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Of the world’s 6,900 language groups, 2,500 are still unreached. Of the world’s 6,500 people groups, 2,500 are still unreached.

Ethnos Canada, founded in 1942 as New Tribes Mission, helps local churches train, coordinate and send missionaries to these peoples. Ethnos Canada helps local churches mobilize, equip, and coordinate missionaries to these people. Reaching unreached people groups • Teaching chronologically through the Bible • Translating God’s Word • Training church leaders • Establishing thriving churches.

08/27/2026

📚 The work carries on—but the workers are few.

Carmen DeVries teaches at Numonohi Christian Academy in Papua New Guinea, a school serving missionary families. She is grateful for another year and another class of sixth graders—but the school is facing a serious shortage of teachers.

Class sizes are small because there are fewer missionaries serving in the field. This year, NCA was unable to offer kindergarten or first grade because there were not enough teachers. Two high-school classes are being taught remotely by a teacher in the United States. She is a gifted teacher, but this arrangement is not ideal for her or for the students.

Even so, the work continues.

As Carmen writes:

“The work carries on, but the workers are few. Please pray for more workers to join us in the mission of reaching people of Papua New Guinea with the precious words of hope and truth found in God’s Word.”

Here’s how you can pray:

🤍 More teachers — that God would provide qualified, willing teachers for NCA
🤍 The students — for stability, encouragement, and excellent education
🤍 The teachers — for strength and wisdom as they serve in challenging circumstances
🤍 The missing classes — that kindergarten and first grade could be offered again in the future
🤍 The mission in Papua New Guinea — that God would raise up more workers to share the hope and truth of His Word

Do you have teaching experience—or another skill that could serve missionary families and the work of the gospel in Papua New Guinea?

💡 God can use your skills in Papua New Guinea: https://ethnos.ca/teach-abroad

Will you pray—and share this so others can pray too? 🙏

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08/26/2026

📖 Simba Guaraní believers are stepping forward to teach and encourage their own people.

Larry and Linda Depue minister among the Simba Guaraní people of Bolivia. In July, 29 Simba Guaraní church leaders from eight different communities gathered for a three-day workshop.

It was a rich time of teaching from God’s Word in both Guaraní and Spanish, along with questions and answers, open discussion, fellowship—and good food, Guaraní style!

But perhaps the most encouraging part was this: Guaraní believers themselves are wanting to take greater responsibility for visiting, teaching, and encouraging their own people from God’s Word.

One young Guaraní couple living in Santa Cruz has already made lifestyle changes so they can spend more time visiting and teaching in Guaraní communities next year. Their desire is a beautiful picture of local believers taking ownership of ministry among their own people.

Here’s how you can pray:

🤍 The Simba Guaraní leaders — that they would continue growing in their understanding of God’s Word and faithfully serve their communities
🤍 The eight communities — that believers would be encouraged and strengthened through teaching, fellowship, and mutual support
🤍 J and B — for wisdom, faith, and provision as they make this significant lifestyle change
🤍 Local ministry — that more Guaraní believers would be equipped to visit, teach, and encourage their own people

What a joy to see believers not only growing in God’s Word, but also taking responsibility for sharing it with others.

Celebrate what God is doing—and share this so others can praise Him too! 🙏

📬 To receive updates like this in your email, join the Ethnos Prayer Team: https://ethnos.ca/pray/

08/25/2026

🚁 One helicopter pilot serving two regions of the Philippines — and medical emergencies are already increasing.

Ryan and Abigail de Roos serve in the Philippines, where Ryan is a helicopter pilot with . Since returning from home assignment, Ryan has already flown multiple medical emergency flights.

These flights meet urgent physical needs—and they also open doors for communities to see the love of Christ displayed. The de Rooses are praying that God will use these opportunities to connect more people with the work He is doing throughout the Philippines.

Praise God, too, for providing the fuel needed for these flights. Fuel shortages had raised concerns because of conflicts in other parts of the world, but God has supplied what the aviation team needs so far.

Ryan will be travelling regularly between the northern and southern Philippines to continue flight service in both regions. For the remainder of 2026, he will be the team’s only helicopter pilot.

