Japan

Doug and Sharon Woyke
8592 Stratford Lane North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55443
 

Our email address:
woykeds@msn.com
 

Church Planting

Doug has served as Field Director of the Japan mission since 1981.  Doug and Sharon have been called to serve as interim pastor of the Kongo Bible Church; they returned to that ministry after home assignment in 2003.

Anniversary - June 29

Birthdays:
Doug - January 21
Sharon - June 6

Born and raised in Portland, Ore., and a graduate of Portland State University, Ron Stoller first came to Japan in 1973 and served as an English teacher in NAB’s short-term missionary program. A few months later, he met Joan Youngquist, who grew up serving the Lord in Japan alongside her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Harris Youngquist from the Baptist General Conference, her two brothers and her sister, establishing churches since their arrival in 1950. At the time, Joan was teaching ESL in Japan’s public schools after graduating from Bethel College.

Christian Education

"The moment I stepped off the train in Tsu, Japan," says Shan, "I felt at home.  I did not know the language or the customs; however, I felt I was home."

Carol's Profile:

Disciplemaker in Japan

“I will perpetuate your memory through all generations; therefore the nations will praise you for ever and ever"   Psalm 45:17 NIV

Disciplemaker in Japan

As a Japanese-Canadian, Yuri has a unique, God-given background in being sent out from North America as a missionary to Japan.

Home Assignment - Feb 2011 - to retire October 2011

Honored for 34 years of distinguished service in Japan.

Teaching English as a Second Language

Luci's first missions trip to Japan was in 1971, when she went as a short-term missionary.  Luci and Bill were married in 1973, and they were appointed for defined-term service in 1976.  They were stationed in Matsusaka where they taught English conversation classes.  After two years of study in America, they Lengefelds returned to Japan in 1980 on regular missionary status.  Their primary ministry is through the Tsu English Center at the Christian Education Center in Tsu.

Anniversary - September 1
 

Birthdays:
Bill - October 2
Luci - January 21

Discipler

Becky grew up in Japan; her parents are NAB missionaries serving through the Tsu English Center at the Christian Education Center in Tsu.  The NAB missionaries serving in Japan and the Japan Baptist Conference are pleased to have Becky return to her "homeland" as a  continuing term missionary. 

Home Assignment scheduled:  August 2011 to August 2012

The Ewings have been serving in Japan as church planters since 1999.

Anniversary - August 14

Birthdays:
Paul - September 4
Melissa - December 2
Noah - April 20
Jonah - March 6
Elijah - March 11

Disciplemaker

Amber has a passion for serving the Lord.  Amber is a young lady with a heart for Japan.  She has demonstrated a love for the culture, the food, the language and the people – all from her home in Northern California. 

When NAB missionaries Ron and Joan Stoller visited in her home, she had that unmistakable sense that the Lord was at work – calling her to explore serving in Christ’s name in Japan.