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We will continue to in Waukesha, Wisconsin, have decided that, in order for missions. Sessions please see page 16 for an update on post the main articles on beginning August 2020! to reach the planned people covered everything from the Mark.] And then, in an unforeseeable the website, but from the groups, the field needs to training provided to these turn of events to us — but not a Please pray for our Michigan March magazine on, you have three R66 helicopters churches’ missionaries to surprise at all to God — Doug needed staff and students and their will also be able to download as soon as possible. Please how Ethnos360 missionaries to step aside for a period of time due Mark and translation helper — early days of translation many adjustments. Leaving the magazine and read it on pray for the finances to pur- are supported to the how to medical issues of his own. His family, friends, churches and any of your mobile devices. chase these aircraft. Here is and why behind Ethnos360’s heart is still in the work although community will not be easy. For each new issue, go to the link to be a part of this church planting methods. progress has slowed. • Tugutil – Asia Pacific 580 verses of Exodus and Jonah are ethnos360.org/magazine to project: But the pastors weren’t This is the list of translations of • Palaka – completely translated and printed. Please pray for our read the main articles or ethnos360.org/projects/ just listening. Interactive Scripture that he will need to format In other news from the translators, Ruth is ready for a check. The book of Wisconsin team as they pre- to download. If you want to three-helicopters-for-png sessions allowed the pastors in order to be print-ready Penny Warner reports that the I Samuel was just drafted. Praise the pare for double enrollment. read an earlier issue, go to the opportunity to speak • Dom, Kuman, Lamogai, Jalunga translation (, West Lord for getting this much finished. 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The Lord is at hand. the Tagbanwa in the , garden, to harvest a garden, to offer Ethnos360 Bible Institute this little blurb by Jody Crain seemed a ‘Thanksgiving’ to the spirits to eat Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and appropriate. the harvest, to settle a dispute, to e360bible.org To simply say that rice is important marry (to be eligible a girl had to be supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made to the Tagbanwa people of Palawan able to identify over 30 kinds of rice), [Editor’s Note: Due to the is a gross understatement. An and many more activities. Even their COVID-19 pandemic, many known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all anthropologist documented that creation story says that Tagbanwas of the projects have had to they plant 143 different kinds of came from a rice kernel. But today, be postponed. Please pray understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through rice, giving them nearly 200 words since the Creator is known and for both campuses as they for rice. Before the arrived, a worshiped, rice is seen as a gift and readjust to the new “normal” Christ . Philippians 4:4-7 NKJV different type of rice had to be offered provision from Him! as they continue working on to the spirits to clear the jungle for a consolidation.] 4 5 ETHNOS360 ETHNOS360.ORG

When the WELCOME Is Slow in Coming

he ocean waves slapped against the sides of the boat as it beached along the sandy shore Tof 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 behind the palm trees just beyond the shoreline. Setting disappointment aside, Jody focused on the task at hand. There were barrels to unload, and time was of the essence. With pirates fre- quenting the island waters, not even seasoned With pirates frequenting fishermen dared to be out on the waters past the 3 p.m. dock curfew. There was work to be done. the island waters, Sinewy, strong arms of fisherman hoisted the heavy barrels from the boat for Jody to roll up on the sandy shore. This was unknown territory for not even seasoned fishermen them, and they had no plans to disembark. Therefore, the task fell to Jody to begin the back- dared to be out on the waters breaking task of rolling the first of seven barrels to the house that his family would call home for past curfew … the foreseeable future. But it didn’t feel like home, at least not yet. The house was indistinguishable from any other of the villagers’ houses. The structure was raised

