The Goshorns Step by Step September 2015
Life is changing We’ve had some big changes. Daniel and Matthew both moved back to the States on the 18th of August to attend college, and Daniel will be getting married on November 7th. I can’t believe were time has gone. We are truly blessed that the boys put The Lord ahead of all things and that Daniel is marring a woman of faith in Audrey. I was a little worried about Katherine not having her brothers around since they are very close, but to my surprise she seems very happy to have taken over Matthew’s room:) She also has started back to school which takes up a lot of her time. A big help is that Matthew face times with her on a regular basis. Jennifer and I have also stayed busy which has helped us adjust to the empty nest. We started out the month with a family vacation which you can read about on the next page. As you know we had a team from the States last month which helped construct a church building in Lucma; about 3 – 4 hours from us. After the boys left I returned to Lucma to check on the progress and discuss starting discipleship classes in January. There are about 17 pastors and parishioners interested in this which excites us. We still need funds for the discipleship material. The kids in the area were
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excited to see me and asked about everyone on the team. The director of the school that we used for kids club told me he now has a better opinion of Christians. Relations are being built all over Peru, God is so good. You also know of the ups and downs we’ve had with directors at the orphanage. One of the downs was last year when we had our first kids club. We told the director everything we would be doing, music, dance, craft and Bible lesson and he said OK. After the kids club he decided to cancel it although the children really enjoyed it. Now we have a new director and she let us start up the kids club again!! We started back on the 30th of August and will have one every Sunday. Please keep this in your prayers. 1 Corinthians 1:9
God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
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
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TRUSTING
As I said on the first page we started off the month with a family vacation, which was our first in over three years. We’ve always wanted to visit Mach Picchu, but the trip was a little too expensive. In order to go we were told we would have to travel to Lima which is 8 hours, then from Lima by bus another 28 hours or by plane which would be quite expensive since we were 6 people. We asked if there was a road that went across the mountains and were told there was, but that we wouldn't want to travel it because of the road conditions and that we would have to pas through part of the red zone. The red zone is an area that produces the most cocaine in the world. The more we looked into it the better it looked financially. We also knew that we would see areas of Peru we would never see any other way. We talked it over with a Peruvian family and they said that they had made that trip several years ago and it would not be a problem. We then decided we would trust the Lord and have one last family vacation before the boys returned to the states. The 23 Psalms has become more real to us while living in Peru. I love to hear “I will fear no evil; For you are with me”. We new it would be OK. So we borrowed a 4x4 vehicle and headed south across the Andes Mountains. The sights that we saw were breath taking. The power and glory of the Lord are beyond amazing. We traveled through dry desert, went through a snow storm in which we could hardly see and passed through several military and police check points. I would say a little prayer each time we came to a check point and each time we passed quickly and easily. The road at times was a little questionable to say the least, more than once we would have to back up because there was no room for an oncoming truck to pass without caving in the side of the road on the cliff. One thing that excited me along the way was the thought that we had to return the same direction:) So 20 hours later we arrived in Cusco Peru. We were able to meet up with a missionary family that we met 2 years ago in language school. Katherine was able to spend time with their daughter whom she became friends with during that time. Daniel also officially proposed to Audrey in Cusco. We've trusted in the Lord and he has taken care of us. The boys are now on another journey in life and we continue to trust that the Lord will guide every decision that they make. Proverbs 3:5-6 say “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight”. The call on us as Christians is to have the sort of trust that makes us prepared to put our entire lives into God’s hands. It says trust in the lord with all your heart, not with part. Simply believing in God is not good enough. We are to trust, this is essential to having faith. When we trust in God, we show Him our faith is real.
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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.
Continued financial and prayer support, as well as new financial and prayer partners.
Prayers that relationships at the orphanage will grow.
Prayers that discipleship groups will grow and spread the word of God.
Saftey as we continue to explore ministry opportunities.
Prayers for prison ministries
We are thankful for the body of Christ. We are thankful for our health.
That we trust in the Lord for everything and stay strong in our faith in Him.
For Jennifer’s mom, Joan.
Prayers for the boys living so far away.
Prayers for the marriage of Daniel and Audrey.
Praises for the people in Peru so willing to help.
Prayers for discernment about new ministry opportunities.
Pa r t n e r 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/connect/connectmissionaries/people/goshorn
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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Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.