Author: Stephen and Ginger Jordan

Last Saturday, we hosted a Celebration of Life for Corinne Palmer.  What a life lived for God’s glory!  Corrine and her husband Tom worked for decades among the Hamtai people in Papua New Guinea, teaching literacy, and translating God’s Word into their language.  Her role in literacy enabled many to read God’s Word in their […]

Yesterday, we received news from the Philippines that Joseph, our friend and brother in Christ passed away.  He was recently discharged from the hospital, and we thought he was recovering.  But in the final hours, his body couldn’t overcome the infection. Back in 2002, we surveyed the village of San Nicolas and moved in among […]

One of the many facets of ministry in the Philippines that Stephen really enjoyed was the youth group.  Interacting with and impacting the next generation for Christ was invigorating.  We thought that, by choosing a ministry that was focused on senior saints, we would be missing that ministry to the younger generation.  However, we rejoice […]

Have you ever seen an old man hunched over?  It’s as if he is carrying a heavy burden, but there is nothing on his shoulders.  Many of our residents at The Homes are like this man.  They stand tall on the outside, but they are hunched over inside with many burdens. “How are you doing […]

How many combined years have the “retired” residents of The Homes served the Lord as missionaries?  You guessed it, 5,433 years (give or take a few)!  Of the more than 130 retired missionaries living at The Homes, some served the Lord as church planters, some as language teachers, some as translators, some as Bible School […]

Occasionally, we will be greeted by someone in the morning by, “Is anyone in the hospital?”  Or, “Was there an ambulance here last night?”  Whatever happened to “Good morning!”? As chaplain, it has been our privilege to make several hospital visits during the past couple months to see residents of The Homes.  Some have been […]

Just last week, in our home, a guest asked us, “What do you do as chaplain?”  A question of only six words but not answered in six minutes and most definitely not done in six hours.  In this update, we desire to share one aspect of our ministry as chaplain at The Homes of Ethnos360: […]

Here at The Homes of Ethnos360, an R.V. isn’t just a home on wheels, but also a Royal Volunteer.  These precious volunteers come from dozens of different states and even from Canada, many of them traveling with their RVs (home on wheels). These Royal Volunteers come, work alongside the staff, and serve the Lord by […]

The clock just turned 9:38pm when the phone rang.  The voice on the other end of the line asked, “Were you serious?” A week before, we had asked to be notified when a resident is taken to the hospital via ambulance, no matter the time of the day or night.  So, without hesitation Stephen said, […]

Since our arrival to The Homes of Ethnos360 three weeks ago, there have been four memorial services for four former residents of The Homes.  That will be four memorial services in four weeks.  Four lives who served the Lord, telling others about Jesus, both near and far.  This past week, we met with the family […]