PARTNERship

Jody and Cosme

INTRODUCING:

Family Ministry From Seed to Cedar

My wife, Jody Jordan and I, Cosme Jiménez Gómez, began this journey together in 2008 when we met in my homeland of Costa Rica. At that time each of us had separately been involved in missionary work for many years. In fact when we met, Jody was in Costa Rica to plan for some upcoming missions trips. I worked in tourism and as a driver so, one day a friend called and asked if I could pick up his friend at the airport, who was flying in from the USA. I immediately said yes, thinking in advance about the money and the great tip that I was going to get from his friend, Jody. Before I picked her up, I prepared my sign, which had her name written in big letters, "Jody Jordan". This was so that she would recognize me, as we had never met. The moment she came out and saw my sign, she started walking towards me and I simply said in my mind, "could this beautiful woman be my wife?!" Four years later we were married in Costa Rica, both in a civil and church ceremony. Several months later we had yet another ceremony in Tennessee. Of course my friend (who I did the favor for, by picking Jody up at the airport) was in our wedding and I must say that helping him was the best favor I have ever done for anyone in my entire life! We actually had three ceremonies in the end and as I have heard it said, "omne trium perfectum" - everything that comes in threes is perfect. However, ours has been a journey which has shown us that marriage is simply two imperfect people who won’t give up on each other.

Long before Jody and I met in 2008, we both sensed a calling and intense passion for missions and discipleship. She grew up in the state of Vermont and attended college there to become a teacher. She has been a teacher for about 18 years and has taught children and adults in public and private schools, both in the USA and internationally, and is certified in Spanish, ESL and Elementary Ed K-8. I grew up in Costa Rica and have worked as a police officer and in the transportation and tourism industry throughout my career. We are now able to combine our giftings and talents in international settings to be a blessing to the nations. This is our life-work. We were married in 2012 in the beautiful Central Valley of Costa Rica. We then moved to the United States where we embarked on our journey to create a fusion of language, culture and calling. During these years I received my citizenship and learned about cultural adaptability, communication and developing a Kingdom worldview. Things which are all necessary for working in international ministry. Jody focused on teaching, training and guiding missions/ adventure tours, all things which now serve us well for working in intercultural ministry. After being stateside for our first seven years of marriage, we knew it was time to get more involved in international missions and recommence our dream of working together in the nations.

That's when we decided to participate in our first Family Discipleship Training School, in 2021. It was for six months at YWAM Rancho Abierto in Baja California, Mexico. This training was amazing and was a time where God brought a lot of healing and restoration to our lives and marriage; honestly God showed us that our greatest test would become our greatest testimony. So it was in 2021 that the Lord gave us a united heart for bilingual ministry and for working with couples and families to help them experience ‘love after marriage’ and to teach and train families how to lay a firm foundation in the Lord. During the FDTS outreach we participated in a Family Camp and we were hooked! That was when we realized that not all families might choose nor be called to invest six months in a FDTS, but everyone can attend a Family Camp! These are deeply transformational experiences as they create space for healing and time for families to reconnect and see breakthroughs in ways which would not happen at home. A time to rebuild trust and reignite affection and intimacy, as well as gain tools and develop new patterns for marriage and family. Family Camps, couples seminars and family and children’s events remain at the center of our ministry.

It was after that first FDTS that the Lord called us to further preparation in 2023. We were able to visit many ministries in countries throughout Europe and participated in Family Camps in Denmark and Germany. This experience prepared us in our ability to work and relate with other cultures and allowed us to be able to minister to people from ‘every tongue, tribe and nation’ as the Bible says. "After this I looked, and beheld, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb." (Revelation 7:9) That experience helped train us to bring bilingual family ministry to the Americas in so many relevant ways. We work in connection with local churches, YWAM and different organizations throughout the Americas to promote family, couples and youth ministry. Part of our preparation in this endeavor came recently while we were home for the annual missions conference at Thompson Station Church in Tennessee. While back in Tennessee we met the director of the Joshua Foundation and realized how well our vision aligned with theirs. We share the common purpose in that ‘Christ would be the central focus of everything we do, and that through our work, people would develop lasting relationships, take hold of their passions, and respond in obedience to the call that Christ has given them as a family and as individuals.’ We are grateful and excited as we now look forward to many future Family Camps and events in partnership with The Joshua Foundation!

Currently we are serving with YWAM Rancho Abierto again, where we are back as staff for the 2025 Family DTS. We are here with people from eight different nations; these include Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Ukraine, Vietnam and USA! God continues to speak to us about our role in the restoration of international families and the importance of teaching identity in Christ and walking in unity and truth. God is giving us the nations as part of our inheritance as a bilingual/bicultural couple. We have now collectively been to Austria, Belize, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Spain and Uganda and are presently serving in family ministry in Mexico. The Great Commission contains a call to make disciples of all nations and Jesus’s words promise that the gospel will be preached to people from every tongue and tribe. May the Lord continue to use us to be a blessing to the nations~ ‘that all the peoples would praise Him’!

Join us in celebrating our partnership with The Joshua Foundation and please look forward to hearing more about what God is doing in and through us!

Thank you

Cosme Jimenez Gomez & Jody Jordan

Guatemala Family Camp 2025

In January, Jody and Cosme embarked on an extraordinary Family Camp in Guatemala, organized in collaboration with Shalom Church, TSC, and YWAM. During this immersive experience, families engaged in profound discussions on identity, unity, and the transformative power of forgiveness.

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