Here’s how you can pray:

🤍 Medical flights — for safety and wisdom as Ryan responds to emergency needs
🤍 Open doors — that these flights would help connect more people with the work God is doing in the Philippines
🤍 Fuel and supplies — praising God for His provision and praying for continued availability
🤍 Ryan — for strength and endurance as he serves in both the northern and southern regions
🤍 Abigail and their daughters — for grace and encouragement as Ryan is often away

Will you pray for the aviation team—and share this so others can pray too? 🙏

💡 Learn more about Ethnos360 Aviation: https://ethnos360aviation.org/

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08/24/2026

📖 1,300 verses ready for checking — and 100 audio Bibles packed for the Semandang church.

Darcy Berglund serves itinerantly among the Semandang people of Asia Pacific, working alongside her national co-worker, Oke, on Bible translation.

In September and October, Darcy, a translation consultant, and several others plan to travel to the village for an important translation check. They also hope to distribute 100 Semandang audio Bibles to the church as well.

Praise God that the back translation of more than 1,300 verses is now complete and ready for the consultant to review. A back translation takes Scripture from the target language and translates it back into English—or the translator’s heart language—so a consultant can evaluate whether the meaning is accurate and clear.

There are still many details to prepare, including literacy materials for the trip. And, as Darcy says, they’re praying that “the Bibles would fit in our luggage”! 😊

Here’s how you can pray:

🤍 The translation check — that the consultant would identify anything that is unclear or inaccurate
🤍 Darcy and Oke — for wisdom, energy, and careful preparation
🤍 The 100 audio Bibles — that they would fit safely in the team’s luggage and reach the church leaders
🤍 The Semandang church — that God’s Word would impact, encourage, and bless the believers
🤍 The upcoming trip — that their time in Semandang would strengthen the church and honour the Lord

God’s Word is being prepared not only to be read, but also to be heard—in the language of the Semandang people.

Will you pray—and share this so others can pray too? 🙏

📬 To receive updates like this in your email, join the Ethnos Prayer Team: https://ethnos.ca/pray/

08/21/2026

📖 They wrestled through Romans. Now they're diving into Ephesians.

Cole and Hannah Hinderager minister among the Isnag people of the Philippines. Week after week, their friends showed up — faithfully working through the book of Romans together.

Now, a co-worker is leading them through Ephesians, building on everything they learned.

"We are praying they will grow in their understanding of what it means to be united in Christ and how that truth transforms the way we live each day."

This is the beautiful transition from knowing the gospel to living it — "the exchanged life."

Here's how you can pray:

🤍 Deep understanding — that the Isnag believers would grasp what it means to be united with Christ
🤍 Transformed living — that the truth of Ephesians would change how they live each day
🤍 Maturity — that God's Word would shape them into believers who are firmly grounded and faithfully living out their faith
🤍 The Hinderagers and their co-worker — for endurance and joy as they disciple

From Romans to Ephesians — from foundation to transformation.

Will you pray — and share this so others can pray too? 🙏

📬 To receive updates like this in your email, join the Ethnos Prayer Team: https://ethnos.ca/pray/

08/20/2026

🎉 500 young adults. One worship-filled weekend. God is moving among the Tagbanwa church in the Philippines.

Jody and Barbara Crain ministered for many years among the Tagbanwa people of the Philippines. Now serving from the USA, they travelled back this summer for a ministry trip — and returned greatly encouraged.

At our missionary training centre in the Philippines, 500 young adults from Tagbanwa churches gathered for their annual Youth Fellowship. Their response to Bible games, teaching from the Word, and times of worship in music was, in the Crains' words:

"So remarkable and God-honouring!"

And that's not all:

📌 135 kids attended a three-day Bible school
📌 A third worship conference to train Tagbanwa worship leaders, musicians, and vocalists was a success

From children to young adults to worship leaders — God is building His church at every level.

