Kyle Goen Blog - Latest Comments

Re: Get Out of Your House

kylegoen — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:39:32 -0000

Bosie,
Thank you for your comment. You have really pointed out a very interesting truth about the "Cavemen Society" and it's effects.
I have great memories of our RA campouts and the trips you would take us on. I learned a lot under your leadership. Thank you for investing your time into my life.

Re: Get Out of Your House

Bosieb — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:34:48 -0000

We live in a new caveman society. People come home, press a button to open the door to their cave, and disappear. When I was young we knew all our neighbors. Now that I am old, I stay in my cave and don't take boys camping anymore as I did when you were a kid at First Baptist Church in Greenville. But I do teach a senior abult Sunday school class and get out to the old geezer's meeting at Whataburger every morning......Bosie Boswell

Re: Get Out of Your House

kylegoen — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:21:40 -0000

Kristin,

You are doing exactly what I wanted to communicate. You are investing in others. This time it was in the context of your home. This is a great story. I am pumped to read about how you are learning to redefine how developing relationship looks as a mom with two children and a busy life. The main thing is to prioritize the importance investing in others. Thanks for your leadership and friendship. Keep leading and serving.

Re: Get Out of Your House

Kristin Aune — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:44:39 -0000

Kyle,
As a full time stay at home mom I find it very difficult to find opportunities to invest in others that don't already go to our church, my bible study, etc. This is the first time in my life that I have been a full time stay at home mom. With Kyndal I always had my photography business so I constantly had people in my life who I could potentially influence that were out of my circle. I was also in a Mom's group when she was little. That "club" did end up in some hurt, when you open yourself up there is a potential of hurt. With an older child in school now, there is just not a lot of time for a Mom's club plus with the size of our church and having a small group (we didn't when K was little) I find there are already plenty of opportunities for Emmett to have social time. That leaves me not too many opportunities for me to influence outside of my little church bubble. Recently I was invited to join a dinner club from one of my old Mom's club friends. Once a month a different lady hosts a dinner at their house. The first several months I was not able to make the dinners because my schedule always conflicted. December was my turn to host, I was co-hosting with another lady. I had 8 other women in my house, a few go to church, most do not, at least one is very far from God. We sat down for our meal and the lady who invited me (who knows I am a Christ follower) as me to say the blessing. I was shocked! I also felt like a bumbling idiot, lol! Nonetheless, I am thankful that God has given me this opportunity to influence that I have been so much desiring lately.

Thanks for what you are doing in Belgium Kyle! I enjoy reading your blogs.

-Kristin Aune

Re: Seven Months of Thankfulness

kylegoen — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:08:47 -0000

Thanks Robert. Would love to catch up when you have time.

Re: Seven Months of Thankfulness

Robert Williams — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:30:07 -0000

Awesome stuff Kyle! I've enjoyed reading your posts. Let's get together soon for coffee..

Re: Transformation India Movement

Elisharama — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:34:57 -0000

this is not true which done by biju thoms he is building himself

Re: Zwemer, Chambers and LifePoint

kylegoen — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:37:42 -0000

Thanks Kelly. We are thankful you are remembering us. Tell everyone hello.

Re: Zwemer, Chambers and LifePoint

Kelly Stewart — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:18:55 -0000

Would love to pray for LifePoint Brussels! Put me down for 6am on the first Thursday of the month! Miss you guys!

Re: Zwemer, Chambers and LifePoint

kylegoen — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:29:22 -0000

Laura,
Thank you so much. I will make sure you are on this list @ 2:00 pm.

Re: Zwemer, Chambers and LifePoint

Laura Forman — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:07:45 -0000

I would love to pray for LifePoint Brussels! I will commit to pray at 2:00 pm on the first Thursday of the month.

Re: Assumption Day

Chris Cornwell — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:54:51 -0000

It always fascinates me the things that people latch onto. And it just goes to show what can happen when we feel the need to interpret the things that God doesn't outline step by step in Scripture. Just goes to show how much we really need Him.

Re: English Conversation Group

kylegoen — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 10:13:13 -0000

Thanks Cheryl. We have 18 who have responded for information.

Re: English Conversation Group

CRead4 — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:02:41 -0000

Thank you for hosting our team! We were glad to be of help and we hope that the English conversation groups prove to be very successful.

Re: Let’s Meetup

Buster Riley — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:32:22 -0000

Technology! Use it for His glory to tell His-story!

Re: Let’s Meetup

kylegoen — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:33:39 -0000

following the lead

Re: Let’s Meetup

Tim Patterson — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:42:04 -0000

Great example of creating community... which will lead to persons of peace... which will lead to their communities... then small groups... which will lead to new Christ followers who become church.

Re: Let’s Meetup

kylegoen — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:31:02 -0000

Way outside my comfort area...but I must say it is really good.

Re: Let’s Meetup

kylegoen — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 09:30:21 -0000

Thanks almost. We are just walking forward and trusting.

Re: Let’s Meetup

Chris Cornwell — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:52:32 -0000

That's awesome!! Great story of how technology and social media are being used as a tool to engage with people.

Re: Let’s Meetup

almost — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:58:32 -0000

Great job adventuring out like this Kyle. I look forward to hearing the continuing story.

Re: Seven Months of Thankfulness

kylegoen — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:19:55 -0000

Chris,
It is all God. He is so good. Thanks for sticking with us and following along.

Re: Seven Months of Thankfulness

Chris Cornwell — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 09:13:04 -0000

Wow. 7 months! You guys have such an incredible story. Miss you so much, but glad to be a part of it through LifePoint and the Sending Church. Praying constantly for you guys, and Bangkok, as you be the church where there is no church!

Re: The Language Game

kylegoen — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:44:36 -0000

Thank you so much for the encouragement. I know you have been through it yourself. I hope your family is doing well.

Re: The Language Game

Seaobuster — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:20:26 -0000

I can say that learning a new language is not easy. I have studied Spanish, Turkish, Indonesian, Malay, and Mandarin Chinese. Without a doubt, language learning as an adult will be an on going process and you need to allow yourself to make mistakes (use these stories later in sermons) and learn to laugh at yourself. It will be okay. You'll get there eventually. You guys are in our prayers! Blessings from the Riley's.