Author: Joel Potter

April Through June Prayer Requests

April Through June Prayer Requests

Here are the main things we’re looking to the Lord for provision, patience, and wisdom in, from April through June. Check out our ministry group on Facebook for updates and answers to these prayer requests.
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What’s Next?

What’s Next?

In a favorite TV show of ours, there’s a deeply significant but very simple question asked at key junctures of the story.  The question is “What’s next?” It’s a statement about the character’s readiness to move forward, to tackle something new, despite the current circumstances, despite the need that makes anything “next” look insurmountable. And […]
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You Are Here

You Are Here

In between two years… It doesn’t matter how intuitive you think your sense of direction may be, at some point in time, you’re going to find your way to a helpful map standing in the middle of the space you’re in and look for the ⬇️ or the📍on the map with the words “You are […]
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A Thaimline

A Thaimline

We’re just under a month away from the BIGGEST trip Bethany and I have taken since before we were connected with most of you. Let’s see what you remember about that…where did Bethany and I serve way back in 2006-2008? Anyway, I’m going to use a stroke of dad-joke genius and lay out the timeline, […]
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Hope… a dangerous word

Hope… a dangerous word

What’s that thing that will solve your problem? Where could you move, that would make your life more fulfilling? What job will be the final piece to fall in place? What friendship will bring a sense of completion to your life? All of those are actual things in my life that I have, recently, thought […]
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First things first

First things first

We need you to pray! It’s come down to the last few weeks we can wait to make the “go/no-go” decision on this ministry trip to Thailand. We’ve prayed all along that the Lord would make clear to us whether we should go, based on if the right solution could be found. A few possibilities did not […]
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Pray for the Home Team!

Pray for the Home Team!

In November of this year, the group of Global Partner organizations that Ethnos360 is a part of is hosting an international forum in Chiang Mai, a decent-sized city in the country of Thailand. There will be “co-workers” of ours from all over the world and they’ll gather to encourage each other in the work we’re […]
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We Made It!

We Made It!

Our First Graduating Class If you have kept up with updates in our ministry group on Facebook, The Potter Mission, you would have heard that we just, a few weeks ago, had a virtual Commencement Service for our first class of graduating students! It was sweet to see that take place knowing the backstories of […]
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We Still Need Help

We Still Need Help

Just so you know, this part of the update is about our finances. If that’s not something you want to get into, please don’t skip the rest of the email, just move to the next post about our recent graduates! It’s been a few years since we were in a place like this where we […]
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