Hello! My name is Mark Burgat and I am a missionary with Youth With a Mission (YWAM). I have received a calling from the Lord to serve the nation of Japan.

I am currently in the process of moving to Japan, but before that I’m going to be going on a scouting trip soon to see where the Lord wants to place me in the country. In the meantime, I am asking those of you who have come across this page for your support.

In order to live in Japan, I need $2,500 per month. The things I will need to pay for include:

• Rent/Living expenses

• Food/Groceries

• Japanese Language Studies

• Insurance

• Transportation

• Savings

• Tithe/Offerings/Generous giving

By supporting me financially to pay for all of this you also enable me to do the work God has called me to in Japan, the first year of which will entail establishing myself in the local community and building relationships with Japanese people. This will involve intense study of the Japanese language and meeting people of like minded interests that the Holy Spirit could use me to reach. Whichever base in Japan that I end up joining (which I will know after my scouting trip), I will also be doing the work which that base specializes in.

Whether you are able give a lot, a little, monthly or just one time, I thank you for your contribution. If you are not able to give anything, I ask that you keep myself as well as the entirety of Japan in your prayers.

Japan is a difficult mission field, historically resistant to the Gospel, but the Lord has been telling me there is a hunger there, and I am anxious to help reap the harvest.

God bless you all,

-Mark.