Author: Stephen and Ginger Jordan

“This is not a vacation in Florida,” is a comment a former chaplain of the Homes of Ethnos360 said to us concerning our new ministry as chaplain. While other missionaries assist with the physical needs of the retired missionaries at the Homes, our sole role is to care for the spiritual needs of the retired […]

To no one’s surprise in our family, Luke (our third child) was the first to get married.  Thus, the title of this update. A few days before the wedding, we traveled over to Wisconsin to help with some the wedding preparations and to spend a little bit of time with Delainey’s family. Luke and Delainey’s […]

The believers would answer, “Ok lang.”  This English-Tagalog expression would be translated “Just ok.”  A Filipino wouldn’t reply with jubilant expressions like, “Great” or “Wonderful.”  So, “Ok lang” is a pretty good answer. All reports indicate that they are doing well.  Every week, we are receiving pictures, messages, and even some questions from the believers.  […]

Yes, we are still missionaries with Ethnos360 and still need the financial support of local churches and individuals for the new ministry. We are so thankful for the many churches and individuals who have partnered with us over the past 25 years, prayerfully and financially.  With your partnership and for God’s glory, there is now […]

No, we are not retiring.  How old do you think we are?!  (You don’t have to answer that question.) In the few weeks we have been back in the States, several people have asked if we are retiring.  Somehow people heard that we are going to the retirement home and thought that meant that we […]

‘Tis the season for graduations around the world and in the Jordan family.  Not one, not two, but three of our kids graduated this year!  Back in February, back in the Philippines, Jonathan finished his last day as a senior in high school.  Jonathan isn’t one for balloons, streamers, or signs from the end of […]

Unknown to us and before our departure from the Philippines, the believers of Faith Bible Church were planning a special event for the teens and young adults . . . a group that has a very special place in our hearts . . . more on that later. This special event, “4th Get Together in […]

24 years, 7 months, and 9 days ago we left the United States with just Rebekah for the first time and stepped upon the soil of the Philippines.  On that day in September of 2000, we didn’t have a time frame of how long we would be in the Philippines, but we came to serve […]

Do you feel short or as some call it, vertically challenged?  To overcome this challenge, some ladies might wear heels to gain an extra inch or two or three.  If you feel vertically challenged, we have a suggestion; that is, come to the Philippines! The last few weeks in the village, we went to 60+ […]

“Do you know how to swim?”  Should this be a question a church leader asks a person who wants to be baptized?  You probably don’t need to if the person is being baptized in a large bathtub or a horse trough (as Stephen was).  It never crossed our mind to ask this question.  Why would […]