To all of you who have been waiting for an update,
We are so sorry. We have both been talking about using our blog more often. However, talking and doing are two different things. So, lets go into just a few updates before looking at some more precious pics. Melissa gave birth to a little baby boy. We named him Elijah Dean Goodell. He weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces. He was 20 and a half inches. He has been so much fun and I have to say that Melissa did a wonderful job in delivery not using anything but her will to do the whole thing naturally. She has been such an inspiration in her faith that God is really in control. Elijah was born on August 26, which was accurate according to our sonogram but early by a little more than a week according to Melissa's midwife.
Melissa just recently returned to work. She is working a few days at two different dental offices. I am working weekends at Victor Vally Christian School and it's supporting church First Assembly of God as a custodian. I was blessed with this job after helping with the football team and the new gym at Victor Valley Christin. I am still attending Calvary Chapel Bible College and just loving it. I have been wanting to use this blog spot as a format to bless you and share with you homework and things that I have learned. So, I have added a link at the top of the blog to a page called "Tyler Talk", where I share some things on my mind. My hope is that it may be an encouragement.
We have people ask us if we plan on returning to Russia. We would love to return to Russia as soon as we can. However, we have to wait on God's timing. Financially right now we wouldn't be able to pay our student loans if we returned to Russia without work or support. When we lived there for three months before Melissa's student loans kicked in, we did pretty good with my part time teaching, Melissa's babysitting, and some financial support from friends and family. With loans and a new baby we pray that we can return to Russia more financially stable. God has put it on our hearts to teach the gospel in a specific area outside of Moscow. Whether or not this is His plan, we continue to seek His will for our lives. There isn't a better place than being in God's specific plan for your life. Below I added a few pictures of our little guy. Thank you for staying in contact with us and stay tuned for more pics and videos.
This is one of our favorite pictures.We are so sorry. We have both been talking about using our blog more often. However, talking and doing are two different things. So, lets go into just a few updates before looking at some more precious pics. Melissa gave birth to a little baby boy. We named him Elijah Dean Goodell. He weighed 7 pounds and 4 ounces. He was 20 and a half inches. He has been so much fun and I have to say that Melissa did a wonderful job in delivery not using anything but her will to do the whole thing naturally. She has been such an inspiration in her faith that God is really in control. Elijah was born on August 26, which was accurate according to our sonogram but early by a little more than a week according to Melissa's midwife.
Melissa just recently returned to work. She is working a few days at two different dental offices. I am working weekends at Victor Vally Christian School and it's supporting church First Assembly of God as a custodian. I was blessed with this job after helping with the football team and the new gym at Victor Valley Christin. I am still attending Calvary Chapel Bible College and just loving it. I have been wanting to use this blog spot as a format to bless you and share with you homework and things that I have learned. So, I have added a link at the top of the blog to a page called "Tyler Talk", where I share some things on my mind. My hope is that it may be an encouragement.
We have people ask us if we plan on returning to Russia. We would love to return to Russia as soon as we can. However, we have to wait on God's timing. Financially right now we wouldn't be able to pay our student loans if we returned to Russia without work or support. When we lived there for three months before Melissa's student loans kicked in, we did pretty good with my part time teaching, Melissa's babysitting, and some financial support from friends and family. With loans and a new baby we pray that we can return to Russia more financially stable. God has put it on our hearts to teach the gospel in a specific area outside of Moscow. Whether or not this is His plan, we continue to seek His will for our lives. There isn't a better place than being in God's specific plan for your life. Below I added a few pictures of our little guy. Thank you for staying in contact with us and stay tuned for more pics and videos.
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Elijah is wearing a St. Patrick's day shirt even though it's not St. Patrick's day. The shirt came from his Aunt Christina and given to his Aunt Michelle for his cousin Klhoe. Now he gets to wear it!
