A Rocky Start and a Renewed Focus

September 15, 2021

Last month, classes began on campus. We were so excited to start a new semester and meet the new students, families, and childcare kids. Within the first two weeks, our girls caught RSV and had a very difficult week fighting it off. I missed a week of teaching in childcare, and it was not the smooth beginning […]

One Year Later

July 13, 2021

One year ago, we arrived at the Ethnos360 Training campus. It is great to realize that one year later, we have definitely settled in and feel at home. We are so excited to enter our second year serving on staff here! In January, we talked about the word EQUIP and how God set that thought […]

2021: EQUIP

January 25, 2021

A new year has begun, and a new semester is underway here at Ethnos360 Training. God continues to give wisdom to our campus leadership and grace to all of us, staff and students, as we navigate the precautions needed to continue in training. We are so thankful for the 87 missionary candidates who are in […]

A Year in Review

December 17, 2020

As we approach the end of 2020, we are so thankful for all the ways you have prayed with us and supported us in our first full year of ministry. This was a difficult year for many people around the world, and we pray often for those of you who have been deeply impacted by […]

Not All About Me

November 12, 2020

This month’s update does not have much news, as we are preparing a year-end review to mail out next month that looks back on our year of ministry as well as some news from Ethnos360 church planters around the world. I (Kathy) just wanted to share a short, simple lesson that I continue to learn […]

Foundation Work

October 8, 2020

Each time I started writing this month’s update, something changed and I had to rewrite it. In September, it felt like “smooth sailing” on campus. A group of students successfully moved out to the woods on campus to experience their Simple Living course (a 17-day course focusing on practical skills and teamwork). The rest of us seemed healthy, and a few people with colds […]

Led by the Truth

August 25, 2020

Our first two months have flown by at the Missionary Training Center! Nick has spent a lot of time on equipment upkeep and repair, from mowers, to bulldozers, to a CAT loader. The Grounds and Maintenance team has been praying for new staff over the last year, and thankfully Nick and some other men have […]

Permanent Residence

July 12, 2020

We made it! We arrived at the Missionary Training Center on July 1, and we are now settling in as permanent residents of Missouri. For the first time in a few years, we are unpacking with a greater sense of “permanency,” and we are really enjoying it. However, God has kept one thought on our […]

Qualifying the Called

June 15, 2020

Many people love the phrase “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.” And we love the reminder that God uses the weak to shame the strong, so that we can only make our boasts in the Lord (1 Cor. 1:27). But how does He qualify those that He calls? One way is through the faithful […]

Active Waiting

February 21, 2020

Thank you for praying for us! When January came and “our plans” of moving didn’t happen, we felt discouraged. There are pressing staff needs at the Missionary Training Center…why would God keep us waiting?! But, thanks to your prayers for us, God has changed our perspective and given us so much joy. Here are some […]