Photo by Dale Stroud 6 7 ETHNOS360 ETHNOS360.ORG above the ground with woven bamboo walls and lay down, his head nestled in the pillow, his hands stretched out once more. Exhausted physically and anything that had been in his bed earlier. It a bamboo roof. Jody rolled the barrel against the behind his head, adjusting the pillow for that drained emotionally, he shut his eyes, ready for moved across the beam, a dark shadow against house poles and stood up, stretching to his full perfect night’s rest. That’s what he needed. A good some restorative sleep. the muted light. It moved and moved and moved height and working out the tension in his back. night’s sleep. But sleep did not come. some more. It had to be at least three to four feet Turning back toward the ocean, a different type of And then things began to move. Under his head. Sighing with resignation, Jody opened his eyes, long—whatever it was. Jody would guess it had tension surfaced, along with disappointment and a Behind his hands. Under his arms. Creepy things. looking up towards the ceiling. As the moon shone to be some type of iguana or other exotic lizard. strange feeling of solitude. Crawly things. Screeching things. Unknown through brief breaks in the clouds, there was a And he was okay with it—as long as it stayed up The boat that was to take him back to the things that he could not see in the dark. muted quality of light that shone through the there where it was silhouetted against the night main island and to his wife, Barbara, and their Jody’s haven of rest was transformed into a plexiglass “skylight” in the bamboo roof. Though sky, as long as it didn’t decide to visit him down young son had left. It was almost out of sight, living, writhing mass of unknowns scurrying over not enough to shed any real light into the room, where he was at. He’d had enough excitement for and Jody could just hear the faint noise of the his body with the potential of biting or stinging or there was the comfort of light beyond the house. one night. He had no desire to share his bed with two-cylinder diesel engine fading in the dis- whatever ills the unknowns were capable of un- And that’s when he saw it, the dark silhou- any viler creatures. tance. Obviously, and with reason, the fishermen leashing on the unsuspecting missionary. Jody had ette of a creature larger than a rat, larger than Sleep. He needed sleep. But the wind was pick- were more concerned about the risk of facing no intention of finding out. He exited the bed and ing up yet more. And above the wind he heard pirates than they were with getting Jody back to mosquito net in record time, all the while brushing noises. More noises. New noises. New unknowns. the mainland. offending critters from his body—and probably a Would this night never end? By the time Jody had rolled all seven barrels up few extra imagined ones just to be sure. There was a whirling sound. Swishing. Strange. to the house, it was ap- As the critters— Eerie. parent that there wasn’t which ended up being Followed by a strange che-che … che-che … che- going to be a welcoming rats from a rat’s nest che sound. Sharp. Staccato. Disconcerting. party. No one came out that had settled in the And above the wind And finally, a booming sound. A loud thud. to greet him. No men. pillow—vacated the Pounding. Earth-shaking. No women. A few chil- premises, the adrena- he heard noises. The booming noise at the end of each repetition dren poked their heads line coursing though could be felt through the house poles. And then from behind doorways … it was apparent Jody’s veins began to More noises. it would repeat itself over and over again. Noises and bushes, daring to diminish. His heart no that Jody couldn’t place. Noises that didn’t make venture in his direction longer pounded with the sense. Noises that had his imagination running— before quickly retreat- that there wasn’t going to be force of a jackhammer. New noises. and none of those imaginings were reassuring. ing again. But that was His breaths reverted to But the house remained where it was. Nothing it. And that was to be a welcoming party. something much closer came crashing through the woven bamboo walls, expected. Later Jody to long and steady. And and surprisingly, sometime in the dark of the was to learn that all but then he had to deter- night and in the midst of the unknowns, Jody fell two men, one sick and mine what to do next. asleep. Had he known the source of the strange one really old, had gone He looked at the noises, he might have fallen asleep earlier. He may north about an hour on bed—or at least in the have even laughed at the fear instilled by some- a two-day fishing trip. direction of where the thing so innocent. And in a culture where bed sat. In the dark- Jody wouldn’t know it until morning, but those wife stealing was rampant, no woman would dare ness, he could see nothing. On an encouraging unknown noises were created by the coconut trees approach Jody. He was still an unknown element, note, at least there were no more screeching or that surrounded the house. As the winds whipped still not to be trusted. That would change, but not scurrying noises. Jody would have liked to walk up, old palm branches broke loose from the tops on that day. out the front door, jump in the nearest speedboat of trees, some forty to fifty feet in the air. As they Night had fallen before Jody headed into the and head for the mainland where Barbara and his fell, the winds twirled them around causing the house for the night. A storm was brewing. By the son were, where a bed without rats existed, where whirling sound. Then, as the end of the branch light of a candle, Jody headed to the bedroom, normalcy reigned. But that wasn’t an option. hit the ground, it snapped off in sections, creat- thankful to see a bed with sheets and a pillow There was no speedboat. And it was night. And ing the che-che … che-che … che-che sounds. And, on it. A mosquito net hung loosely over the bed. there were pirates. It was conquer the bed or spend Unsplash finally, the coconut, no longer supported in place He made his way around the bed, tucking the the night sitting on the beach where other possible by the palm leaf, fell to the ground with a ku-thud. mosquito net under the mattress, securing his bed dangers lurked. Normal sounds for the jungle, but far from normal for the night. The winds were picking up outside, Jody reached for the mattress in the dark, for the new missionary. randomly blowing out the candle. After several tentatively at first. With sweeping motions, he Morning came, and Jody was awakened by attempts to keep it glowing, Jody gave up on it, let inspected the bed. When he was confident that the the sound of a man outside his house clearing it blow out and climbed into bed. bed was his and his alone, he climbed in, made his throat and coughing, the Tagbanwa way of Nothing sounded better than stretching out. He sure the mosquito net was securely tucked in and “knocking” at the door. A less than well-rested Photo by Nijwam Swargiary - 8 9 ETHNOS360 ETHNOS360.ORG

