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Missionaries to Japan
John
& Elaine Mehn
Website:
www.GospelRest.com
Mailing Address:
John and Elaine Mehn
BGC Japan Mission
JEMA Church Planting Institute
1-41-3 Kanai,
Machida-shi, Tokyo 195-0072 JAPAN
Phone: 042-708-4543
Email:
John – contact the church
office
Elaine –
contact the
church office
Agency:
Baptist General Conference
Country:
Appointed as missionaries to Japan in 1984.
Birthdays:
John (September 17), Elaine (February 19)
Anniversary:
June 23
Family:
Tim (April 28), Beth (October 19)
Hobbies: John (computers,
postage stamps, basketball), Elaine (Cooking, needlecrafts,
reading)
Primary Ministry Focus: John
and Elaine have been working in
Japan
since 1985. In their first term, they
started a church in a high rise apartment community using door
to door evangelism, evangelistic bible studies and the Campus
Crusade video of Jesus. In their second
term, they worked with the people of Niiza and established the
Church of Jesus Christ.
As of March 2006, there
have been family as well as ministry changes to the Mehns'
assignments. They became empty-nesters and
their two children Tim and Beth have settled in their new house
without them. John is now the field
coordinator of the
Japan
mission. Together, they have facilitated
four spiritual renewal seminars resulting in several people
undergoing continuous mentoring with them.
They have also facilitated the largest church planting
conference in the history of
Japan
. Through the Church Planting institute
(CPI), they will now begin to offer numerous Regional Training
Seminars throughout
Japan. In
addition, John has begun his research on characteristics of
Japanese leadership that multiplies churches.
This research is part of the completion of his doctoral
study on missiology (study of missions).
General
Prayer Requests:
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Pray
for road safety as they travel to several countries.
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Pray
for the Church Planting Institute Regional Seminars.
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Continue to pray for the proposed
Global
Church
advancement leadership vision.
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