Helmut and Judy Penner met in High School where Judy trusted in Christ for salvation during a Bible Emphasis week. Helmut believed in the gospel of salvation as a boy of seven while living in Germany. After Judy became a registered nurse they were married and trained for five years with Ethnos Canada, which included French studies in Quebec. They served for eighteen years in West Africa and have worked the last 26 years with Ethnos Canada in Durham. They have three children two of whom with their spouses also serve with Ethnos Canada. Another daughter lives with her husband in the Netherlands. They are still passionate about people hearing about God’s love and grace, especially those who have never heard.