Japan
Languages: Japanese
Religions: Up to 84% of Japanese claim no personal religion. Shinto and Buddhism predominate, with people practicing more than one religion; less than 1% Christian
Ethnic groups: Japanese, Ainu, Korean-Japanese, other
Location: The archipelago has four main islands and about 4,000 smaller ones off the coasts of Korea and the Russian Federation
Size: 145,870 square miles, 377,657 square kilometers, or about the size of Montana
Population: 126,772,000 (2001 est.)
Hwang
Gordon and Lee Ann
Gordon and Lee Ann are endorsed to form a Missionary Partnership Team for missionary service in Japan. Gordon will work in leadership training, working with the students and teachers of Soshin School in Yokohama. He will also lead Bible studies and do leadership training at Soshin Church. Lee Ann will work as a full time teacher at Soshin School. She will teach a full load of English classes for junior and senior high students. In addition, there will be numerous opportunities to minister to the students in extra curricular activities such as Bible exploration and Christian mentoring. They will be jointly appointed in partnership with the Japanese Baptist Church, Seattle, Washington. Their commissioning date is to be determined.
Language used in ministry: Japanese
01/29/2008 God is still moving mountains