Background Information:
Roberta was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Penn State University she served for three years in Kosovo with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. After completing her term she enrolled in Wheaton College for additional studies in missions. Robert was raised in Texas and is a graduate of Texas A&M University. From 2005-2009 he served in southern Japan with Asian Access. Like Roberta, he returned to the States to study missions at Wheaton College in 2009, which is where their paths converged.
After meeting, dating and getting married, Robert and Roberta discerned that God was leading them back to Japan with Asian Access. They are currently in Japan through a strategic partnership between Asian Access and SIM designed to leverage the strengths of both agencies to more effectively reach Japanese people and strengthen the Japanese church.
Ministry Assignments:
Robert has served with Asian Access since 2001 in a variety of roles.
- Church Multiplication Teams - December 2010-present
- j-Teams Coordinator (2009-present), while pursuing a Masters at Wheaton.
- Church Planting Associate in Kyshu, Japan from 2005-'09.
- j-Teams Leader: 2002, 2003
- j-Teams Member: 2001
Roberta joined Asian Access in 2010.
- Church Multiplication Teams - December 2010-present
- