Strumming in June 2018

June 25, 2018

Hi from Alabama, again, The Broadway Baptist Church missions trip to Haiti (June 10–16) went great! Thanks for your prayers! I enjoyed being able to participate in things like: putting up eaves troughs (called “gutters” here in Alabama) to collect cistern water for the orphanage, throwing Frisbees and holding babies for hours, and playing my […]

Orientation in April-May 2018

April 25, 2018

Theo is joining our local church missions trip to Haiti June 10-16. He is helping give orientation pep talks about cultural awareness and safety to the 16 or more trip participants in these weeks before they leave. Martha has been selling BBQ tickets for meals the church will prepare as a fund-raiser for this trip. […]

Traveling in February 2018

February 11, 2018

I will be using the new French instructions, under McDaniel’s supervision, to be sure that they clearly lead me in developing a hypothetical reading program, primers (phonics readers) and workbooks that would teach a people group basic reading, writing & math skills.

Literacy in November 2017

November 16, 2017

Thank you, Lord, We are thankful this month with Americans, and were thankful last month with Canadians. ???? Actually, Martha and I are thankful every month for the privilege of serving the Lord, and THANKFUL for you who pray for us and give so that we can minister full time. My mom told us at […]

Studying in August 2017

August 1, 2017

What are you studying? In Senegal, this month, there are some young men and women who are studying 60 lessons on God’s story from eternity to eternity (sometimes referred to as Creation to Christ). Our Vision Integral missionary teammates are teaching this as a 3-week course, the third module in training Africans to be equipped […]

History in May 2017

May 11, 2017

Do you know when I became Theo? When dad and mom Enns first went to Brazil as missionaries with New Tribes Mission in 1958, they called me Teddy. But when I entered 7th grade I thought I had grown up, so I insisted on being called Theodore … all the way through high school. At […]

Answer in March 2017

March 6, 2017

We had been given a challenging question, in January, and we thank you for thinking with us on how to answer it. Our missionary speaker had actually admitted to us that he was not sure there would be only one right answer to what God’s main theme is for His work here on earth – […]

Story in January 2017

January 26, 2017

Want a challenge? Often we pick a goal or resolution for the New Year, and this year Martha and I were at a mission workshop January 4-6. The workshop was for international missionary trainers. Martha and I were there on behalf of the training program in West Africa, where our co-workers are training Africans to […]

Video in December 2016

December 8, 2016

Merry Christmas, from Alabama, Everyone seems to be having a warm winter, whether in Africa, America or Canada – although our “cold snap” is expected this weekend. I don’t know if we’ll have snow for Christmas, but we send you our warmest greetings through this personal video link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ny81gw9q1wuc3th/NTMC_TheoMarthaEnns_1080p.mp4?dl=0 . My office hours are filled […]

Settling in in October 2016

October 13, 2016

After spending the month of August in Senegal, West Africa, it seemed like September just flew by as we continued our house renovations in preparation for having my mom come live with us. We painted, added a set of French doors, opened up an on-suite bathroom for mom’s bedroom (along with other projects), and our […]