Dear family and friends,
Wow! 2025 is history and we are into 2026. We all wonder how that happened. Of course, it happens one day at a time. It makes one consider how we are spending our days, and if we are making each day count for the Lord.
Earlier this month the CEO of our mission spoke at one of our Tuesday evening services here at the Homes of Ethnos360. He gave a whole bunch of statistics from 2025 about our mission that were very interesting. God is building His church! I will include a few of the statistics that were shared.
- Ethnos Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin has achieved accreditation
- Short term mission trips are growing (Wayumi, Interface, and Encounter)
- W. believers in Papua New Guinea are reaching out and elders have been appointed
- A new work in the U. tribe in PNG has started
- Another work in PNG had 53 new believers who were baptized in March
- D. language group in PNG – the church is reaching out without missionary help
- E. people in Asia Pacific have heard the gospel for the first time.
- 70 believers were baptized among the L. people in West Africa
- There were Bible dedications in the Philippines as well as in PNG
- 4 teams in PNG have reached language proficiency
The following are some totals after many years of faithful work by our missionaries:
- In Brazil 16 mature churches have been planted and 12 churches are in early stages of growth
- In Brazil there are 14 New Testament translations in progress
- In Bolivia there are 10 works that are ongoing, 3 have mature churches
Our volunteers have started arriving from Canada as well as Maine, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and other places from up north. Our RV court is really starting to fill up. There are many work projects on the list that our staff and snowbird volunteers will hopefully be completing in the next few months. Of course, when Brad is not in his office, he will be out with his camera taking photos of the work that is being done. Many of his photos appear on our mission website for The Homes. https://homes.ethnos360.org/photos-volunteers-2019-2020/
I am still very much in recovery stage after my most recent knee replacement surgery in late October. I continue with regular physical therapy sessions and am seeing improvement with range of motion and ease of mobility. It is going to take several more months to get back to my normal activity level. Even so, I continue to work in the Latham Center giving direction to the ladies on the housekeeping team. Next week I will begin training a new intern. The Lord has supplied staff, volunteers, retirees, and interns as we all work to keep our facility clean and our residents safe.
We are both so very thankful for all that we saw the Lord do in 2025. We look forward to what He will do in this next year. Thank you for being part of our team as we minister here at the retirement homes of Ethnos360. May His love always bless you, His joy always fill you, and His presence always keep you close to all that is good! Wishing you God’s best in the New Year.
Amazed by His grace,
Brad & Wanda Hull
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