The Goshorns January 2014
Our Plane Tickets Are Purchased! Well, we spent January starting to pack for Peru, visiting friends and driving to and from Florida for a gathering with The Mission Society. The weather was cool in Florida, but a lot better than sub-zero weather that everyone else was having. We started the training with classes on coaching. We believe this can be a very useful tool while working with Peruvians. It’s a way of having them solve their problems by helping them come up with their own solutions, which will then help build relationships in order to share Christ. We also attended classes on community development, prayer, and the Jesus movement in other cultures. The best part was catching up with families we went through our initial training with who are now serving all over the world. It was also an awesome time for the kids as they had the opportunity to connect with other missionary kids. There were some great speakers as well, such as the president of Asbury Theological Seminary, Dr. Timothy C. Tennent, current president of The Mission Society, Dick McClain, president elect to The Mission Society, Max Wilkins, Darrell Whiteman, Frank Decker, and one person in particular, Steve Saint. Steve Saint was the boy whose dad was killed in Ecuador in the book and movie “End of the Spear”. He is now friends with the native that killed his dad & that native is now a Christian. He has such a love for these people. Steve has had some very painful trials in his life, from the sudden death of his daughter, to an accident he had that caused him to be a partial paraplegic, but his love for Christ & missions never wavered.
Matthew was able to take his SAT exam at Clearwater High School. While there, Jennifer’s uncle invited a friend & his family over for dinner. This family had spent time in Peru on mission trips. They have such a huge heart for the Kingdom & the Peruvians. It was a blessing being able to talk with them for hours. We will be speaking at several churches in February, along with serving a Costa Rican dinner at Asbury. The dinner is scheduled for February 15th at 5:30 at Asbury United Methodist Church. It will be a great time for people to hear about our year in language school and what we expect our first year in Peru to look like. We’ll also have time for questions & answers. We hope you can join us then.
Then we fly out to Peru on March 3rd at noon!!
After the training we were able to spend a couple days with Jennifer's uncle in Clearwater. This worked out good because
Katie and her friend Sarah at the gathering
President of the Mission Society, Dick McClain
Matthew and some MKs from Costa Rica