Hello! My name is Timothy, and I am currently serving with the maintenance department at YWAM (Youth With A Mission) Kona.
I have recently completed a 3 month school for long term missions and am planning on moving to the nation of Japan with a YWAM team to pioneer a new base in Kamakuru, Japan in the fall of this year.
As a team our 2-5 year vision is to:
Tie into and serve local church/ministries (if local church isn't viable, start house church)
Have fluency in the Japanese language
Build genuine community with neighbors, business owners, baristas, local park/sports facility
Ask questions, before offering solutions. What does Kamakura need? What does the church need? How can we serve these needs? How can we bridge the gaps?
Befriend local government, first responders, people of influence in the city
Have consistent local outreach and join in other ministries with locals
Finding persons of peace, discipling Japanese, raising up local leaders and seeing small groups/churches populate in homes
And our long-term vision is to:
Have a 3 story building for YWAM Kamakura work space, Dorms, Cafe, prayer room and community space.
Run YWAM training schools (DTS, DBS, SOM, etc.)
Send Japanese missionaries out
See simple house churches populating around Kamakura and Yokohama
Regularly hosting out reach teams (YWAM, F&F, Iris, Church outreaches from the states, etc.)
Until I move to Japan I plan to serve with the Kona YWAM base, make connections with people in Japan and on the YWAM base, continue learning Japanese and Fundraise!
I appreciate your support whether it be through prayer, connections or financial means!
I am currently trying to raise $2,400/month while I serve with YWAM Kona and as I Move to Japan. This will include:
Housing
Transportation
Food
Savings
Personal Care
Giving
Taxes
I am also trying to raise $18,000 for moving costs and language school in Japan. This will include:
Flights
Apartment fees
A bicycle
2 years of language school (This will cost $12,500)
Appliances
Furniture
School supplies
If you’d like to commit to being a monthly supporter, or giving a one-time donation, please pray about an amount and you can give here!
Please email me if you have any questions! (tolsen056@gmail.com)
Timothy