The Goshorns Step by Step December 2017 This time of year is getting a little hectic. I told you last month about families in the states sponsoring families in our programs. We had such a great response that we were able to buy even more food than expected. This is so awesome. A few weeks ago, four guys from the states came with 50 water filters. Jerod and I, along with the guys from the states, traveled to the women's prison to install and explain how the filters work. Then we traveled to a community about an hour away to do the same. This filter will serve about many people in this community. They were amazed when they saw muddy water turn into drinking water. In addition, we installed one at the home of a family that has 18 people living together in an old adobe house. We had a chocolatada at our program in Cullpa. A local TV station asked if they could come and film and join in. They said they would supply gifts for all the kids along with panaton (a popular treat). We also had about a dozen college students and three Miss. Huncayos help. The clowns that performed gave a message about Christ and then prayed for our program. Around 70 kids and a lot of their parents heard the word of Christ and experienced his love. Last month I also told you about the difficulty in getting a men's group going. Men on our team and I
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have been traveling to another community further up in the mountains trying to start a men's group. The alcohol abuse is very bad in this community as it is in most. Along with this comes a lot of physical abuse. I’m excited to say that we had 5 men attend and they say they're to bring others. The more time we spend in the community talking with people, the more they see that evangelicals are normal people and are not at all like they were taught. After one of our programs we traveled up the mountain with the church for 40 baptisms. It’s so amazing seeing people step out and proclaim Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Over 100 people came to celebrate and worship with them on the river bank. It would be wonderful if all church families were as excited as them.
We humbly thank you for your continued prayers and financial support. If you haven’t yet, we ask that you would prayerfully consider financially supporting this ministry in Peru. Without more financial partners this ministry can not continue to grow. We love you all and thank you for being part of God’s work in Peru.
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Pagan Rituals
There are many rituals that we battle with in the Andes mountains of Peru. One of these is witchcraft. Peru is filled with witches and witchcraft and there are whole towns of witches where people will go to employ their services. People travel from all over the world including the U.S. to attend witchcraft gatherings in Peru because they consider the country a central power center for New Age energy. Witchcraft is growing in Peru today, and human sacrifice still occurs. There are cases that parents have sold their kids for sacrifices and street children come up missing all the time. Brujos, male witches, can be found anywhere in Peru and you can buy a potion or charm for almost anything, from curing stomach problems to gaining wealth. Dried llama Potions at the market fetuses are bought to bring good luck to homes and businesses and are often walled into the corners of buildings. A drink of liquidized frog is used to improve the memory, and dried armadillo is believed to keep thieves away. You can even pay a to cast a spell on someone. They say that just about everyone in the mountains has had some sort an experience with this. Religion hear is mixed with all sorts of pagan rituals. About a 40 minute ride from our home is supposedly the oldest cross in Peru. You can buy candles of all different colors that stand for money, a mate, a new house, a Huaytapallana curse on some one and so on. You burn these candles all the way down into a pan while praying to the cross and then have the wax in the pan read to find out if what you want will happen. Huaytapallana is a beautiful Glaser about Burning candles for things & curses 40 minutes from us. People travel there late at night and pray to Satan. There are groups that have said that when they pray to Satan the mountain opens and Satan appears. They pray for curses on Christians and pray for material things. Now I don’t believe the mountain really split opened, but I believe Satan leads these people to believe it did. The enemy is powerful, but our Lord and Savior is so much more powerful. Please keep us and all in Peru that are serving His kingdom in your prayers.
2 Peter 2:15 They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness.
Ephesians 5:11
Leaving food for the dead
Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
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The Goshorns Step by Step
P r aye r Re q u e s t s a n d P r a i s e s
Prayers for continued physical, emotional and spiritual protection.
Prayers for additional financial and prayer support.
Prayers for the children at the orphanage.
Prayers for the prison ministry and home visit ministry.
Praises for our Peruvian team and
Prayers for discernment as we continue to explore ministry opportunities.
Prayers for travel mercies in Peru.
Prayers for Jennifer’s mom Joan as she battles cancer.
Prayers for parenting from a distance. And for our children in the U.S.
Prayers for Katherine and school.
Prayers for Zumilinda and that we will hear from Shriners hosp.
Prayers for the Bible study/ feeding programs.
the opportunity to serve in Peru.
We are thankful for the support of the body of Christ. We are thankful for our health. Pray for Gianfranco & that he will someday hear.
God has been very clear that we cannot do anything alone. First we need Him, second we need the Body of Christ. We will never be effective ministers of God’s word without your prayers and financial support. Please consider partnering with us to further God’s Kingdom in Peru.
All tax deductible donations may be made to: TMS Global PO Box 922637 Norcross Georgia 30010-2637 USA Designate gifts to: “Goshorn Support 5/540” Or online at: www.tms-global.org/give and go to “give to a missionary” and use our name. Or visit our website at: www.goshornstepbystep.com Email: teejaygoshorn@yahoo.com Skype: tim.jen.goshorn US Phone (works wherever we have internet): 859-474-2494
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Mark 13:26
“At that time people will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.