From Our CEO

Dear Friend,

In 1942, the year New Tribes Mission (now Ethnos360) was founded, Paul Fleming made this statement in the third issue of the mission’s magazine: “We want to employ every kind of modern equipment that will enable us to move rapidly into the regions beyond. God has so wonderfully supplied our first airplane. Cecil Dye had the foresight to get his license to fly before he left America.”

This issue of Ethnos360 magazine features the fruit of that seed of faith to what is now Ethnos360 Aviation. It has been a journey of faith. I had been blessed many times by Ethnos360 Aviation while ministering in Papua New Guinea. These blessings came not only through their flight service but more so by their testimonies of faithfulness and friendship.

One of our core values is “Excellence and Urgency in all that we do to finish the task.” While it may seem that excellence and urgency could be in tension with one another, Ethnos360 Aviation exemplifies this value well. The professionalism and quality of workmanship that this team exhibits always stands out to me. This is a direct result of the core purpose they are committed to, which is reaching unreached people groups for Christ. Without aviation, many of our works among unreached people groups would have taken far longer. 

So, I proudly present Ethnos360 Aviation to you in this issue, and I personally thank them for the vital role they fulfill in reaching unreached people groups (UPGs) for Christ.

Yours in Christ,

Larry M. Brown, Ethnos360 CEO