Jody climbed from beneath the mosquito net and of day came God’s comforting message through “By morning our co-workers’ porch and yard It wouldn’t be until 2020 during an interview headed for the door. Rebrino. God had a purpose for Jody, for his wife were full of people,” Jody said. “They were thank- with one of the Tagbanwa church elders that Jody That’s when Rebrino welcomed him to the island and for his family on this isolated island location. ful that we were okay, but they were very sad, and Barbara would fully comprehend the reason with a message to share and a letter in hand. He was right where he needed to be. almost like mourning. They said that they were and impact that their house burning down had on “You are an answer to prayer,” Rebrino told him so sorry that we had to leave, to which we asked the villagers. They did not know at the time that in Filipino, as he showed Jody the response to a WHEN TRAGEDY LEADS TO VICTORY ‘why?’ They said the spirits are upset with us for when they put those new house poles back in the letter sent to the mission back in 1968, when they Today there is a thriving church among the building on that land, and if we didn’t leave, some- very holes of their original house, it would become asked them to send missionaries. “And now you Tagbanwa people. And much of this is due to one in our family would die. a turning point for the Tagbanwa people. are here.” God’s taking the son of a Floridian chicken farmer “We and our co-workers discussed the situation It was Amay Limbuan that gave testimony to it. The difficulties from the night before melted out of his element, plopping him on a tropical and prayed about what our response should be. We He told Jody, “Your house became a monument, away as Jody heard the message and read the island, and shining through him and his family. decided that we would dig up the burned-off posts. a marker, that stood in contrast to everything we letter. Now, this was a welcome worth waiting for. When one is willing to say as Jesus said in the Most of them were burnt almost level with the Tagbanwas feared.” Any residual trauma from the night before was in- Garden of Gethsemane, “Not my will, but thine be ground. We put brand new posts back in the same Jody shook his head in amazement as he heard significant when measured alongside the purpose done,” there is no end to what God can do through holes as a testimony to God’s protection over us. that testimony, a testimony he had never heard for which God had brought him to this tropical that life. “The people were so fearful that we could hardly before. He said, “We had no idea that God would island. This was where God had brought him for Saying “yes” to God has been Jody and Barbara find anyone who would work on that property use a tragedy and a setback from what we thought this specific purpose, to bring the gospel to the Crain’s desire down through the years, even when in the village for fear of getting sick and maybe slowed down our progress in the work to actually Tagbanwa people, to teach the Tagbanwa people it meant staying after their house burned down. It dying. In fact, before the fire, the Tagbanwa people open the hearts of the people to the gospel. Not the truths from God’s Word. All was good. happened in 1981. Back from the USA, they were used to walk right past where our porch was to only in that village, but many other villages!” Fast forward several decades. Jody still tells that in the village staying with their co-workers while go to the ocean to fish. They decided to cut a new Despite a rocky start that first night, despite story with gusto. That first night in the village putting the finishing touches on their house. At trail around the clearing where our house was having their home burn to the ground early on in was indelibly imprinted on his mind. As a young 3:00 a.m., they were awakened by shouts that their so that they didn’t even have to walk on the land the work, they carried on. They walked by faith and and inexperienced 24-year-old missionary, he house was on fire. In less than 20 minutes, it was where our house had been built.” have seen God do what only He can do. By obedi- was pushed far outside his comfort zone that first gone, burned to the ground. It wasn’t a night that But no one died, and the villagers kept on watch- ence they went, and they have seen God use them to night. But then morning came, and with the light Jody and Barbara were to forget. ing, taking note of this strange phenomenon. reach the Tagbanwa people with the gospel message

How were they to know that replacing charred poles with new house poles would become a turning point for the Tagbanwa people?

