Keeping the Mission Moving in Papua New Guinea

Hudson serves as flight coordinator in Goroka, PNG, keeping church planting teams supplied and connected across some of the world's most remote terrain.

Keeping the Mission Moving in Papua New Guinea

Hudson serves as flight coordinator in Goroka, PNG, keeping church planting teams supplied and connected across some of the world's most remote terrain.

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Hudson's Role: Flight Coordinator, Goroka

Logistics that keep the gospel moving

Papua New Guinea is breathtaking — and brutally isolated. Thousands of villages are tucked into highland valleys and jungle river basins with no roads connecting them to the outside world. For the missionary teams working in those places, aircraft aren't a convenience. They're a lifeline.

Based in Goroka — the operational hub for Ethnos360's aviation work in PNG — Hudson's job as flight coordinator is to make sure those flights happen. That means scheduling aircraft, coordinating cargo loads, communicating with teams in the field, and making sure the right supplies reach the right people at the right time.

On any given week, that could mean arranging a medical evacuation, getting food and equipment to a team deep in the Sepik, or ensuring a church planting family can get back to their village after a resupply trip. When flight coordination works well, the missionaries in the field can stay focused on what they came to do: learning language, building relationships, and sharing the gospel. When it breaks down, teams are stranded, supplies run out, and the work stalls.

This is Hudson's calling — not glamorous, but essential. It's the behind-the-scenes work that makes the front-lines possible.

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What This Ministry Makes Possible

Every flight, every supply run, every coordinated effort is a step toward the gospel reaching people who have never heard it.

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Flight Coordination

Papua New Guinea is one of the most geographically challenging places on earth. Roads are rare, rivers are unpredictable, and many jungle villages can only be reached by small aircraft. Hudson schedules and manages flights that carry missionary personnel, supplies, and equipment across PNG's highlands and remote lowland regions.

Without reliable flight coordination, teams in the field have no way to receive food, medical supplies, or communication. The aircraft — and the person making sure they fly — are what keep the whole operation connected. Hudson's work in Goroka ensures that the network holds.

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Sepik Region Supply Coordination

The Sepik region of northwestern PNG — reached through the town of Wewak — is home to some of the most isolated communities in the country, including people groups who have had little to no access to the gospel. Church planting teams working in and around the Sepik need a steady stream of food, tools, building materials, and other essentials to stay in the field long-term.

Hudson coordinates supply runs to ensure these teams don't have to come out of the field prematurely. When the logistics are handled well, missionaries can stay, build trust over time, and do the slow, faithful work of language learning and church planting that this kind of ministry requires.

People raising hands in a lively church gathering inside a rustic metal building with a sign reading Iglesia Monte de Gracia.

Enabling Church Planting

Aviation and supply coordination aren't the end goal — they're the means to one. When Hudson's work is done well, church planting teams can stay where they've been sent. They can learn the local language. They can build genuine relationships with communities that have never encountered the gospel. They can plant churches that will last.

The Senters serve as part of Ethnos360's broader mission to reach every unreached people group with the gospel. That mission depends on the kind of ground-level logistical support Hudson provides every day. Your partnership — whether through prayer, giving, or spreading the word — is part of what makes it all possible.

Why This Work Matters

The stakes on the ground are real.

No Roads In

Much of Papua New Guinea has no road infrastructure connecting its remote villages to the outside world. Aircraft are the only reliable way to reach many church planting sites. Without flight coordination, teams are stranded and resupply is impossible — the work simply cannot continue.

Unreached People Groups

The Sepik region and PNG's central highlands are home to communities who have never heard the gospel. The Senters' logistics and coordination work puts church planters on the ground in these places — and keeps them there long enough to see real change.

Your Support Is the Supply Chain

Every gift helps cover the cost of flights, coordination, and supplies that keep missionaries in the field and the gospel moving forward. When you give, you're not just donating to a cause — you're funding the infrastructure that makes church planting in remote PNG possible.

The Ministry at a Glance

10+ Years

In Missionary Training & Service

Ethnos360-credentialed missionaries with deep field experience in PNG

Hundreds

Flights Coordinated Annually

Each flight connects a team to the supplies and support they need to stay on mission

Multiple

Unreached Villages Served in the Sepik

Communities across the Sepik region being reached for the first time through church planting

June 2026

Planned Return to PNG

The Senters are currently stateside — now is a great time to join their support team

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Part of the Ethnos360 Family

Serving under one of the world's most established church planting missions organizations

Hudson and Gabby serve as missionaries with Ethnos360 — formerly known as New Tribes Mission — one of the world's largest and most respected church planting missions organizations, with decades of established presence in Papua New Guinea.

When you give to the Senters, your donation is processed securely through Ethnos360's platform. That means your gift is handled by a well-established, financially accountable organization with a long track record of stewarding donor resources well and getting them to the field.

You can give with confidence knowing that the infrastructure behind the Senters is solid — and that your support is making a real, measurable difference in some of the most remote communities on earth.

A note on timing: The Senter family is currently in the USA, stateside for the birth of their fourth child, Weston (due November 2025). They are planning to return to Papua New Guinea in June 2026. This is a meaningful moment — they are actively building their support team so they can return to the field fully funded and ready to serve. Your partnership right now matters.

Partner With the Senters

Two ways to get involved — choose one or both.

Give to the Mission

Become a financial partner

Your gift through Ethnos360 directly funds flight coordination, supplies, and the Senters' ongoing presence on the field in PNG. Even a monthly gift of any size makes a sustained, tangible difference — keeping missionaries in the field and the gospel moving forward in some of the world's most remote places.

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