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At the end of March 2026, it will be 35 years ago that we started our ministry with New Tribes Mission, now Ethnos360! We moved to Florida so Bill could use his carpentry skills at our home office and Karyn worked part time in the Finance Office where all the money for the US missionaries […]

I’ve recently been encouraged in two different venues that administration work is important, even in the Kingdom. Neither are new revelations, but they were well-timed reminders as I continue serving to support church planting through mostly education administration. I was able to join a new Bible study this fall that covered the first half of […]

What is the news from the Philippines? Recently, the leaders of the church in the Philippines decided to move the location of the Wednesday Evening Bible Study, W.E.B.S.  Instead of meeting at the church, they are now meeting each Wednesday at a different home of a believer.  This rotation is taking them into the homes […]

Hello Family and Friends, I can hardly believe that fall is already upon us! Where has the time gone? Time has been flying by so quickly here. It’s hard to believe that Davi and I have already been here for five months! A lot has happened in that time — and some of our plans […]

It will be strategic for advancing in the acquisition of the Koꞌrevajʉ language and culture, since we will be very close to the indigenous villages.

I was expecting some kind of trials as I was finishing up the last step to complete before I could start on translation, but I wasn’t expecting it to look quite like it did last week. Here in West Africa, being part of big life celebrations is of huge importance.  And somehow, they all seemed […]

After years of hard work and prayer, our team launched a helicopter program in the Amazon. Along the way we’ve had some attrition within our team, which has felt like one step forward and two steps backward. We have been burdened for Bruno (and his family!) who has been the only pilot and mechanic in […]

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “Thereafter, Hagar used another name to refer to the LORD, who had spoken to her. She said, ‘You are the God who sees me.'” – Gen. 16:13a “Dad, Nathan had his eyes open while we were praying!” I remember telling on my brother once saying that, to […]

What can you do with umbrellas, butterflies, seashells, and wrenches?  With Legos, you can make a bouquet of flowers.  Look at these flowers made of Legos: You probably found the butterflies.  Did you find the umbrellas?  What about the seashells and wrenches? Umbrellas, seashells, and butterflies for flower petals; and wrenches for pollen of the […]

Dear PRAYing family and friends, We cannot stop praising the Lord for the car that He provided. In one sense it is exactly what we were praying for, i.e. a make and model that mom could get in and out of easily, AWD, etc. In another sense it is so much more than we ever […]