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We are Frank and Margaret Martens. We started missions training back in 1992. We sold our property on Barkfield road and packed up our house and 5 kids ages 4-18 and headed to Waukesha, Wisconsin. This is where Ethnos 360 had their BI. It was a two year Bible program with a missions emphasis. In 1994. we graduated and headed to Phase 2 of the missions training program in Durham, Ontario. This was a one year training in church planting and cross culture living and missions. 1995 we took a year off because we had a daughter getting married and another one graduating high school. During this time we were involved in a major car crash where God once again displayed His Great power and love toward us. In 1996, we packed up again and moved to Camdenton, Missouri. This is where we did the language and culture acquisition training as well as some field medical training. We completed this training after a few months due to us wanting to go as support personnel. In 1999, we finally left for Papua New Guinea. By this time we only had our youngest daughter with us. We loved working in PNG, but God strongly worked in our hearts to bring us back home again. So in 2000, we were back in Grunthal wondering why we had to come back. We got back in January of 2000 and in March God practically spoke to us and said we should go work in Waukesha at the Ethnos BI. We worked there in various capacities for 16 years. During this time we made 3 more trips to PNG for short term missions. We also went to Indonesia twice to visit our daughter and family who were missionaries there. We have 5 married children, 14 grandchildren and 2 added spouses plus one great-grandson. Franz and Kristie Martens, church planters in Germany, Josh and Josephine Dyck missionaries to Indonesia remotely from Wisconsin, Ryan and Rachel Cote in Alaska, Nate and Karalyn Lane in Wisconsin and Brian and Tamara Vetter in Wisconsin. We moved to Alaska in Sept of last year where our son-in-law built us a small retirement house on top of his shop. God has shown us over and over and continues to show us His Great love toward us and all mankind.

​Ethnos360 still allows tax-deductible donations to their retired missionaries. Follow the link to donate online. https://ethnos360.org/missionaries/frank-and-margaret-martens

We are Evan and Lorilee and we currently live on site at Roseau River Bible Camp. Evan is the Skills Coordinator/ Maintenance Assistant here at camp. Lorilee likes to be involved when she can, but mainly keeps herself busy as a mom and homemaker. Thank you to those who support us in this ministry! We are very blessed!

Evan & Lorilee Wiebe

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Doug, Janelle and their three children Ezra (15), Ashton (12), and Madelyn (9) serve with Avant Ministries living in Malaga, Spain. Doug and Janelle’s primary work is in supporting church planters in Member Care throughout Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. Member Care at Avant aims to address all aspects of the well-being of missionaries and their children. It includes spiritual, emotional, relational, physical, and economic matters. It seeks to empower missionaries and promote thriving and resilience while also addressing crises and celebrating accomplishments as they may arise.

The Reimers see Member Care as strategically important in keeping the Gospel being proclaimed to those who have not heard, and to see churches planted where there are none. Also, the Reimers are a part of church planting in the Malaga, Spain region.

Before leaving for Spain, Doug was on staff at Cornerstone Bible Church (Steinbach, MB) for 17 years as an Associate Pastor, as well as a private practice Counselling Therapist in Steinbach.

Please pray for the Reimers as they seek to support Avant Ministries mission to ‘glorify God by helping others enjoy His presence through planting and developing new churches in the unreached areas of the world.’

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Barry and Ruth Rempel serve on the international leadership team of SEND International, a mission agency with ministry in 20 countries. As Director of Global Collaboration, Barry works together with ministry partners from around the world to train and send new missionaries who will plant churches among unreached people groups.

Since 1987, Barry and Ruth have served in church planting, training, and leadership in Spain, Alaska and Mexico. Now based in South Carolina, ministry efforts take them around the world as their hearts beat for God to transform lives and see churches established.

Whether grilling, riding a motorcycle or traveling, they love spending time with people. Their two daughters (Katya and Savanna) were born in Spain and are now married adults, blessing us with one grandchild each.

“… and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb.” Rev. 7:9

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