What's new

I haven't posted in a while, we've been quite busy here!

Nathan is working two jobs, and I am working at the YWAM coffee shop! Things are going very well, and we are preparing to welcome our baby girl in to the world in just 11 weeks!!!


For those of you who had been praying, all of my blood tests came back ok, and I do not have any issues with HELLP syndrom. We aren't sure why there was bleeding, but the problem seems to have fixed itself, thank GOD!

I'm absolutely loving working with YWAM here. It's a very small comminity, only about 9 or so staff members, so it's very close.

We are preparing for the 5th annual halloween food drive, to help distribute food to people in need. I get to help with alot of the making of the posters for that stuff, and am doing alot of the media side of the YWAM base right now. When I'm finished I'll post the website so you guys can check it out!!

I also love working in the cafe, cause you get to know the people in town very well, lots of opportunity there.


Nathan is loving being able to work with his hands, he is doing construction as well as farming right now, so he keeps very busy!!

Our baby is doing well, she kicks up a storm and sometimes hurts mommy with her blows, but we're glad she's strong and active!!!


Something that you could be praying about with us is that we would have favor as we are applying for my permanent residency, and talking with a lawyer about the process. It seems this is the only option for us and so we are going ahead with it. It's a bit scary and costly, but we believe it's the best and safest option to keep us all together here in Canada until we're supposed to go back on the mission field.

What this does mean is that we are having to pay for the baby's birth and everything out of pocket, which was not expected. This is another reason that Nathan is working so hard, (God bless him :) ) so pray that everything goes smoothly and it's not more than the 4,000.00 we're expecting.

And now, the 7 month belly photo!

We are so happy to have you in our lives, and know that you are supporting us in our next adventure to get to Asia!!!!


Love

The Goodes

Our girl

I don't know if I'll have a baby shower or not being in Canada, and with so many of my friends and family strewn out across the globe, I made a registry if anyone wanted to help us with some of the things we needed. Don't feel obligated at all! I know it says wedding registry, but that was the only option, haha. Here it is


:https://www.etsy.com/registry/MzY3NTQ5MXw1MDM2NTYxMg/

It would be quite a blessing!

BIG news

Alot of things have been changing recently, and it's clear to us that God is leading us on another big adventure!

While we were in Canada, we visited a base 10 minutes from Nathan's house, and discovered they have a heart for the 10/40 window, which is where Nathan and my heart have been for a long time. Nathan and I plan to go back there after the baby is born, and continue serving in missions there. However, to do this is going to cost quite a bit of money... For plane tickets, language school for Nathan, and for rent, which in the country we're going you pay ahead by 6 months.  As well as the fact that we are about to have a baby, which isn't cheap!

When we were visiting, Nathan's dad offered Nathan work on the farm, and we can save everything because they also have a place for us to stay for free. So this will help us to save all we need for China, while I continue working in YWAM there as well.

Another thing we found out is that I do qualify for free healthcare, which would mean we don't have to pay an arm and a leg to have our baby either.

All of this has been growing in our hearts for quite a while, since last year, but the way wasn't clear until very recently. Our base leader feels this is the wise choice as well and is sending us out from here, with Mexico being our home base.

We are sad to leave all of those we love and care about, as we've been here for 2 1/2 years already, and our relationships here run deep. We've watched friends children grow up, and seen many things grow and change in this ministry in this time... It's not easy to say goodbye.

But, we know that our next step is what God has been calling us to do. We're so excited to see this progress, as we've been preparing for the last couple years for this very thing.

This doesn't change anything as far as support goes for those of you supporting us. This base will continue to process our support as we are being sent out from here to places YWAM isn't official.

We love you guys and thank you for all your support as we contine on in this calling as missionaries!

Why we are the way we are? Surrender.

I know that there are many people who are confused by the way that Nathan and I live, especially when you see facebook posts asking you to help us with money.

There are days like today where I am sometimes confused as well, for a moment in a time of need, when the day to pay a bill has come and we don't have the money we need, I sometimes feel confused as well. Sometimes thoughts cross my mind of simply going home and living a "normal" life like everyone else... Having jobs and getting a paycheck.

Today I had that thought, as I cried during worship time at the base, filled with fear that we wouldn't get what we needed in time, and the shame of having to ask people to help us yet again... But, then I felt the Lord speak to me, the same thing that he does every time I have that thought of wanting to go home.

Surrender.


I gave my life to God a long time ago, I surrendered, and I promised him I would go where he called and do whatever he asked me to do. For me, going home and getting a regular job would not be obedience, because he clearly called me to be a missionary, he told me this was what he wanted me to do, spend my life furthering his kingdom in this way.

It doesn't make sense to the world, not one bit.

But, my love for him beckons me to obey, to lay my life down and remain where he's called, to give it all for him no matter what it costs me. My life is to be surrendered.

In case you don't know what Nathan and I do in Mexico, we work for an organization that builds homes for homeless people. Families that live in shacks made of plywood and hung up curtains. We live to make a difference to people who have nothing, and we do it because it's what Jesus commanded us to do.

We love what we do, we love to be surrendered, even when it's scary, even if that means we don't have what we could have if we lived at home with regular jobs... We love living in surrender, and for us there is no other choice. To go home would be disobedience, to stay means depend on God for what we need, and to humble ourselves and ask when we need, allowing you guys to be a part of the work we do by partnering with us to help keep us here.


For us, this is our identity. Surrender.

Sweet news

I have waited a long time to be able to write such a sweet and exciting update.

Nathan and I are pregnant!!!!

This has been an interesting last four months, because we actually miscarried earlier this year, and that was very difficult, but we are expecting again and absolutely thrilled to be!

We would love to invite you to pray with us for this baby and  protection do all of us :)


We love walking this journey with you guys!!!!