Category: MeXicO

Over sixteen years ago, after four years of Bible and cross-cultural ministry training, Beth and I became members of a mission organization called Ethnos360 (formerly New Tribes mission). Our four years of training included two years at Ethnos360 Bible Institute, a year break to get married and serve in our home church, and then two […]

If you’ve been following us online, you’re aware that we’ve continued to experience issues with our vehicle. Currently, we’re waiting for an engine replacement and expect to be on the road to Mexico within the next two weeks. In the meantime, we’re waiting and trusting the Lord for His timing. I was reading in 2 […]

Well, here we are, just a month away from our return to Mexico after our one-year ministry home assignment in the States! Wow! We cannot believe the time has come to pack up and head back. We left Mexico in July, and we plan to return in July. Nearly a year ago, we wrote that, […]

A few days ago, I returned from a very special retreat called Ava. Some of you may have read Tom’s blog about the retreat called Traction in Switzerland that he was blessed to attend shortly after we began our home assignment time. Because of how deeply Tom was blessed by his time at Traction, he […]

We are already nearly five months into our one-year ministry Home Assignment! One of my (Tom’s) personal goals for Home Assignment is to seek clarity from the Lord about our ministry engagement when we return to Mexico. We have shared before that we were spread too thin, and we would love to return with a […]

In our last blog, we talked about returning home exhausted. I shared that we had experienced a long period of being over-extended that had taken a physical and emotional toll on us as we served in leading and equipping on the field. I described what intentional rest and renewal has been looking like, and at […]

In a recent blog, I mentioned that one of our primary reasons for taking this one-year Home Assignment is to rest from the demands of cross-cultural ministry in Mexico. I wrote that we were tired and needed a long break and said we would spend the first portion of our Home Assignment pursuing intentional rest. […]

It felt surreal to cross into the States and know that we would not be going back over it again for a full year! I watched the big border sign with the name of the country we call home disappear in the rearview mirror and it was time to embrace the reality of our home […]

As many of you know, we are heading out this coming week for a one-year ministry home assignment! Our organization recommends taking a home assignment every four years (or six months every two years) but we have never done this because it is difficult to uproot for a year, especially with the kids’ schooling. So, after nine and a half years […]

In our last blog, we mentioned how our four-year training to serve with Ethnos360 included two years attending Ethnos360 Bible Institute and two years at the Ethnos360 Training Center. We completed our training in 2008 and began support raising in 2009 as members of the organization. After serving in Papua New Guinea for a few […]