By God’s power, we are seeking to steward our skills to help see “a thriving church for every people”
“If the heart of missions is the GOSPEL of Christ, then AVIATION is the circulatory system.”
— Ron Hutchcraft
Who are we?
We are Jake and Brittany Korver from Sheldon, Iowa. The Lord has brought our family through several years of specialized aviation training - both in flight and aircraft maintenance - to serve overseas long-term as aviation missionaries with Ethnos360 Aviation. However, a few months before our hopeful move to the Philippines, we joyfully welcomed our second child into the world but not without the need to reconsider our plans to address some unique health needs. For now, we continue to be with Ethnos360 Aviation but are seconded to Proclaim Aviation Ministries in Worthington, MN. Read more under “Our Story.”
“Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!”
— Psalm 96:3
Our foundation, our “why”
What drives us? The GLORY of the triune God of the Bible. He is our Creator, our King, our Redeemer, our life. If He is who Scripture says He is, then He is worthy of our endless praise. If the good news of the Gospel is true, we owe Him everything. This desire to worship Him more and more overflows into a desire to see others “from every tribe and language and people and nation” (Rev 5:9) come to glorify Him as well.
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.”
— Jesus (John 14:6)
Here’s a shortened version of a video we made in December 2022 explaining our training and the organization’s church-planting process.
Our organizations
Ethnos360 is made up of thousands of ordinary people who deeply long to see “a thriving church for every people,” and are stewarding their skills and gifts around the world to play a part in accomplishing that goal through God’s power and direction.
Newly-licensed pilots and mechanics who desire to serve on the mission field with a sending agency (like Ethnos360, plus several others) need to meet certain experience requirements before doing so. This creates a “gap” between initial certification training and serving on the field. Proclaim helps to fill that gap, providing opportunities for mission aviation candidates to build experience in preparation for long-term overseas service.
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations…”
— Jesus (Matt. 28:18-19)
So what’s with the aircraft?
Ethnos360’s heartbeat is to plant healthy churches where there are none. Many of these places are unreached with the gospel because they are virtually unreachable without the use of airplanes and helicopters. The use of aviation in bush missions has made ministry sustainable at the ends of the earth. Ethnos360 Aviation’s tagline is simple: “millions unreached - none unreachable.”
“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…”
Ephesians 3:20