Jody Crain and Limbuan in 2020

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and to see the Tagbanwa become not only their Christian Schools (NICS) who was teaching at brothers and sisters in Christ, but ours also. the International Christian School in Uijeongbu, Ugyo is no longer a witch doctor. South Korea. He was also the missions direc- WHEN A WITCHDOCTOR’S DAUGHTER CONFRONTS tor at a Korean church that has supported the HER FATHER Crains for over 30 years. Brian stepped up to the He traded appeasing the spirits These church elders, who are now in their late task. The Korean church was already interested 60s and mid-70s, were saved out of a dark, spir- and involved with the Crains and the Tagbanwa for becoming a son of the one true God. it-filled world where they feared what the spirits ministry, but one visit was all it took for Brian to would do if they failed to appease them. They fall in love with the Tagbanwa people. By the time offered sacrifices out of obligation and fear. Joy Ngu’un and Tilel were out of money, out of their was unheard of. Hope was nonexistent. It was all resources, God had moved Brian into place to pro- about survival. vide financially for this missionary couple. And then the missionaries came. Through foun- A missionary himself and not wealthy by any dational, chronological Bible teaching — and the stretch, Brian found a way to raise extra funds to testimony of the missionaries’ lives lived before help the Tagbanwas in their evangelistic outreach- them — the Tagbanwa people came to understand es. At the school where he taught, Brian began who the one true God is. They came to understand what he called “The Breakfast Club,” a non-profit that He is greater than all the spirits combined. business that he created for the sole purpose of It’s like when the lame witchdoctor’s daughter supporting the Tagbanwa ministry. Since the stu- went home after she heard what the missionaries dents often arrived at school without having eaten were teaching. “Dad,” she said, “God doesn’t like breakfast, Brian provided snacks that could be what you’re doing. God has a different view on bought by the students. He made it clear upfront what you’re doing. You’re calling on the wrong god.” that he was charging three times what the snacks Thankfully, that lame witch doctor listened to were worth — but that all profit would go to the his daughter. Today, Ugyo is no longer a witch doc- Tagbanwa work. tor. He traded appeasing the spirits for becoming a For over 10 years, these funds were used to son of the one true God. He’s still lame, and he has support Tagbanwa missionaries. They were used plenty of reasons to be a sourpuss. But joy radiates to buy bicycles and eventually motorcycles, provid- from him. There’s no wheelchair or lift to get him ing a means to reach Tagbanwa villages that were up and down the mountainside where he lives, but that doesn’t matter. He scoots about using his hands to pull his withered legs along to get from his house up on the mountainside down to the Ngu’un and Tilel sold their land and house, church and back up again. And he’s got a smile on his face that you can’t miss. He says, “Now I have using the funds to continue their outreach. a joy. I have hope.” And it exudes from his pores and shines through his eyes.

WHEN THE BODY OF CHRIST BANDS TOGETHER Ngu’un and Tilel are but one of the couples that have sacrificed to see their fellow Tagbanwas reached with the gospel. After they had been living and ministering in a village far from their home village for a while, what financial support their sending church was able to supply became insufficient to provide for their basic needs. This meant they needed to go home, but not to give up. They sold their land and house, using those funds to continue the outreach. Eventually, those funds dried up, but God had a plan that He had been setting in place long in advance. God had a man in place. Brian Olling was a missionary with Network of International Photos by Dale Stroud 12 13 ETHNOS360 ETHNOS360.ORG

involve them in the ministry. We disciple them along the way.” And it’s worked. The vision of seeing the Tagbanwa nation reached with the gospel message stretches beyond the borders of the Palawan island of the Philippines. In the capital of Manila, businessmen and women have found creative ways to aid evangelical out- reaches of the Tagbanwa to the Tagbanwa. Dr. Val Hemedes and his wife, JJ, express what a blessing it is for them to be able to be involved with the Tagbanwa work. They not only provide medicine, but Val also makes periodic trips to pro- vide medical treatment and to train Tagbanwas in how to diagnose and treat their own people. Val says, “I think of myself and our family as a

