Oct 2016 newsletter

The Goshorns Step by Step October 2016 Another Baby

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We have another Peruvian Godchild, Jake! His mother, Rut was 12 years old when we first met her in 2007. She said we made such an impact in her life and when you said you were going to return, you did. Now 9 1/2 years later we’re the Godparents of her baby.

God’s plans are so awesome. We look forward to walking alongside this child as he grows in Christ.

On the first Friday of the month we had our first movie night in the building that Asbury UMC built this summer. We never announced the movie to the community and still had close to 50 children. We start off everything we do with the children with prayer and thanks to God. They are starting to learn that even though they don’t have much, what they do have is a blessing from God. Around half of these kids had never seen a movie before. I thought that we’d have problems with so many kids during the movie, but there were no problems at all because they were so mesmerized.

We attended our first 18 year old birthday party. It started out with a wonderful trout meal followed by entertainment by a clown. Clowns are a big deal at birthday parties for younger children and baby showers so we were surprised to see one at an

eighteenth birthday party. The clown was very funny and everyone enjoyed him including all the teenagers. I told Jennifer that they don’t have to worry about their 18 year old getting drunk at this party.

We traveled to Lima twice. These were extra long trips because they’re working on the road from Huancayo to Lima. The first trip was for immigration reasons and the second was for Jennifer and Katherine's flight to the states.

They’re going to be in the states for 5 weeks.

Jennifer stocked up the freezer for me and she also cooked some meals and froze them. I said as long as I have peanut butter and jelly, I’d survive:)

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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Gods Word

When I was at church the other night I noticed a mother of one of the children from our Kids Club/ feeding programs. As we were standing reading scripture, I noticed she just stood there listening. There are no screens with scripture on the wall, and there are no pew Bibles. After the service I walked over to say Hi and asked her if she had a Bible and she said no. I took my Bible and handed it to her and said now you do. She looked at me and her eyes watered up. She was trying not to cry and talk at the same time. I didn’t want her to be embarrassed so I just said God wanted you to have it and walked on. Another time at the same church I noticed a man that walked around with a nice Bible case. I came to find out that he never had a Bible to put in it. So one night when he was outside I walked over and handed him a Bible. The reaction was about the same.

I grew up with Bibles all around. I knew how important the Bible was but I never thought about how precious it was. I still have the Bible my parents gave me as a child and many other Bibles. I never knew that to some people the written word of God was beyond reach. How important is it to have the word of God at your disposal? I never thought about it growing up because it always was. Now I see people that are hungry for the word. The same God that breathed life into Adam also breathed inspiration into the writers of the Bible. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work”.

Knowing that the Bible is God-breathed is all the reason we need to consider it important. Jesus said in Matthew 4:4 “It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” We came to Peru because the Lord made it very clear that we were to serve Him here. I never knew why He chose us and still don’t. I came to Peru scared knowing that I’m not qualified to serve and teach others. One of the most encouraging quotes I’ve heard is “Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was a gossip, Martha was a worrier, Thomas was a doubter, Sara was impatient, Elijah was moody, Moses stuttered, Abraham was old,… and Lazarus was dead. God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the CALLED!” He has taken the mistakes I’ve made and helped me use them to help others. It is a honor to serve the Lord, but I can’t imagine doing this without His word.

His word is so important, whether in print or audio for those that can’t read. Thank you so much for being apart of what’s going on in Peru.

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The Goshorns Step by Step

P raye r R e q u e s t s a n d P ra i s e s 

Continued physical, emotional and spiritual protection.

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Prayers for the Bible study/ feeding programs

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Continued financial and prayer support, as well as new financial and prayer partners.

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Prayers for the Bible study with the teenage boys at the orphanage.

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Prayers for the new discipleship group in Palian.

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Prayers for prison ministries

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Discernment as we continue to explore ministry opportunities.

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Travel mercies as we travel in Peru.

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For Jennifer’s mom, Joan.

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Prayers for parenting from a distance.

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Prayers for Daniel, Matthew and Audrey while they live in the U.S.

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Prayers for kids programs.

Praises for our Peruvian team.

We are thankful for the body of Christ.

We are thankful for our health.

We are thankful for a new home, big enough to house people.

Pa r t n e r w i t h u s 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: The Mission Society PO Box 922637 Norcross Georgia 30010-2637 USA Designate gifts to: “Goshorn Support 5/540” Or online at: www.themissionsociety.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

Please help by sharing this with whomever you wish.

Matthew 24:14 “And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”