Stories

Hear from missionaries serving in Africa, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific region.

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  The Stages of Equipping
  There are three stages of equipping that all missionaries go through as they are being trained by Ethnos Canada, Ethnos360 in the USA, or by any of the other Global Partners around the world. Appropriately enough, those stages are called e1, e2 and e3. E1: Pre-Field Equipping The Pre-Field Equipping stage begins as the missionary candidate ministers and is mentored in his or her home church. Candidates can apply to one of 10 different training centers within Global Partners. US […]
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  Learning to “follow” in Arctic Canada
  “Can I follow?” In our mixed world of English and Inuktitut, this is a phrase we often hear. At first it sounded strange to our ears and didn’t always make sense, but over time we have come to realize this expression reflects something beautiful in Inuktitut. There are two verb roots we know of in Inuktitut that have to do with the idea of following: malik and ilau. Malik often refers to the physical act of travelling with someone and doing what they are […]
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  Every Part Matters: Lessons from the Caribou Hunt
  Our community was buzzing with excitement in August as the annual caribou hunting season approached. The caribou hunting season is limited to one day out of the year, but many individuals and families spend several days at their cabin or on the land leading up to hunting day. Gideon and Rob had the opportunity to help their friend on his caribou hunt. Waking up at the break of dawn, they set out in search of a caribou. The LORD blessed […]