NEWS & STORIES
Why Church Planting?
Because Everyone Needs Hope. We are often asked, "Why Church Planting?" Our answer is simple. Because there are 3.27 billion people on the planet who will never hear the Good ... Read More
Where the Good News is Joy is Found
Hope is the gift that keeps on giving. One of the first gifts that hope offers to people is JOY... We see that quite dramatically in the story of Christ’s ... Read More
Good News for Children
“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world…” Most of us learned that Sunday School song as little kids, and now we teach it to our kids ... Read More
Good News For Women
God cares about women! Women are not second-class citizens of His Kingdom. In the parts of the world where the Petros Network shares and shows the transforming love of Jesus, ... Read More
Hope For an Entire Village
Daily Difficulty in Myanmar Myanmar's February 2021 coup has tumbled through the media and news sources with emotionally devastating updates. Six months later, the ripple affecting the Burmese peop...
Rural Church Planters Given Bicycles
MY ONLY CHOICE IS I MUST WALK... At a recent training event the African church planter was excited! It had been several months since he was able to share his ... Read More
Spring 2021 Trip Report
We are excited to share this trip report with you that we recorded before flying home from 5 weeks of impact in Africa. We have seen and heard first hand ... Read More
100,000 Bibles for the Forgotten People
Imagine not having a Bible written in your heart language. 1.5 million people make up the Borana, Ethiopia region. To date, only 500 Boran Bibles can be found throughout the ... Read More
A New Season for Petros Network
Petros Network’s Board of Directors is pleased to announce Pastor Ray Noah will join the Petros Network team as its full time President and CEO. Ray stepped down on April ... Read More
Mulu’s Story of Redemptive Lift
"My name is Mulu Bekele and I am 37 years old. When I was 30 years old my husband died due to complications from HIV/AIDS, leaving me and our 6 ... Read More
Michelle Hartt Selected to Petros Network Canada’s Board of Directors
Petros Network is pleased to welcome Michelle Hartt to Petros Network Canada's Board of Directors. Currently, Michelle Hartt serves as the Pastor of Alpha at Coquitlam Alliance Church, a multi-c...
A Divine Appointment | Trusting in God’s Timing
One night, when I was seven years old, I had a dream... It was a vivid dream of a group of beautiful black faces, smiling, singing, and chattering in a ... Read More
Ron Cochran Selected to Petros Network’s Board of Directors
We welcome Ron Cochran to Petros Network’s International Board of Directors and to the Petros Network Investment Committee. A HEART FOR MISSIONS When asked why this appointment means so much ... ...
Flourish in 2021
God is on the move and we are just trying to keep up. Below is where we believe the Lord is leading us in 2021 as we set out to ... Read More
What a Great Hope! What Good News!
Fear not, for God has His watchful eye on you and all of the things that concern you! Did you know, you can live in HOPE because you can rest ... Read More
More Than a Religious Leader
Petros Network’s holistic approach trains indigenous leaders to put the gospel into practice so that all of life in their village will be lifted for the better. In the developing world, ... Read...
A Leader’s Passion for Women in Her Community
Asrat is part of the Petros Network Ethiopian team and oversees our Women & Children programs. When Asrat greets you, she is warm and kind. Within a few minutes of ... Read More
Give the Gift of Sponsorship this Christmas
This year, give a Christmas gift that will make the difference of a lifetime. Sponsoring a child for Christmas gives the gift of hope to a child all year long. ... Read More
How to Write a Letter to Your Sponsored Child
Did you know that you can write letters and encourage your sponsored child anytime throughout the year by visiting your online portal? It is a simple way to stay in ... Read More
Who Will Reach the Unreached?
At a recent training event, Jilo sat among a group of young men commissioned as missionary church planters just six months prior. Working with eight different denominations, over 200 of ... Read More
The Gift of Hope
IRGIBE'S STORY Pure joy exudes from Irgibe! She lives in a world where women typically have very little to no control over their circumstances, but Irgibe was given the gift ... Read More
What Only God Can Do
Our Missionary Church Planters serve as catalysts of HOPE in their communities. For the community, it is HOPE that drives them to seek out these leaders for prayer, and HOPE ... Read More
Dream Chaser
MEET ESTHER Bright eyed and clever, Esther spends her days with her 7 siblings and father in Uganda. She is a smart little girl who dreams of becoming a doctor ... Read More
Children In Need of Loving-Kindness
We have just received word of several kids from Uganda who are in desperate need of sponsorship. They were selected as the poorest, most at-risk kids in the community. Child ... Read More
Petros Network Women Extending Kindness
The hope we have in Christ is a powerful tool! This hope compels us to extend kindness and generosity that is unexplainable to the hopeless. It's so powerful that we named ... Read More
Extending Kindness Amid Persecution
Since June of this year, the political and spiritual unrest in Ethiopia has increased exponentially with at least 500 christians being killed for their faith. The targeted assault on Christianity ....
