1st Bi-national Evangelical Congress of the Ayoré People

September 8, 2018

“… I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.” ~ 1 Corinthians 3:6 On August 22-24, 2018, Ayoré Christians from Bolivia and Paraguay held the 1st Bi-national Evangelical Congress of the Ayoré People (Primer Congreso Bi-nacional Evangélico del Pueblo Ayoreo) in here in Paraguay. It was a 3-day celebration of thankfulness to God every morning, […]

Engaging on the edge of the church

July 11, 2018

Recently Luciane Klassen and I did language/culture evaluations again for missionaries learning Spanish and Paraguayan culture. All had made progress, but it was an especially encouraging time as a couple, a single lady, and the husband of another couple reached the required levels to be able to press on to the next step of ministry. […]

Homegoing, scripture, and teaching.

April 11, 2018

Life is full of changes. Some we embrace, and some we resist and avoid. That’s no news to you. Change can bring growth, but can also bring uncertainty. Makes me so glad that God is in control, knows all, and is the same yesterday, today, and forever. (Mal. 3:6, Heb. 13:8) There have been some […]

One step, two steps.. one step, two steps… Expanding the Edge of the Church.

December 15, 2017

“Jeff, our village does not really understand God’s Words. We don’t need you to come to our village, but we want you to help someone from the Manjúi church to come teach us?” This statement above is part of a conversation that our coworker with the Manjúi, Jeff Hunt, had with a Manjúi friend in a […]

1 Corinthians 13 …a practical application from a missionary perspective.

November 16, 2017

The other day, I came across a article on 1 Corinthians 13, that one of our Ethnos360 coworkers in Mexico, Katie Moore, wrote. I can relate, in so many ways, to the thoughts she shared. She posted it on her missionary blog with the following introduction: “Recently, while reading through the famous love chapter in […]

Surviving August

November 16, 2017

There is a saying here in Paraguay, that goes something like, “if you can survive August, you’ll live another year”. We realize that isn’t really true, as people die year-round, but this year August was a time where we saw six people we knew pass away in a span of just a couple weeks. One […]

Working and learning together…

July 11, 2017

The first part of June we held a three-day Foundational Bible Teaching Seminar for 35 local pastors, Christian leaders, and others interested in teaching and discipling cross culturally and seeing people come to Christ. It was a really good opportunity. We had fifteen different presenters working together, team teaching, about how to effectively cross-culturally share […]

A Prayer Reminder Christmas Ornament:

December 21, 2015

In case you are interested, here is a simple Christmas ornament that you can download and print on 8.5″x11″ paper, card stock, or whatever you choose, and hang on your Christmas tree as a prayer reminder. Let me know if you have any questions, or if you find it useful. You can download a PDF […]