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 […]

Of travel, a surprise, misc news

May 27, 2021

Through the LORD’S mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning, Great is Your faithfulness. Lam 3:22-23 In this update: Travels ● A Surprise ● Miscellaneous ● Thank you Travels: In our last update we reported that I (Laura) was sick with bronchitis and an eye infection. Praise […]

Short & Sweet, April’s Update

April 12, 2021

Just a quick update on things here. This time without travel continues to be a huge blessing in that we are able to concentrate on some key projects right here at our desks. Literacy Manual The final chapters of the manual are in sight! Chapter 13, which covers the printing of all the literacy materials, […]

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 […]

Momentum Returns

May 12, 2020

Support Update (Good News!) I want to share an inspiring analogy here about how things are going for us, but I don’t think that it’s needed. What is needed is being provided! We’ve been praying throughout the slow-down we’ve all been in and are still walking through, that God would resume His work in the […]

making the most of these days

April 7, 2020

We hope that this finds you and your family well. Joyce and I are healthy and working from home. There sure have been lots of changes to life in a few short weeks, haven’t there? The virus has changed the way we greet each other, shop, work, clean, educate the kids, meet together as a […]

a different rhythm

January 28, 2020

This year is proving to be one with a different rhythm than the last years. And it’s a welcome and exciting change for us! The years of packed international travel schedules and the constant pressure of the next workshop and language has reached the “tipping point” where many of the countries have trained literacy consultants […]

next adventure in literacy: Africa

October 7, 2019

Soon we’ll be jumping on planes and traveling to W. Africa for the next adventure in literacy. Appreciate your prayers as we train consultants and work with a team to produce literacy materials. The translation of the New Testament has recently been completed in this language. So we are excited to work together that the […]

Mexico, here we come…

July 17, 2019

Getting ready to hit the road and head to our new ministries in Mexico

Prayer Update

April 3, 2019

Thank you for praying for Tom’s health. On the 26th he had surgery to address the bladder cancer that had been found in a previous doctor’s visit. We are grateful to God that he came through the surgery well and is recovering. A few weeks later we received the results that he has slow-growing, non-invasive […]