Missions in Japan
SEND has been ministering in Japan since World War II, engaging the unreached and establishing reproducing Japanese churches.
Although the traditional religions in Japan are Shinto and Buddhism and numerous religious rites are observed in public and private life, two thirds of the population claims to have no religion. Japan is gripped in materialism, ancestor worship, and group conformity. Most consider Christianity a good, but irrelevant, foreign religion and firmly resist the call to follow Christ. An overwhelming majority think that right and wrong are determined by the circumstances of a situation rather than by universal absolute laws of morality.
Japanese people pray to their ancestors and...
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Current Opportunities
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Business Administration
Manage the general operations of the SEND office and Center while providing oversight and evaluation of the business and financial matters of SEND Japan.
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Youth Ministry
Working with national youth (middle school through college and young career) to evangelize and disciple.
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TESOL Teachers
Teaching English in both formal and informal settings in order to evangelize.
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SEND Me! (Short term) Japan TESL
Do you have a certificate in TESL? Several churches in Japan with whom SEND works would like qualified native English speakers to help with English classes as an outreach of...
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Bible Study Leader
Men and women to lead small, informal, evangelistic Bible studies in order to plant churches.
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Camping Ministry
All roles related to camping—cooks, counselors, maintenance, administrators, etc.
Missions in Japan News Feed
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Taking Time to Relax and Reach Out
In mid-November, SEND missionaries Dave and Eileen Barkman and their nieces Heidi and Lindi (high...
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Bringing Christmas in the middle of disaster
Paul Suzuki, Japan Area Director, writes, “I'm up in the Tohoku disaster area again this...
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Seven Accept Christ During Short-term Trip
Over the past decade, the Japanese church has sent a short-term mission team to Taiwan in early September...
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Alive Today Because of Prayer
San-san is a Taiwanese married to a Japanese man engaged in aquaculture. They originally lived...
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Disaster Area Kids Go to Camp
In the wake of Japan’s triple disaster, SEND desired to not only care for the immediate physical...
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New Area Director Has Long Japan Roots
God has a wonderful sense of design and always sees the big picture. Japan is one of SEND’s...
Featured Missionaries
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Dave and Eileen Barkman
Urban Japan is a very different place than rural Kansas which we call “home” in the US. We have raised four children here in Japan during...
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Phil and Miko Barkman
Phillip grew up in a small town in Southwest Kansas. Miko grew up in Southwest Japan. We were both raised in Christian homes and met each other at Grace...
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Tim and Chie Burns
As God called us to himself in different places, in different ways, he also has called us to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our desire is to see...
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Kevin Cochrane
I grew up in the quiet suburbs of Grand Rapids, Michigan. As I began to realize my childhood dream of becoming a pro-soccer player wasn't a...
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Joy dela Cruz
I used to be in the corporate world managing customer service in Manila, Philippines. After I received God's call to be a missionary through a message...
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John and Susan Edwards
My wife and I along with our three children (David, Joshua and Esther) have been missionaries in Japan since 1993 (with SEND International since...
Prayer Requests
That God would use this time in Japanese history to bring many to Himself
For peace that passes understanding while completing MinistryPartner Development
Pray for financial and prayer partners as I pursue partnership development.
Pray for my home church as it transitions through a difficult time
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