Here's how you can pray:

🤍 The 500 young adults — that they would be faithful in sharing the gospel with their peers
🤍 The 135 children — that they would grow deep roots in the Lord
🤍 The worship leaders — that God would continue to equip and use them in Tagbanwa churches
🤍 The Tagbanwa church — for continued growth, unity, and boldness

Celebrate what God is doing — and share this so others can praise Him too! 🙏

📬 To receive updates like this in your email, join the Ethnos Prayer Team: https://ethnos.ca/pray/

08/19/2026

🏠 Three families. One team. One goal — to see a church planted among the Mian people of Papua New Guinea.

Evan and Libby Hannay have joined the team working among the Mian people of PNG. For years they dreamed of this day — joining a church planting team among an Unreached People Group.

Now they're teaming up with the Van Decker and Doerr families, and the three-family team is ready to get to work.

Praise God for His grace in the transition. Even though the Hannays have been away from PNG for a time, they haven't lost ground in their national culture and language studies. That's a clear gift from God.

But the next steps are significant — they need to fly in materials and build homes among the Mian.

Here's how you can pray:

🤍 Team unity — that the three families would grow together and work as one
🤍 Building supplies — that God would provide the funds needed to fly in materials and complete their homes
🤍 Culture and language — for continued progress in Mian culture and language learning
🤍 The Mian people — that God would prepare hearts to receive the gospel through this team

Years of waiting. Years of preparation. And now — the work begins.

⏸️ Watch this 3-minute video to meet the Mian people and hear why this team has spent a decade preparing to reach them:

▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSLed9fNs4I

Will you pray — and share this so others can pray too? 🙏

📬 To receive updates like this in your email, join the Ethnos Prayer Team: https://ethnos.ca/pray/

08/18/2026

⚔️ There's a fight for the minds and hearts of the Taliabo people — and it's intensifying.

Payton and Grace Downing minister among the Taliabo people of Asia Pacific. The island of Taliabu has changed radically since the gospel first arrived. But the Enemy hasn't let go.

"These past few weeks we have actually seen an uptick in some demonic activity, whereas normally it stays as a constant theme in the background."

People are turning to witchdoctors and spells, seeking cures for physical and mental illness. The spiritual battle is real and visible.

"It really is a fight for the minds and hearts of people here."

And yet — there is reason to rejoice.

"Even in the midst of the fight, we can rejoice that worldview shifts are happening every week."

The gospel is changing how people think, what they believe, and where they turn for help. The darkness is pushing back, but the Light is advancing.

Here's how you can pray:

🤍 Taliabo believers — that when illness and hardship come, they would turn to the Lord in prayer and meditate on Scripture, not to witchdoctors and spells
🤍 Witness — that believers would be a bold and loving witness to unbelievers who are still bound by fear
🤍 Worldview shifts — that the gospel would continue transforming minds and hearts, week by week
🤍 The Downings — for spiritual protection, endurance, and encouragement in the midst of the battle

The darkness is real. But the Light of Christ is stronger.

Will you pray — and share this so others can pray too? 🙏

📬 To receive updates like this in your email, join the Ethnos Prayer Team: https://ethnos.ca/pray/

08/17/2026

📖 After just four months, believers in Mozambique who had never read are now opening God's Word for themselves.

Matt and Debi Zook minister among the Lolo and Kokola people of Mozambique. Their literacy classes are going so well that students are already reading Scripture — after only four months of instruction.

Imagine that. For the first time in your life, you can read the Bible with your own eyes.

And there's more good news. 2,555 Bible books — containing 101 Bible stories with pictures — have been printed. Matt and a local believer have already distributed over half of them across 31 locations, meeting with leaders from many different churches and teaching on key topics from Scripture.

God's Word is spreading — through reading classrooms and into churches across the region.

Here's how you can pray:

🤍 New readers — that believers would commit to reading God's Word daily and gathering regularly
🤍 Spiritual maturity — that time in Scripture would produce real growth and protection from sin
🤍 The remaining books — for continued distribution to churches and communities still waiting
🤍 The church leaders — that those who received teaching would return to their churches renewed and encouraged

Literacy is more than a skill. It's a doorway into God's Word.

Will you pray — and share this so others can pray too? 🙏

📬 To receive updates like this in your email, join the Ethnos Prayer Team: https://ethnos.ca/pray/

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