Author: Joel Potter

Rejoice with the Menya and pray for us!

Rejoice with the Menya and pray for us!

//If you’re interested in watching a video version of this update click here// News about our family, what we’ve been up to and what we’re praying about doing this summer. Let’s start somewhere else though… On the other side of the world in Papua New Guinea, the Menya people live. They’ve had a team of […]
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How is Jack? An update after Monday’s Appointment

How is Jack? An update after Monday’s Appointment

First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Your prayer support and encouraging emails were a huge boost to us and a sweet thing to be able to show Jack as he grows through this experience. It was awesome to see so many of you write back as well as encourage us on Facebook. If you missed […]
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Update on Jack’s Health

Update on Jack’s Health

Jack was born with a deficiency in his immune system. Think of it like he is missing part of it. He was born with the inability to produce ‘Immunoglobulin-a’, part of the immune system that affects his respiratory and GI systems. We’ve known this for the last few years and been able to manage this […]
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What’s the Lord’s Supper look like for a tribal church?

What’s the Lord’s Supper look like for a tribal church?

We know that what it looks like now for us in the developed world looks way different than it did when Jesus instituted it. So it’s inevitable that it looks ‘local’ for the Church in the Simbari people group. This video shows you how different and yet, the joy of communion is evident! The Blood […]
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The Speed of Life

The Speed of Life

Earlier this year, the Ethnos360 Home Office team all moved from the office spaces we’d all occupied since 1978 into new space, a mile deeper into downtown Sanford. To move a huge team of 200+ support personnel into new offices is huge, but we one-upped that!  Our Communications and Marketing team led our organization through […]
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Since we last spoke…

Since we last spoke…

[joel and bethany potter] Bethany recovered after several days home from her last rash breakout. It was discouraging to have to cut short our time in St. Pete as we still had many plans made, but it was totally the right thing to come home. We’re considering how we might get back over to St. Pete […]
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Can we say Thank You?!

Can we say Thank You?!

[joel and bethany potter] If you’re praying for us, YOU are getting behind what we’re doing and asking our God to be glorified in our lives and through our work. If you’re giving to us, YOU are using God’s resources to back God’s work through us. If you’re talking about and sharing the stories we’re […]
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Snorkeling or Suffocating (Guest Post)

Snorkeling or Suffocating (Guest Post)

This is a guest post by Matt and Karissa Long. The difference between the two is just a little plastic tube.  Recently I (Karissa) got the opportunity to go snorkeling in the ocean.  I got to see beautiful coral reefs and fish I’d only seen in aquariums.  It was an experience, but I can’t say […]
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