We are Spencer and Kayla Ewert and are seeking to become church planters among an unreached people group in Papua New Guinea along with our three beautiful children - Brennan, Ava, and Talia.

Our Testimonies

Spencer: "I grew up in a small town in Nebraska and had the blessing of Christian parents. I was saved at an early age and walked with Him. Towards the end of high school, I began living for the world until God intervened in my life. On my 21st birthday He spoke and asked, 'Is this worth it?' So I began living like I knew I should, but the biggest change was that I began reading the Bible for myself and cultivating the loving relationship with God."

Kayla: "I did not grow up in a family that believed in Jesus. After some family events transpired, I moved around and lived with different family members until I graduated high school. A year later I signed up for the Air Force because I knew my life was going in a bad direction. After receiving an honorable discharge because of budget cuts, I came to realize just how meaningless my life was. After about 8 months of going to this amazing Bible preaching, Jesus following, church in Iowa, I realized that Jesus was and is who the Bible says. Somehow, I thought that I needed to clean up my life first-In my mind, I was "just too bad for Him." In trying to please God and realizing I could not be "good enough," I finally decided to throw in the towel on trying to be a good enough. That is when the Holy Spirit, in that quiet whisper that He does, let me know that I that is exactly why He died for me and that He loves me and wants me. At this point the gospel message just clicked, and I realized that Jesus already paid the price for my sin. Praise the Lord for the church I was attending in Norwalk who took me under their wing and lovingly discipled me and modeled what a deep and personal relationship with Jesus looks like."

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Our Calling

Even before we had met each other, God led us both to church plant among the unreached while on a mission trip in Tijuana, Mexico. Church planters from Papua New Guinea were the evening speakers and told of the hundreds of unreached people groups in that country and how God was working among the people. In 2013 for Kayla, and 2014 for myself, God spoke to our hearts and led us to be a part of what He is doing in Papua New Guinea.

After God led us into missions, we then began dating and were married in 2016. We then both attended New Tribes Bible Institute in Jackson, MI and then moved back to Nebraska in 2019 for about 18 months. Here, we poured into our church and worked to save up money for the Missionary Training Center in Missouri with Ethnos 360, formerly New Tribes. After completing training in 2022, the Lord brought in the funds needed to go and we were sent to Papua New Guinea in September 2023. 

Now

We have been seeking the Lord in where He would have us serve. He has led us on a path with what initially could have seemed like detours, but looking back even now we are so grateful for. He has given us more time to learn and grow in this culture that is not our own and to learn some valuable lessons. We are now partnered with the Ens family and are working together on surveying people groups who do not have access to God's talk in their language. Specifically, places where they do not grasp the national language enough to understand the gospel. We truly appreciate all of your prayers and support as we labor together for His glory. Our desire is to know Him and make Him known, bringing people to maturity. And if the Lord wills, we will one day place a completed New Testament Bible translation into the hands of a mature, indigenous, and self-sustaining church.