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In 2003, my family and I first set foot in Japan, marking the beginning of a deep-seated love for the country and its people. Our numerous visits laid the groundwork for a journey towards becoming missionaries, culminating in our participation in the Church Planting Institute starting in 2014. It was around this time that I became acquainted with the RJC, attending my first international conference in 2015. By 2017, I was actively involved in the planning committee and led the RJC Multi-Site Conference in the DC area the following year.

However, life took unexpected turns. Health challenges and the heartbreaking loss of my wife in 2019 nearly ended my mission field dreams. Yet, the invitation in 2021 to rejoin the international conference planning committee reignited my ministry passion to the Japanese community.

Retiring from the Navy in 2019, I embarked on a new chapter at Liberty University as a professor in the biology and chemistry department, specializing in microbiology and immunology. My journey has also taken me to Togo and Eswatini on medical missions, enriching my teaching with real-world experiences. I dream of bringing my students to Japan, blending my love for science and mission work in new, meaningful ways.

Roberta has been involved with RJC since 2007, helping plan several Midwest RJC Conferences.  She lived in Osaka, Tokyo and Hiroshima and in Chicago has led introductory Bible classes for Japanese women for 30 years. She currently lives in Chicago. It’s been a joy to see the growth in scope and diversity of RJC over these years. She is especially supportive of returnee ministries in Japan which receive Japanese from overseas while nurturing them spiritually. Her heart and time are divided among several nationalities as she ministers to Turkish Muslim women in a friendship group and keenly follows news from Israel where she studied, worked and met her husband. They have 2 adult children and her daughter recently became a citizen of Israel.

Ken and his wife Debby Milhous have been serving as missionaries since 1994. Ken grew up as a missionary kid in Japan, speaks fluent Japanese, and has been involved in Japanese ministry for almost all of his life. After seminary, Ken and Debby were led to begin full-time ministry among Japanese living in the United States. The Milhouses are reaching out to Japanese, primarily in the Boston area, through the Boston Japanese Christian Church (BJCC), a mission outpost church, which they started in 1995. Thousands of Japanese people live in Boston and surrounding communities. Most come only for several years to study in universities, do research in those institutions and in hospitals, or for other endeavors. While here, they are open to new experiences; yet they want a connection to something from home, so a Japanese-language church is strategic for reaching them. Ken also spends part of his time serving in leadership for Reaching Japanese for Christ (RJC), as the current director, on the network council and conference planning committees, as well as an interpreter and speaker at RJC conferences.

Brandalyn is the director of the RJC Academy online training branch of the RJC Network. Her deep relationships with Japanese friends lead her to RJC looking for more contextualized resources for sharing The Gospel. With a heart split between Japan and vulnerable Children, Brandalyn also serves as the National Coordinator for Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday Canada and lives in Coombs, BC with her husband when not visiting in Japan.

Satoru is the Associate Pastor at Japanese Presbyterian Church in Seattle. Growing up in Japan, he first came in contact with the Bible when he was 18 years old, and two years later invited Christ into his life. He studied business at Judson University, IL, and after graduation, he worked as a ‘salaryman’ in Japan for 6 years. In 2005 he felt a call to ministry and studied at Regent College. After graduation he started ministering the Japanese speaking people in Seattle.