GO
A little over 4 years ago, Chloe not quite 4 and Ethan still 1, we journeyed to Japan totally dependent on where God was leading us. We have seen him at work and have experienced his presence in everything we do from the house we live in, the car we drive, the relationships we have formed, the timely provision he orchestrates sustaining us and allowing us to invest in others in our community and the ministries we lead!
We are so grateful for those of you that have poured into us over these past 4 years through financial blessings, prayer, encouragement and community.
A snapshot of connecting, serving and doing life in community with our friends in Japan!
and make disciples… Send off and commissioning! 
Our Flight 
Destination – Kagoshima! Feet on the ground in Tokyo! 
Picked up our van and part of our shipment! 
More boxes arrived! 
Move in cleaning! 
Our home and church! 
Our first ministry – high school group! 
Our first community service with our high schoolers! 
Our first outreach – Feeding our Friends! 
Feeding Our Friends Outreach: serving those in need. 
Former Yakuza sharing his past and receiving Jesus! 
Hosting Ohira Family from Tokyo 
Hosting Shimada Family from Nagoya 
Storage House now our CASA House. 
Missionary form USA helping with future CASA house. 
Our future CASA House! 
CASA for children in our community! 
CASA Director receiving Jesus! 
CASA kids at play! 
Our CASA play area before transformation! 
Kickball in our CASA play area! 
Encouraging one another in Christ with the Himeno Family visiting from Tokyo! 
Encouraging one another in Christ with other missionaries in Fukuoka Prefecture! 
Serving at a local orphanage. 
Discipling Others! 
Summer Camp fun! 
Engaging in Local Community events. 
Pre-school sports day. 
Typhoon Hagibis clean up. 
Typhoon Hagibis 
Baptism! 
Baptism! 
Encouraging one another in Christ. -Brother home from bible college in the U.S. 
Encouraging one another in Christ with Smith Family in Kumamoto-Ken. 
Encouraging one another in Christ with the Ayatsuka Family in Fukuoka-Ken 
Encouraging one another in Christ with the Fujinami family in Oita City. 
5 Day run adventure! 
Pushing our limits together. 
Halloween fun! 
Sharing meals after church! 
Campfire in the yard with s’mores! 
Bible Study 
Christmas Celebration! 
Christmas Celebration! 
Welcoming and co-laboring with the Anderson Family! 
Baptism in local stream! 
Connecting through running! 
Delivering donated items to a single mother in our community! 
Camping together! 
Resting together! 
Supporting together! 
Adventure together!
GO… in reverse
Here we are 4 years later, Chloe now 8 and Ethan 6, prepping and planning for our trip back to the US for the entire month of August to see our family, reconnect in relationships we have dearly missed, provide updates and celebrate what God has been doing in Japan and share where God is leading us in the years to come.
The first 2 weeks of our time will actually be “mission in reverse” providing an opportunity for you to be on mission with us in Japan from the comfort of your home through Global Impact: Japan!
GLOBAL IMPACT: JAPAN
We have 8 members from our Japanese church joining us in Northern Kentucky from August 1st – August 15th and we want to encourage you in opening your homes, building into our friends, making a lasting impact on our church in Japan.
We are looking for families to host members (from age 8 – 46) of our church family.
Then you will tell people about me in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea and Samaria. And you will even tell other people about me from one end of the earth to the other.
Acts 1:8