{"id":3640,"date":"2017-08-25T06:22:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T11:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2017-08-25T06:22:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T11:22:41","slug":"encouraging-reception-che-bogose-nubea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2017\/08\/encouraging-reception-che-bogose-nubea\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging reception for CHE in Bogose-Nubea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week we had a GREAT time of CHE (Community Health Evangelism) training at Bogose-Nubea. \u00a0We were with the 18 head nurses of each of the health centers and the 18 Presidents of the CODESA for each area of health in the zone.\u00a0 CODESA stands for Comite de developpement de Sante (Health Development Committee). \u00a0In the 2 full days of training we focused on introducing them to fundamentals of CHE. \u00a0The newly appointed CHE trainer\/facilitator Rev. Mandio also participated.<\/p>\n

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We covered lessons on: what is holistic health, the difference between emergency aid and development, development principles in the Biblical story of the paralytic, community ownership, assessing the needs and resources of the local community, \u00a0a basic description of CHE and our thoughts on how it will relate to the existing public health structure and forgiveness.<\/p>\n

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With the educational level of the participants along with they being more used to structure and reporting, they grasped ideas faster and were better at discussions and understanding. \u00a0We had planned to be there 2 \u00bd days but after teaching all the lessons we had planned and adding a few more we finished after 2 days.<\/p>\n

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Everyone was very appreciative that they were chooses as the first health zone to work with. \u00a0They were very happy for adding the spiritual emphasis to health care. Good health is a good relationship with God, with yourself, with other people and with the environment.\u00a0 They especially look forward to CHE coming alongside with more training to equip the local village health agents, called the relais communautaire or RECOs.<\/p>\n