Central Japan Team
 
 
Paul and Yumi Cho
 
Paul’s testimony:
God is faithful. He answered my prayers after eight years.  After I finished
 
Barbara Dunbar
 
I grew up in Ohio and lived in the same city until I was 23. Besides my home state of Ohio I have
 
Bob and Gloria Gellerstedt
 
“After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation,
 
Ed and Nan Jordan
 
Ed and Nan have served in Japan as missionaries since 1983. Nan was called to work with the Deaf
 
John and Grace Kim
 
Introducing John and Grace Kim. The Kims joined the Central Japan team in December of 2005 by way
 
Hank and Linda Lee
 
Linda and Hank have been serving in Japan with the IMB since January of 1986. We are from north
 
Wang and Rose Lee
 
Wang and Rose Lee are Korean Americans that call Walnut Creek, California their home. However, in
 
Jeff and Lori Loomis
 
We are Jeff & Lori Loomis, serving in Japan with the International Mission Board of the Southern
 
Rich and April McLaughlin
 
Rich and April  along with their three lovely daughters, Megan, Shannon, and Erin, serve as
 
Rick and Barbara Phipps
 
Rich and Barbara Phipps have been missionaries to Japan since 1986.  This gifted couple from
 
Ron and Cindy Reynolds
 
People ask us, “Where is home?”  “When asked the question I usually hesitate,” says Ron.  “I have
 
Patrick and Katherine Sanders
 
Patrick and Katherine along with their two charming boys, Joshua and Nathaniel, serve as
 
Charles and Teresa Seelen
 
We are the Seelen family; Charlie, Teresa, Collin, and Hannah. Teresa and I were commissioned by
 
Ed and Sharon Smith
 
Ed’s testimony:
I was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on March 12, 1944. My father was a pilot for
 
Liz Welsch
 
I recently graduated with my MS from Purdue Univ. and now live in Osaka, Japan as a journeyman.
 
We are Southern Baptist missionaries who share a common bond of basic Biblical beliefs and a commitment to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus.
 
We desire to please God by taking the initiative in planting reproducing churches where Christ is not known among  Japanese living in the central urban areas.