Brinkerhoff, Jane

The Lord used Jane's Christ-centered family, church, and school to call her to Himself and give her the desire to serve Him. After teaching in a Christian high school for 10 years she participated in Mission to the World's 1983 summer missions program in Asia, where the Lord laid on her heart the great need for workers in His harvest field. Learning that the Christians in Japan were only one-half of 1 percent of the population, and that many towns had no churches, Jane joined a church-planting team. She has used evangelistic Bible studies, small groups, and mercy ministries to help spread the gospel and start churches in unchurched towns in the greater Nagoya area.

Though some of these churches are now self-supporting and under Japanese leadership, there are many other needy areas. Jane wants to minister in such areas with the goal of starting more churches in this country that is still considered unreached. As you pray for Jane, pray also for more workers willing to serve in building Christ's kingdom in Japan, not only as missionaries, but from within the Japanese church as well.