Mike & Trisha help people thrive in their families, community, and workplace.
Meet the Goddards
Mike has a BA in Intercultural Studies and MM in Theology and serves on five nonprofit organization boards. He is focused on training, discipleship, coaching, and mentoring leaders. He is currently working on his MDiv at Grace School of Theology.
Mike enjoys networking with like-minded people and finding creative ways to help others succeed.
Trisha has a BA in Intercultural Studies, serves on the administration and accounting team of two nonprofits, and is the Executive Assistant to Jaime Saint of ITEC. She is currently working on her BA in Theology at Grace School of Theology.
Trisha enjoys opening their home to hospitality, reading books, and serving behind the scenes.
They are the proud parents of Michael, Lea, and Kaleb. Their children love the Lord and want God to use their lives for His glory. Their favorite activities include traveling, drinking Paraguayan cold tea called tereré, and being with their cousins and friends.
Their Story
Mike grew up in Paraguay. His grandparents first moved to Paraguay in 1955 and worked among some of the most feared people groups of that time. His parents, a few years later, chose to serve in Paraguay and gave the best of their years to 4 different people groups. Mike grew up in a small Ache village and later went on to live among the Guaraní-speaking Paraguayan and Paí Tavytera people. Among his most cherished childhood memories is hanging out with his Ache buddies and exploring the jungle with machete in hand.
Trisha grew up in Wisconsin, and at an early age, she wanted to be a cross-cultural worker in a third-world country. Throughout Trisha’s early teen years, she went on three different short-term overseas trips. Each of these trips combined left a lasting impression upon her life, and decided to serve God in full-time Christian service.
Mike and Trisha were married in 2001 and began their full-time ministry in 2003. They moved to Paraguay in June 2004, where they lived until February 2021. They now live in Central Florida, where they help people thrive in their families, communities, and workplace.
Their ministry, although diverse, is primarily mobilizing the Hispanic community, adding value to their ministries and providing creative services that result in making disciples of Jesus among the least-reached people groups. They make frequent trips to Paraguay in order to encourage and strengthen their network of friends and ministry partners.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE GODDARDS:
Sending church: Their sending church is Grace Gospel Church in Huntington, West Virginia.
Sending entity: Their sending entity in the USA is Partners for Paraguay INC, and they are developing Servicios Creativos, where they fulfill the ministry that God has laid on their hearts to help others thrive.
Ministry: Their ministry is primarily mobilizing the Hispanic community, adding value to their ministries and providing creative services that result in making disciples of Jesus among the least-reached people groups.
Timeline: Their ministry began in 2003, and they lived in Paraguay from 2004-2021 and are now based out of Central Florida.
