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L i f e i s c h a n g i n g
The Goshorns Step by Step
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
S e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 5
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
The
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.
Page 2 The Goshorns Step By Step 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.
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: [email protected]
Skype: tim.jen.goshorn
US Phone (works wherever we have internet): 859-474-2494
Please help by sharing this with
whomever you wish.
P raye r Re 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.
Saftey as we continue to explore
ministry opportunities.
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.
Prayers that relationships at the
orphanage will grow.
Prayers that discipleship groups will
grow and spread the word of God.
Prayers for prison ministries
Praises for the people in Peru so
willing to help.
We are thankful for the body of Christ.
We are thankful for our health.
Prayers for discernment about new
ministry opportunities.
Page 3 The Goshorns Step by Step
Isaiah 26:4
Trust in the LORD forever,
for the LORD, the LORD himself, is
the Rock eternal.