Photos by Dale Stroud Dr. Val Hemedes support for the missionaries and the mission — for the Great Commission. We all have different roles. We all have different skills. … We prayed about even farther away. These funds also helped estab- it as a family. We [knew] that we could support The Tagbanwa people are seeing lished Tagbanwa churches to build more perma- and assist by providing assistance with funds and nent church buildings. supplies. … For me as a physician, I was [also] able God change their world as It just took one man with a heart for God and to volunteer some time and effort to participate in a heart for the Tagbanwa to make this happen. the medical side. … We do what we can because it’s they open their hearts Imagine what could take place if more men and all part. When you share the gospel, you have to women fell in love with God’s work? They could share compassion. You have to show them love.” to reaching their own people. change the world! Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, Of course, the Tagbanwa people are seeing the people perish.” As we’ve seen throughout this Though they are appreciative God change their world as they open their hearts article, a vison has been cast for seeing a thriving to reaching their own people. Though they are church among the Tagbanwa people that goes far of the outside help afforded them, appreciative of the outside help afforded them, beyond the mother church. It has been God who they’re not waiting for it. They are moving forward has moved His people — whether missionaries or they’re not waiting for it. in ministry, trusting God to provide in whatever lay people — into positions to see this happen. God ways He sees fit. And though the path is not al- gave the vision, and God’s people responded and ways easy, one Tagbanwa missionary, Ringoy, said continue to respond. it well. He said, “If it’s God’s way for you, how can What about you? What’s your vision? What is you reject it?” God moving or challenging you to be part of? Their children aren’t waiting either, and for There’s nothing better than being involved with that, the older Tagbanwas are grateful. The older what is on God’s heart. Tagbanwas know what it means to live in fear. They express often what a blessing it is to see their children not growing up under the tyranny of the spirits whom they served, but instead to see them Born in Wales and raised in Canada, Rosie Cochran and her late husband served for walking in the light. The older generation watches many years in a rustic village among a people on as gratefully proud parents as their children group in the jungles of South America — and and their children’s children carry on the work of felt privileged to do so. Now God has given taking the gospel beyond their village to villages her the privilege to communicate the vision farther and farther from the mother church. The and reality of missions around the world, showing what it means and takes to see a old men have a vision, but it is also the vision of thriving church for every people. Rosie is grateful for her sending the children and their children’s children. When church, Second Baptist Church of Auburn, New York, who has asked how they kept the vision going, how they stood with her all these years. kept the youth engaged in ministry and walking with God, the older men said, “We take them with us. We make them our motorcycle drivers. We 14 15 CONNECT ETHNOS360.ORG

