Abi is Here!!

March 22, 2019

Just a quick note to let you know about some long-standing prayers that have been answered. Abishai Kip Burns was born on February 19! Abi (for short – to pronounce think “Bobby” without the “B”) was born at 6:31 PM weighing in at 9 pounds, 7.3 ounces and 21 inches long. He was a big […]

Tribal News – the Morop (Asia – Pacific area)

January 24, 2018

Recently, after many weeks of teaching, the Morop people (Asia-Pacific area) clearly heard for the first time the good news of the death, burial and resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ. Please pray for them that many would make decisions to follow Christ as their personal Savior and that the missionaries would have wisdom as they help new believers […]

2017 Gone Bye-Bye

January 16, 2018

Happy New Year from the Burns’ family!! Our children were not able to make it home for Christmas, but we were happy that some of them came afterwards to spend a few days with us. Cody and Beka just left yesterday to fly back to Spokane. Heather came, also, for a few days and flew back […]

Changes in 2017 for NTM and a New Start for Ethnos360!

January 16, 2018

It has been a busy year with so much happening in the mission and in our lives. Some of the highlights of the year were: 1) We moved all the mission offices into the newly remodeled tower in downtown Sanford. 2) We changed our mission’s name from New Tribes to Ethnos360. 3)The old building […]

Thankful at Thanksgiving & Crafty People!

November 22, 2017

We plan to spend Thanksgiving day with Jackie’s brother and sister and their families in Valrico, FL (near Tampa). Haley is the only one who will be with us for this holiday. We look forward to seeing Cody & Beka, & Heather around Christmas time. Phil and Haley have been ‘crafty’ lately. They spent the day […]

Tribal Update – The Yao Believers of Mozambique

November 21, 2017

The Yao Believers are Now the Evangelists A missionary from the Yao tribal group of Mozambique comments about the chronological teaching that 3 of the tribal believers have just finished teaching in another village: “To step out and be a believer here in this community is like being a dart board” – family members, community […]

Thankful for Answered Prayer!

November 21, 2017

God is Good! We have SO much to be thankful for: Our family Our marriage Our health Our ministry Our friends Our church family Our home Our salvation Our prayer and financial supporters the sale of the NTM building to finalize December 7 several tribal groups hearing the gospel for the first time …And the […]

Ethnos360 is Celebrating

October 25, 2017

NEWSFLASH: Ethnos360 celebrated our 75th Anniversary and dedicated our new building for God’s service in October, 2017. We celebrated 75 years of God’s faithfulness as He has allowed Ethnos360 to be a part of His work of bringing the gospel to the nations. If you would like to watch a copy of the simulcast you […]

A Little Tour of our New Building’s First Floor

October 13, 2017

Lessons from Pepper, Our Dog (and a Hurricane)

September 27, 2017

On the day that Jackie brought him home from the dog pound, Pepper was in his terrible twos, an age he never grew out of! He was a black and white Cocker Spaniel. From the beginning, he disliked dog training and, from most people, he would not even tolerate a gentle push on the behind to […]