God Is Using Short-Term Trips to Raise up New Labourers

Let’s continue to remember to pray for Ethnos’s short-term trips. Pray that through our Encounter and Interface trips overseas, participants would learn more about the realities of church planting. Pray that God would give them the courage to take the next step, wherever He would lead them. Pray that through our internships, interns would grow in their walk with the Lord and would be an encouragement and help to the missionaries among whom they will be working. Most importantly, pray that God would use these trips to raise up more labourers so more people can be reached — for His glory.

The time to apply for 2026 and 2027 Interface trips and summer 2026 Encounter trips is now, with application deadlines this spring.

Big News: R66 Helicopter in Country and Reassembled – Watch the Time-Lapse

There is good news regarding the R66 helicopter we have been praying about. This helicopter will be used by the team in Asia Pacific to support church planting. The aviation team in both Asia Pacific and Arizona (at Ethnos360 Aviation’s main office) have been anticipating, working towards and praying about getting this helicopter in country for a long time now. We last mentioned that the helicopter was on its way overseas. Praise God that the helicopter has arrived, was cleared by customs and was re-assembled. Pray for success as it is inspected, tested and then registered. Pray for the aviation team as they prepare to fly the helicopter.

Pray for the Iski: Standing Strong in God's Word

In celebration of serving in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for 75 years (as of 2025), we are praying for a series of people groups among  whom New Tribes Mission PNG is working. Today let’s pray for the Iski people who live in many different hamlets and villages along the Ramu River in Madang Province.

Religion has been around for almost a century, but there is confusion about the gospel message. Church planters ministered among them for many years, and after hearing God’s Word in their language, some believed, and a church was born. The complete Iski New Testament and many Old Testament portions will be printed this year.

Pray for the church as they continue to grow in their love for Christ. Pray that they would stand strong on His Word. Pray that God would prepare hearts for the gospel to spread to more and more villages. Pray for the Iski church and its leaders to be faithful witnesses and ministers of the Word of God.

Pray for Adam & Rachel: One Step Closer to Joining a Church Planting Team in West Africa

Adam and Rachel serve in West Africa. “We were given the opportunity to visit the village of the team we are hoping to join! … It gave us a much better idea of what the needs are and the breadth of the work there among the ‘B’ people.” There are a few believers in this village of 1,200, and the missionary team is working to strengthen these believers in the Word. They would also like to go through the chronological teaching again. Pray as “there has been much opposition to this in the past.” The team meets together this month to determine if Adam and Rachel will be joining the team in this village. Pray that God’s will would be done.

Adam and Rachel completed their missionary training with Ethnos Canada. Visit ethnostraining.ca to learn more.

Pray for Bible Translation in Papua New Guinea

Ralf and Elli Schlegel, serving itinerantly, minister to the Dinangat people of Papua New Guinea (PNG). “After our return to PNG in early August, our co-worker Jeremiah came from the USA for three weeks. Together we spent two very full weeks in Dinangat. We invested much time with our helpers to continue working on the Bible translation — he on Luke’s Gospel and I on 1 and 2 Peter. On Sundays, each of us had the privilege of preaching in the church. A very special highlight was being able to hand over the completed Matthew’s Gospel to the church — a moment full of gratitude and joy!”

Deepening Relationships in Northern Canada

Canadians Brent and Jodi Ristau minister among an indigenous people group in northwest Canada. Pray for them as they continue to build relationships with the community. “We see ever broadening opportunities and invitations to be a part of peoples’ lives and to continue to speak into them as a result of the trust and relationships we have been building over the last three years of living here. … Would you pray for us as we launch a group called ‘grief-share’ in the community? The community is rife with hurting hearts that shoulder more than their share of grief and [that] continue to encounter more.”

Pray for Hewa Village Outreach

Jonathan and Susan Kopf minister among the Hewa people of Papua New Guinea. Pray for Hewa Bible teachers Faimpat and Eyaka and their families as the men teach a group of believers from another Hewa village. The two men previously taught “the Creation through Christ lessons which resulted in several of them placing their trust in Jesus as their Saviour.” Then they taught through Acts, and now the believers have asked them to teach through Romans. “Please pray that they will not be distracted by current and ongoing threats from other villages but that the Lord will give them safety and the ability to focus as Faimpat teaches the Word over the next few months.”