Author: Tom

Refreshed Focus

Refreshed Focus

We are already nearly five months into our one-year ministry Home Assignment! One of my (Tom’s) personal goals for Home Assignment is to seek clarity from the Lord about our ministry engagement when we return to Mexico. We have shared before that we were spread too thin, and we would love to return with a […]
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TRACTION 2024

TRACTION 2024

In our last blog, we talked about returning home exhausted. I shared that we had experienced a long period of being over-extended that had taken a physical and emotional toll on us as we served in leading and equipping on the field. I described what intentional rest and renewal has been looking like, and at […]
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Intentional Rest & Renewal

Intentional Rest & Renewal

In a recent blog, I mentioned that one of our primary reasons for taking this one-year Home Assignment is to rest from the demands of cross-cultural ministry in Mexico. I wrote that we were tired and needed a long break and said we would spend the first portion of our Home Assignment pursuing intentional rest. […]
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Heading Out for a Year

Heading Out for a Year

As many of you know, we are heading out this coming week for a one-year ministry home assignment! Our organization recommends taking a home assignment every four years (or six months every two years) but we have never done this because it is difficult to uproot for a year, especially with the kids’ schooling. So, after nine and a half years […]
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Investing in the Next Generation!

Investing in the Next Generation!

In our last blog, we mentioned how our four-year training to serve with Ethnos360 included two years attending Ethnos360 Bible Institute and two years at the Ethnos360 Training Center. We completed our training in 2008 and began support raising in 2009 as members of the organization. After serving in Papua New Guinea for a few […]
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Visit Over to Baja

Visit Over to Baja

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to visit our team working among the Triqui people of Baja California. Some of you may remember that we began writing about this work at the end of 2019, right before COVID hit. Unfortunately, COVID complicated the situation and set the work back a bit. I traveled over […]
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What is Ethnos México, Anyways?

What is Ethnos México, Anyways?

Almost fifteen years ago, after four years of Bible and cross-cultural ministry training, Beth and I became members of a mission organization called Ethnos360 (formerly New Tribes mission). Our four years of training included two years at Ethnos360 Bible Institute, a year break to get married and serve in our home church, and then two […]
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Day of the Dead // Día de Los Muertos

Day of the Dead // Día de Los Muertos

The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips. The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it; it is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love. -Octavio Paz, Mexican poet and essayist Día […]
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Practical Partnership with the Carltons in Mexico

Practical Partnership with the Carltons in Mexico

Christ is building His church in Mexico! Even though it is the world’s largest Spanish-speaking country, it is also home to hundreds of least-reached people groups. As you know, through Ethnos México, we lead and equip with the hope of seeing thriving churches among Mexico’s least-reached people groups. We consider it a huge privilege to […]
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Home Assignment: Coming Summer 2024!

Home Assignment: Coming Summer 2024!

We recently announced that we are planning a one-year ministry home assignment next year. While this is still nine months away, we wanted to share how we are making plans for this intentional time in the United States. First, let me say it has been almost nine years since we last spent significant time in […]
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