Gearing up!

March 18, 2021

Dear friends and readers, thank you for your prayers!!Regarding homeschooling, God has brought some needful and helpful pointers. Now we’re learning to implement them.As to family over all, we’re working through a cold and all a bit low on stamina. But we’ve enjoyed lots of play and fun company. “Our cup overflows.”We continue in our […]

The Beck family with Ethnos360

January 27, 2021

With the help of our co-workers here at the Ethnos360 home office, we are pleased to share this overview of the work being done and the needs of Ethnos360. Each of us can take a part in joining God to see this task completed. A thriving church for every people.

A Missionary-Beggar?

December 18, 2020

Is Missionary Support Raising just a fancier form of “Begging” like the poor beggars that you see on a street corner? Or is it an eternal investment? I needed to sort through this, maybe you do too. Let’s define our terms. A Beggar: The negative picture or presupposed story of a beggar. Beggars are likely […]

Turning Again from Self to Jesus

November 16, 2020

This box is our prayer reminder for our giving and praying teammates. I thought the unwiped table was fitting. I am reading through names of people that all mean something to me. I’m reading a couple prayer requests written on each card. I’d like to text each friend. But will fears stop me? I’m grateful […]

I am learning to believe we are loved

September 30, 2020

A reminder: We can trust God in the human delays.I had something to get to a friend. I wanted to encourage her. From my end or her’s, the arrangements kept being put off. It didn’t put me out any, but as it lingered on my to do list I felt a little guilty; a little […]

God’s Grace School

August 26, 2020

I (Jodi) am working towards beginning homeschool next week. Seeking to lead and be flexible is certainly challenging. Thankfully, studying the material is building my excitement. In my own planning notes I call it “God’s Grace School.” I am very thankful for your prayers as often as God reminds you. I’ll need to lean on […]

Foundations

August 21, 2020

There are many things in our lives that we take for granted, foundations that are the result of the work of dedicated people who went before us. We lean on the expertise of local church leaders and co-workers. We count on the knowledge and wisdom of the consultants and leaders, and we depend heavily on the proficiency and experience of […]

Beck Family Life

July 30, 2020

We would love to be traveling around to come and visit with you and the rest of our friends to share personally about our news. But understandably 2020 has been different and difficult for us all. In light of the situations of our world, here is what our family has been up to. Ian’s main […]