressed from being refused a lot of land to meet, to having a prime place given to promote the ministry. The anticipation of blessing is so great that after three years, the
initiating team moves to a new region as the team in the villages begins training to train other villages in what they have done. I did not get their count of how many have been added to the church, though. On Friday I asked the conference host, but he did not know the numbers. (He took me to another village with more than 70 converts, explaining his church just hosted the event). I just know that the chief told them to keep building. They did 20% of the well cost initially; 100% of the teacher's house, grain storage, church building with their own money, time and mud and healthier bodies because of nutrition and gardening teaching in the first village; 100% of the costs for the well, church building with water collection and solar power for lights, music, and the pastor's house in the second village. They were great looking buildings using appropriate technologies, too. I pray this transformational power becomes a dominant expression of Christ here, as well as through our U.S. churches again, one soul at a time."
initiating team moves to a new region as the team in the villages begins training to train other villages in what they have done. I did not get their count of how many have been added to the church, though. On Friday I asked the conference host, but he did not know the numbers. (He took me to another village with more than 70 converts, explaining his church just hosted the event). I just know that the chief told them to keep building. They did 20% of the well cost initially; 100% of the teacher's house, grain storage, church building with their own money, time and mud and healthier bodies because of nutrition and gardening teaching in the first village; 100% of the costs for the well, church building with water collection and solar power for lights, music, and the pastor's house in the second village. They were great looking buildings using appropriate technologies, too. I pray this transformational power becomes a dominant expression of Christ here, as well as through our U.S. churches again, one soul at a time."
Prayer and Praise
- Pray for our successful follow-up to people who requested CHE training this week, as well as follow-through by Africans who made commitments to reach out to over 400 new villages!
- Gunman opened fire on the beaches of the tourist town of Grand-Bassam in Cote d'Ivoire on Sunday, March 13. Sixteen people were killed, including Europeans. Pray that we will be faithful sharing the Good News so that this worldview does not conquer West Africa.
- Our email distribution service which sends these updates is getting rejections on quite a few email addresses. They have been trying to correct the problem for about two weeks. Ask the Lord to help us get this issue resolved before Debbie leaves for Cote d'Ivoire on April 9.
Your partners in the gospel,
Verlin and Debbie Anderson
The 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 maintain support as we resume residential ministry to expand CHE ministries in Cote d'Ivoire under the auspices of the 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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Last video: The 4 Pillars;Anderson WEEKLY 160227
2015 Q3 Report: Anderson_Report_15_12_12.pdf
2015 Budget : CHSC-0118_ANDERSON-Budget_2015
Securely gift the ministry @ www.che4a.org
Something to ask? Write: updates@verlindeb.org
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