Support Ministry

Candace tell how Japan went from being a vacation destination to the place where she's serving as Japan's Finance Manager.

To enable missionaries serve effectively, OMF Japan provides care and opportunities for development for them. Peter shares about his and his wife Janet's role in this.

OMF Japan missionaries serve in community, which includes other missionaries. Ralph gives us a glimpse of how that works out in practice.

The idea of a mission team at our home church was born over buns and cups of tea. It was a way to raise the profile of those working overseas.

Prayer partners of missionaries are essential members of the team. Missionaries love meeting with them. Could you join a missionary's prayer team?

Karis felt isolated after she graduated from language school. Two phone calls from leaders in OMF helped her realise she wasn't alone.

Not all missionaries are church planters. Just like in your church, where not everyone is a pastor. God calls missionaries who are gifted in other areas, such as education, finance, or writing, [...]

As I sat in that small church, I realised that God is building the church, not we missionaries. Our job is to support the church however we can.

Reaching Japan includes helping our missionaries be effective and joyful in their work. That is the role that people in support ministries fulfil.

We asked two missionary mums in Japan who have children in four different education systems how life is for them at the moment in the midst of this global pandemic.