Marshall familyMarshall family

Ministering in JapanMinistering in Japan

Ministering in TokyoMinistering in Tokyo

We live here in Tokyo.

Three parts of our Three parts of our mission journeymission journey

David’s work at Christian Academy in Japan

Raising our childrenMaking friends

Raising our children Raising our children in Japanin Japan

David’s work at CAJ

Raising our children

Making friends

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Douglas 6, Jamie 3 and Callum 9.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Requires patience Requires patience and creativity in a and creativity in a small house with small house with no backyard.no backyard.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Requires patience Requires patience and creativity in a and creativity in a small house with small house with no backyard.no backyard.

Douglas with origami sumo wrestlers.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Is often crazy and Is often crazy and exhausting.exhausting.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Means we get Means we get to do things we to do things we might never might never do in Australia.do in Australia.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Means we get Means we get to do things we to do things we might never might never do in Australia.do in Australia.

Sleeping Japanese style

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Allows us to make Allows us to make friends we’d never friends we’d never otherwise meet.otherwise meet.

Friends from New Zealand

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Allows us to make Allows us to make friends we’d never friends we’d never otherwise meet.otherwise meet.

Friends from the UK

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Gives our children Gives our children the opportunity to the opportunity to experience another experience another culture.culture.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Gives our children Gives our children the opportunity to the opportunity to experience another experience another culture.culture.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Gives our children Gives our children the opportunity to the opportunity to experience another experience another culture.culture.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Makes it a Makes it a challenge to teach challenge to teach them about them about Australian culture.Australian culture.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Means we have Means we have to pack our to pack our bags more bags more often than often than we’d like.we’d like.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Means we have Means we have to say lots of to say lots of goodbyes.goodbyes.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Means we Means we celebrate many celebrate many special days special days without extended without extended family.family.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Means we Means we celebrate many celebrate many special days special days without extended without extended family.family.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Is a lonely road at Is a lonely road at times.times.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Sometimes feels Sometimes feels like we need this like we need this suit!suit!

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

But often we feel But often we feel supported by your supported by your prayers.prayers.

Raising our children in Raising our children in JapanJapan

Please pray for Please pray for daily wisdom and daily wisdom and strength. Patience strength. Patience and perseverance and perseverance as we walk the as we walk the road God has led road God has led us down.us down.

Making friendsMaking friends

David’s work at CAJ

Raising our childrenMaking friends

Making friendsMaking friendsis putting yourself in the position for is putting yourself in the position for

friends to see the gospel at work in friends to see the gospel at work in your life.your life.

Here are photos of some of the Here are photos of some of the friends we’ve made…friends we’ve made…

Relationships are all important in Relationships are all important in Asia. Asia.

Making friendsMaking friends

Ladies from Doug’s kindy

Making friendsMaking friendsA Japanese family we A Japanese family we

met in Australia, met in Australia, but who are now but who are now back in Japan.back in Japan.

Making friendsMaking friendsLocal friends Local friends

attended our attended our Christmas party Christmas party last year.last year.

Making friendsMaking friendsWendy with a group Wendy with a group

of kindy mums at a of kindy mums at a Karaoke bar.Karaoke bar.

Making friendsMaking friendsThese are Mums These are Mums

from Douglas’ from Douglas’ kindy class kindy class meeting with meeting with the teacher.the teacher.

Making friendsMaking friendsEnglish Club at kindy English Club at kindy

is for mums is for mums interested in interested in English. English.

Making friendsMaking friendsEnglish Club English Club

produced a puppet produced a puppet play, a bilingual play, a bilingual presentation of presentation of “The Hungry “The Hungry Caterpillar”. All Caterpillar”. All the the kindergarteners kindergarteners attended our attended our performance.performance.

Making friendsMaking friendsThrough English Through English

Club, Wendy has Club, Wendy has taught “English” taught “English” cooking. Here we cooking. Here we baked biscuits.baked biscuits.

English Club has been a terrific way to make friends.

Making friendsMaking friendsWe have been able We have been able

to invite friends to invite friends to various events to various events at our church, at our church, Kurume Christ Kurume Christ Church.Church.

Pray for open Pray for open hearts.hearts.

David’s work at CAJDavid’s work at CAJ

David’s work at the Christian Academy in Japan

Raising our childrenMaking friends

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

An old aerial shot.

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Callum’s 3rd grade break-up.

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Christian Academy in Christian Academy in JapanJapan

Middle school graduation

David’s work at CAJDavid’s work at CAJ

David’s work at CAJDavid’s work at CAJTeaching Year EightsTeaching Year EightsScienceScience

MathsMaths

BibleBible

David’s work at CAJDavid’s work at CAJ

Head of Science, CAJHead of Science, CAJ

David’s work at CAJDavid’s work at CAJHead teacher of Head teacher of Middle SchoolMiddle School

David’s work at CAJDavid’s work at CAJCoordinator Coordinator (administrator) of (administrator) of Fine Arts ProgramFine Arts Program

David’s work at CAJDavid’s work at CAJCoach for extra Coach for extra curricular curricular activities of activities of interschool interschool Maths Field Day Maths Field Day and Trivia and Trivia Competition.Competition.

TCK educationTCK education (Third Culture Kids)(Third Culture Kids)

OMF’s work in OMF’s work in Japan is Japan is mainly church mainly church plantingplanting

TCK educationTCK educationBut many workers But many workers have children who have children who need to be need to be educated.educated.

TCK educationTCK educationWithout good Without good education options, education options, their parents their parents probably won’t probably won’t stay to plant stay to plant churches in Japan.churches in Japan.

TCK educationTCK educationJust like Just like scaffolding on a scaffolding on a house being house being built, teachers built, teachers are necessary are necessary support support structures for structures for mission.mission.

TCK educationTCK educationEducation is Education is a mission a mission field too!field too!

TCK educationTCK educationPlease pray for Please pray for the education the education of missionary of missionary children and children and people to do it.people to do it.

Prayer summaryPrayer summaryPray for wisdom, patience, perseverance Pray for wisdom, patience, perseverance and daily strength as we raise our children and daily strength as we raise our children in Japan.in Japan.Pray that our friends would have open Pray that our friends would have open hearts.hearts.Pray for David as he teaches at the Pray for David as he teaches at the Christian Academy in Japan.Christian Academy in Japan.Pray for more teachers who will commit to Pray for more teachers who will commit to long-term overseas ministry.long-term overseas ministry.Pray for CAJ students, that they will meet Pray for CAJ students, that they will meet the Lord while they are at CAJ and that the Lord while they are at CAJ and that they will continue with Him along the road they will continue with Him along the road of life.of life.