P r . A SOUTHEAST AFRICAN UPDATE A while back, we were able to take a trip out to one lessons in that language. Please be praying for these of the ministries among the Kokola people group. ministries. We are here to help make sure they are We went to encourage, take supplies and help our co- not distracted from the work they are doing in the workers a little. Though it was short, we came away villages. We want the urgency of God’s Word in the encouraged by the work they are doing there. They people’s heart language to move forward. [Editor’s have a printed translation of the New Testament Note: In light of the current pandemic, much of these with portions. They are continuing plans have had to be put on hold as we are careful to the translation of some of the missing books in the stay within COVID-19 guidelines.] Old Testament and are helping the Kokolas learn to — Pete and Charity Rogers read and study God’s Word. They were joined by two Mozambican couples from the Lolo people group with In another part of Southeast Africa, there have whom they had ministered before. been some difficulties in obtaining the proper These are exciting times. In addition to the teach- permits to live and minister there. Please be praying ing among the Yao people group and the ongoing for those affected by those permit changes. Pray that Photo by Dale Stroud translation and teaching among the Mwinika people God’s leading will be evident to them as they plan group, our team among the Maindo people group their next ministry location. has been given the green light to begin literacy, Culture and Language Acquisition (CLA) Bible translation and preparation of the evangelism Made Easier! The prospect of learning a new train church leaders and trans- “Ethnos360’s most experienced culture and language is a daunt- late the Bible. Not only that, but culture and language learning ing and intimidating one. How before they teach, they need to coaches are currently revising do you do that? How long will it understand the beliefs, values and and updating the CLA program Have a Cow for Missions take me to get it all in my brain? worldview of their audience. to make it even more helpful to Missionaries with Ethnos360 and “Culture and Language missionaries. And they are devel- our global partners have been Acquisition (CLA) is the program oping a mobile app for cell phones STEER, Inc. gives ranchers, farmers and using a system that they called Ethnos360 consultants and coach- and other devices that will sync their friends an opportunity to have a cow for CLAware, a software application es teach missionaries in order to with the missionary’s computer missions — or a pig or lamb or even an acre of that aids in that time-consuming gain that necessary level of flu- which will facilitate the compli- grain. “STEERING Money to Missions” provides but very vital part of becoming ency and cultural understanding. cated tasks of CLA: taking photos Unsplash fluent in a language. Because most Ethnos360 mission- and video, recording audio, and funds to ranchers to purchase livestock, which Recently, the CLA team aries need to learn an unknown documenting speech patterns and the rancher is responsible to raise until it’s has been developing another language, CLA is a completely behavior. This will help mission- large enough to sell. The selling price minus app ready for use. Bill Davis, do-it-yourself task. To reach that aries plan and schedule their administrative fees goes to the missionary or the International Language goal in an unknown language CLA activities, including review, mission organization designated by the rancher. and Linguistics Consultant as takes an average of three years of and make it easier to sort through For farmers, STEER provides money to plant Photo by Annie Spratt- well as the CLA Development patient effort, following the four several years’ worth of informa- what they call “God’s Acre.” The profit from Coordinator, told about it. stages of CLA from simple words tion to search for insights to the selling the crops from that land will be des- “Ethnos360 missionaries are and phrases to sentences to sim- people group’s beliefs and values. ignated by the farmer to the missionary they For more information, contact: committed to obeying the Great ple stories to extended discourse “Another positive aspect of choose. STEER, Inc. Commission by planting thriving with the ability to communicate this new CLA program and the Not only is this a way for farmers and ranch- P. O. Box 1236, Bismarck, ND 58502 churches among every people clearly to an audience and tell software application is the ability ers to help fund missions with no cash invest- Phone: 701-258-4911 group. To accomplish this goal, stories and preach in a way which to have it translated into many ment and no risk, but the project also provides Email: [email protected] they need an extremely high level has powerful impact. All this different languages. This will a daily visible witness for Christ and missions Website: www.steerinc.com of proficiency in the language of takes place while learning the allow Global Partners (such as in their homes and in the market place. the people among whom they will culture and beliefs that are hold- Vision Intégrale in or minister. They need to develop ing the minds of the people group Misión Pro-Indígena in ) Bible lessons, preach the gospel, hostage and keeping them blinded to use this very handy and time- teach and counsel new believers, to the truth. saving tool in many places.” 16 17 CONNECT ETHNOS360.ORG

THE GUAHIBO TRANSLATION TRAIL See firsthand what it takes to plant a church among Praise. people who have no concept of the God of the Bible. Mark and Joyce Cain have appeared: cancer in Mark’s body. praying and giving to see all this ministered for 46 years in But this is what they wrote: come to conclusion!” At the time Learn from missionaries on the field and spend time among the Guahibo “Today is a day of rejoicing! The of this printing, the manuscript with indigenous people in Papua New Guinea. people group. As they retired Guahibo [Scriptures are] all had not been completely ready from the field, they came back ready to be formatted then on to for the printer in Colombia. In INTERFACE to the USA with the completed the print shop! God graciously the first days of May, Mark was A six-week college-level course in Papua New Guinea. translation of the New Testament used us … in church planting called Home to Heaven, but he ethnos360.org/interface and portions of the Old and Bible translation, in spite of left behind a legacy of diligence Testament to get to the formatter [civil unrest], sicknesses and now and faithfulness. Praise God for FIELD SUPPORT INTERNSHIPS and then on to the printer. They cancer; we give God the glory for His faithfulness to Mark and his Come for Interface and stay an extra two weeks to get a closer also left behind a small church in allowing us to finish the trans- co-translators. Please continue to look at one of six key support ministries. the village of Raya and a dozen lation project! It took a team of pray for the Cain family. Pray too ethnos360.org/internships Guahibo missionaries to continue expatriate and Guahibo mission- for the final steps to seeing the the work. Before the Scriptures aries to accomplish this. Thank Guahibo Scriptures printed. CHURCH PLANTING INTERNSHIPS could be printed, a wrinkle you for the part you have had in Spend a semester in Papua New Guinea experiencing cross- cultural church planting firsthand. ethnos360.org/church-planting-internships 407.547.2491 | [email protected]

