Community Health Evangelism

I was able to go to a TOT1 (trainer of trainer) in Indianapolis a couple of weeks ago. I learned about an amazing mission strategy used all over the world. The strategy for wholistic ministry is based on a concept called CHE (Community Health Evangelism.) The CHE approach combines evangelism and discipleship with community development.

Four of us from Ginghamsburg joined eleven others. We were from all over the country and worked all over the world. Burma, Kenya, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe, Czech Republic and of course Haiti, just to name a few. We told stories and shared experiences with each other.

We were trained the Biblical basis for CHE and basic principles of wholistic community based development. We learned steps for implementing CHE and strategies for entering the community. We also learned basic skills for raising awareness, organizing and activating the community for shared action through the development of a committee.

CHE is being used in rural and urban areas in over 70 countries. It is even used in some urban areas in the US. I am really excited about this approach and what it can and already has done in the world. I can’t wait to use CHE in Haiti. For more information visit www.lifewind.org.