Big News

We have been approved by our organization, Asian Access, to mobilize our family to Japan. We have about five weeks worth of training, and massive preparations. But this is a big moment  This journey of ours is about partnering with a great community to serve the people in Japan.

Along the way, we have partnered with churches and people from our past, our present, and look forward to partnering with Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles and Kokubunji Baptist Church in Japan.

Life is moving fast and we have a lot left to do, but we still have to raise $2940. For those interested in donating online, we have set up a Razoo.com account .

 Our timeline is to move out of our place in the next three weeks, and then move into the House of Rest in Pasadena while we mobilize for our training.  Thank you to all our supporters, our family, and for our communities in supporting this calling. We look forward to being in Japan in March.

As we sat tonight holding G, and looking at our Christmas tree, we see how much light Jesus brings to this world. We are excited to help in bringing that light to Japan.

How we got to this point

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Remaining steps to a house in Northern
 Japan. The houses in the entire 
neighborhood weredestroyed 
by the Tsunami.    

How we got to this point: 

In March 2011 our family traveled to Japan to meet with Emi’s mission conference and visit family. We felt the earthquake on March 11^th  while in the mountains near Nagano, and watched the TV in awe of the tsunami’s devastation. We experienced the empty grocery shelves, the rationing of fuel, and felt the alarming aftershocks. Holding our then four-month-old daughter Geneva, we left the country with conflicted hearts. Yet, as we departed Japan, we both had a sense that God will redeem this experience in His time.

G, Emi, & Sterling on a hke along the
 Oregon coastthis summer

           

This summer, God confirmed that initial yearning as Asian Access approved our family to serve as missionaries in Japan. Our ministry will be:

• Family- We will partner with an exciting Tokyo-area church, Kokubunji Baptist Church (KBC), to build relationships and learn how to share the gospel in the Japanese context. KBC established a community center in Tohoku to minister to orphans and families affected by the triple disaster. This ministry is called SOLA.

• Emi continues her work with the Asian Access missionary families in Japan as the field leader of Missionary Care. Missionary families endure intense pressures, driving the need for essential relational and spiritual support to sustain their family.

• Sterling will be working part time for A2 in Japan and also part-time with a Christian businessman in Japan. His goal is to learn the language, and invest in meaningful relationships for those seeking Christ in business, in the church, and in the Japanese community.

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