I thank the Lord for sending great missionaries to Japan. Missionary Dave Marcum and his family came to Japan in 1964. He started a church in our hometown, Kakogawa, in 1970. My parents believed in Jesus Christ through his ministry. I praise the Lord for this! When my parents got saved, I was still in my mother's belly. So, since I was born, I have been in church my whole life. I thank the Lord for this wonderful privilege.

We started a Baptist church in 2003 and have been reaching people in Odessa through this church with various ministries including Free Japanese, English and Soccer lessons with Bible study and Drama ministries to reach children at schools and orphanages. We have camp ministries to reach children in Odessa and in towns outside of Odessa. We have been training believers through Bible training courses at our church so that they can reach their own world with the gospel of Christ.