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hrough the testimony of his high school, she went through the CONNECT WITH father’s family, Hector became New Tribes Mission training and new mi ionaries! Ta Christian at the age of 15. “I went to Mexico where she met came to understand my separation Hector. from God and what Christ had They ministered together in done for me.” Shortly after that, he Chihuahua, Mexico, while Hector entered New Tribes Bible School in began the missions training. ALEX AND his home country of Mexico. After Eventually they went to the USA, he graduated and while helping where Hector completed his train- missionaries in their language ing with the mission. Along the ELIZABETH study, he met Amy. way, their three oldest children Amy was raised in a Christian were born. MINIUM home by parents who became Since completing their training, missionaries when she was very they have returned to Mexico and GRAYSEN, WESTON, young. “I was taught and under- have been involved in support TUCKER, SCARLETT, STELLA stood the gospel at a young age. ministry and orientation there. Growing up at the missionary They are in the process of forming training center where my parents a team with the goal of evange- worked, I understood the need for lism and discipleship in the heart Ministry in Country: Missionary missionaries and decided to be a language of an unreached people Aviation in the Philippines missionary when I grew up.” After group there. Sending Churches: Community Baptist Church, Montoursville, Elsie, Jovie and Maizie Ministry in Country: Church Planting, Mexico HECTOR AND Pennsylvania, and Dublin Baptist Church, Dublin, Ohio Sending Churches: Jerusalem Baptist Church, Chihuahua, Mexico, and Haines First Baptist Church, Haines, Oregon AMY FLORES Connect with the Miniums at ethnos360.org/missionaries/alex-and-elizabeth-minium Connect with the Flores at ethnos360.org/hector-flores JUDAH, HECTOR, ELENA, SOFIA

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field conference and take our first offices in Bogotá to get the mon- vision to see thriving churches in steps into the unknown. There ey needed to buy property for the remote areas of the world. was so much energy and vision. training center. “If you agree to We are still only a handful of Katy and I were thrilled to be a sell our property, please stand up.” expatriate missionaries, but the part of this little group with big Every missionary stood up. increase in Latin American mis- goals, goals larger than we under- I reminded them it would mean sionaries is a vision come true. stood at the time. all future field conferences would A well-defined vision, a great Years later we realized that we be in the Spanish language. That training course and more mis- would always be shorthanded. would mean every foreign mis- sionary partners make it possi- That is when we made a monu- sionary needed to become profi- ble to reach the people groups in mental change of direction. We cient in the language of our new Colombia and around the world. decided to develop a missionary co-workers. “If you are willing, Are you willing to obey our training center and challenge then please stand up.” Savior’s command to make disci- Latin Americans to join in our Every missionary stood up. ples of all nations? Are you will- vision for the people groups of Our missionaries were 100 per- ing to give gladly of your time and Colombia and beyond. cent for doing whatever it took your resources? Are you willing to Please I remember the day I asked to recruit and partner with the do whatever is necessary to reach our little group of missionaries Latin American church to get the the nations or your neighbor for if they wanted to move towards team we needed. His glory? opening a Colombian Missionary The training center became a re- Then please stand up. Training Center and recruit Latin ality. Today, our missionary team Americans to partner with us. “If in Colombia has grown and is — Macon Hare, you are willing, please stand up.” overwhelmingly Latin American. Communications Consultant Every missionary stood up. Katy and I were thrilled to sit in Stand I told them we would need to sell meetings with our many mission- our four-story mission home and ary partners who carry the same

Standing up to obey the Great Up. Commission is Pablo Gaitán, a very respected Piapoco leader with the heart of a shepherd. He has helped with evangelism, the training of other Piapoco Bible teachers, discipleship and translation. Photos by Unsplash

ecently Katy and I returned group of fellow missionaries. Our Rito Colombia in January for vision was big. We were going to the 2020 Field Conference. What evangelize the people groups of a thrill to join the many Latin Colombia, plant thriving church- American families with the same es and translate the Scripture vision and passion to reach un- into their languages. We couldn’t reached people groups for Christ! wait to get started. Fifty years ago, Katy and I ar- I remember the first time we rived in Bogotá, Colombia, for gathered with this small group of the first time. We joined a small foreign missionaries for our first Photo by Dale Stroud Ethnos360 NONPROFIT Ethnos360 magazine ORGANIZATION 312 W. First Street, Sanford, FL 32771-1231 US POSTAGE PAID MID-FL, FL CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED PERMIT NO. 10066

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