June 2017 Newsletter

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Luke goes to the National Guard

Please keep our youngest son Luke in your prayers as he heads off to Oklahoma in only  8 short days to start Basic Training in the National Guard.

This has been something that he has talked about since he was little.  Now it is becoming a reality.

Please pray that God will send someone into Luke's life to help in through this time.  

As a mother I am proud of him, yet scared for him as well.  I know that he is excited but it is hard to see the youngest head out the door and enter a world that we have no control over!

V-BALL tournament in Kansas

This coming weekend, Andy and Nate (our oldest son) will be traveling down to Witicha, Kansas to play in a v-ball tournament.  Andy and Nate have been playing with a group of students from New Tribes, so they have formed a team and will head south for some fun!

  

This is a great way to continue our relationships with the students at the school over the summer months.  Andy misses those times he was able to coach v-ball and soccer in Thailand and Brasil, so this is a wonderful use of those talents. 

I will post some photos of the event when they get home!

 

 

New Tribes Mission...BECOMES...Ethnos360

 As we celebrate 75 years since NTM was founded, we're excited at what God has done and continues to do in missions around the world. We're also excited to share that our mission has a new name. We are now Ethnos360. Below is an explanation from our leadership concerning the vision behind our new name.

Why have we changed our name to Ethnos360 from New Tribes Mission USA? Because we’re positioning to reach a changing world.

Our founders had a vision for reaching the world: “By unflinching determination we hazard our lives and gamble all for Christ until we have reached the last tribe regardless of where that tribe might be.” (Brown Gold magazine, Issue 1, May 1943)

That’s a far-reaching vision. A vision that represents God’s heart for the world. A vision that’s worth our getting passionate about and working together to make it a reality.

That vision hasn’t changed, but the world has. We face new challenges, and we are learning to face them together — relying upon God to unite His people to overcome them for His glory.

Ethnos360 is the name that anchors us to our foundations and points us to our vision.

Ethnos is the “nations” that Christ referred to when He commanded His followers to “make disciples of all nations” (Matthew 28:19) and “...that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in His name to all the nations…” (Luke 24:47).

360 represents the entirety of the globe — all 360 degrees. Our goal is to go wherever in the world is necessary to see a thriving church for every people, not only to focus on one particular type of people group.

Our vision is the same today as it was 75 years ago. As we move forward, we’ll draw from those lessons God has taught us in our 75 years of ministry to pursue new opportunities opening to us. Opportunities to reach a changing world.

Together let’s continue to embrace God’s vision of reaching the whole world as we passionately pursue Him and His goals.