God’s Loving-Kindness Towards You
Written by Linda Noah, Petros Network Executive Director: My husband, Ray Noah, and I have been leading in our local church, Portland Christian Center, as well as overseeing the ministry ... Read More
Executive Director Announcement
A word from the Chairman of the Board, Sandra Cooper: I am pleased to announce the Petros Network Board of Directors has formalized the selection of Linda Noah as our ... Read More
For the Love of Women and Children
No one works harder than a mother with a starving child. The Covid-19 virus is affecting women differently than men and that is particularly true of women in the developing ... Read More
Two Hands of the Gospel—Myanmar Church Planters
"Faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead." James 2:17 The year 2020 is more than halfway through, with the remaining months looming with uncertainty. The amount ... Read More
Loving God. Loving People. Together
LOVING GOD and LOVING PEOPLE When the disciples asked Jesus, "What is the greatest commandment," he summed it up in one sentence to love God with your whole heart and ... Read More
Loving and Leading through COVID-19
LOVING GOD and LOVING PEOPLE THIS IS LOVE IN ACTION The global pandemic has impacted the areas we work among the least reached, and the impact is devastating. Petros Network ... Read More
Redemptive Lift — The Gospel Impact
Petros Network's co-founder Ray Noah coined the phrase Redemptive Lift to describe the transformation we were witnessing in East Africa after equipping and sending Missionary Church Planters to ...
Our Covid-19 Response—Providing Soap and Education in Rural Africa
The Covid-19 virus doesn't discriminate. It impacts the rich and the poor. Whereas some countries have better infrastructure to handle this pandemic, others struggle without resources and education...
Stories of Hope
In light of COVID-19 we wanted share with you some stories of HOPE and transformation. The women in The Tesfa Project—Women's Empowerment Program are transforming their communities and bringin...
TESFA Microgrant Savings Program
The TESFA Project in on a mission to break the cycle of poverty and chronic hunger among Ethiopia’s most vulnerable – impoverished widowed mothers – and offer a life of dignity ... Read More
Gelane’s TESFA Story
We are excited to share with you the story of Gelane Buta. On a recent Petros Network Life Impact Trip we were able to meet with Gelane, one of our widows in ... Read More
Beauty from Ashes
On our most recent trip this winter, we met in small groups with the 50+ women in the Petros Network Women — TESFA Project, a women's empowerment project focusing on widowed ... Read More
Child Sponsorship Saves Lives
Child Sponsorship Changes Lives Study’s show that the best defense for any virus is a healthy immune system. We are pleased to report that the children in our program are ... Read More
COVID-19 Response
PROVIDING HOPE IN THE STORM With your help, we can unleash the resources needed to better serve the at-risk rural communities we serve. DONATE NOW March 19, 2020 We are ... Read More
From The Field | Myanmar Training
Another Update from Myanmar, Pastor Kirk Yamaguchi RE-POST FROM CANYON VIEW VINEYARD CHURCH Denver, CO This is a picture of the courageous new Burmese Church Planters. There’s 26 of them. ... Rea...
From The Field | Myanmar Update
Myanmar Update from Pastor Kirk Yamaguchi RE-POST FROM CANYON VIEW VINEYARD CHURCH Denver, CO We just completed our first day of training with the 71 Burmese Church Planters. Our team ... Read More
Transformational Leadership in Ethiopia
A DIVINE APPOINTMENTIn July 2019, we were invited to train the Executive Branch of the Ethiopian government in leadership development. When asked by a key Ethiopian leader, “What is the ... Read ...
Back-To-School Party
A Special Update From Gojo, Ethiopia! It’s back to school time in Gojo, Ethiopia, for the boys and girls in our Child Sponsorship Program! Thanks to the continual support of ... Read More
Opened Doors in Myanmar
Thank you to our partners at Vineyard Boise Christian Fellowship's Missions Department, i-61 ministries for putting together this incredible story of the movement in Myanmar. God recently opened th...