Stories
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The Changing Context of the Unreached
What picture comes to mind when you hear the word missions? For many, the picture would involve Western missionaries residing among a remote, unreached people group. The missionaries learn the language, present the gospel and establish churches. Pioneering missions has always been among the most challenging types of mission work. And in the more than…
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Two Realities: Opposition and the Power of God’s Word
“It’s hard to be a Christian in Masa. We live among people who are not interested in Jesus, who make fun of us, slander us and harm us.” What a harsh reality for the Iski people of the Masa village! The Iski live in the swampy lowlands of Papua New Guinea, where no roads or…
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Mission Multi-Tool
“All right, brothers. This is your new tool. Make the best use of it!” Pilot Jeremiah Diedrich had just flown four Brazilian mission leaders on a 20-minute flight in the R66 helicopter that could have taken them days on the river. In fact, four times in one week, Jeremiah demonstrated God’s amazing provision of the R66…
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Five Reasons to Teach Foundationally
When sharing Christ with a lost world, we must remember that no one is a blank page – everyone has preexisting beliefs that typically clash with God’s truth. If God’s truth is going to take root and produce healthy, lasting fruit within the listener, truth must be taught strategically and thoroughly. This is why Ethnos…
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Who Are the Unreached of the World?
Why do Ethnos missionaries go to specific people groups to tell them about the God of the Bible and yet not to others? What or who determines where Ethnos will send missionaries?
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Reaching the Kaje People
The Missionaries Prepare for the Teaching Taylor and Abby Goheen and Jon and Jen Myers, who serve through Ethnos360 USA, began living with the Kaje in 2015 to plant a church among them. Christopher and Lilli Meyer, with Ethnos360 Germany, joined the church planting team in 2019. It would take much preparation before they could…
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Three for PNG: Part One
Can you believe it really happened? God has provided! Stand amazed with us at the goodness of the Lord! He has provided funds for Ethnos360 Aviation to purchase the first of three Robinson R66 helicopters for Papua New Guinea (PNG)! We asked you to pray. And it’s obvious that, though COVID-19 and the economic shutdowns…
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When the Welcome Is Slow in Coming
The ocean waves slapped against the sides of the boat as it beached along the sandy shore of the Palawan island of the Philippines. Missionary Jody Crain scanned the shoreline for a welcome party, but there was none to be found. No men waited to greet him on the beach; only faces peered out from…
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It’s Finally Here
The Word Reaches the Mountains of the Tepehuan The Setting Scattered throughout the Sierra Madre Occidental Mountains of Mexico live the Northern Tepehuan people. Though they live in the rugged canyons and hills of the mountain range, we will focus on one town nestled in the mountains — a place we will call BG. It…