What a blessing it is to live at the retirement center of Ethnos360. Most of us living here spent the majority of our adult lives serving the Lord. As a result, we were not able to save a nice nest egg for retirement. Some of us would find ourselves in very different circumstances right now if it weren’t for this place. Having an affordable place to live in retirement is certainly a huge blessing.
To keep costs at a minimum, the retirement center relies on a lot of volunteer help throughout the year. During the winter and spring months, volunteers from all over the U.S. bring their RV’s and give of their time and talents to lend us a hand. We are incredibly grateful for their support.
Our permanent staff members are short-handed. We have numerous positions that need to be filled. We need a food service director, a chaplain, general maintenance personnel, personal care staff, housekeeping staff, and kitchen staff. Please pray that the Lord would raise up those who could fill these positions.
We are currently offering an internship program for young people who would like to serve the Lord for a couple of months or longer. This internship program is an opportunity at Ethnos360 in Sanford, Florida. It is not a paid position, but the housing is free and there is a food stipend of $100 a week. The minimum age is 18 years old.
Some of the roles include Maintenance, Kitchen, Housekeeping, IT, Contingency, Graphic Design, Social Media, Administration, Communication and more. We offer 3 internship programs in the coming months.
- Summer Internship 2024: May 27 - Aug 2 (10 weeks)
- Fall Internship 2024: Aug 26 - Dec 13 (16 weeks)
- Full Year Internship 2024: Aug 26, 2024 - May 2, 2025 (33 weeks)
The chairman of our Biblical Resources Group taught at the Ethnos360 Bible College for 33 years before he retired here to Florida. He meets with the interns leading a discipleship group. The internship program not only offers an opportunity to serve, but also to learn.
If you know of any young people who might be interested in serving the Lord in this internship program, please direct them to this website:
ethnos360.org/short-term-trips/stateside-internships
Blessings,
Bob
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Child-like Faith
By Randy Kilgore
Years ago, I asked fifth-grade students to prepare a list of questions to ask Jesus if He were to show up in person the following week. I also asked groups of adults to do the same thing. The results were startlingly different. The kids’ questions ranged from adorable to poignant: “Will we have to sit around in robes and sing all day in heaven? Will my puppy be in heaven? Were the whales in or out of the ark? How’s my grandpa doing up there with You?” Almost without fail, their questions were free from doubt that heaven existed or that God acts supernaturally.
Adults, on the other hand, featured a completely different line of questioning: “Why do bad things happen to good people? How do I know You’re listening to my prayers? Why is there only one way to heaven? How could a loving God let this tragedy happen to me?”
For the most part, children live life unfettered by the cares and sorrows that burden adults. Their faith lets them trust God more readily. While we adults often get lost in trials and sorrows, children retain the psalmist’s view of life—an eternal perspective that sees the greatness of God (Ps. 8:1-2).
God can be trusted, and He longs for us to trust Him the way children do (Matt. 18:3).
An intimate walk with God lifts our eyes from
today’s trials and into eternity’s triumphs.
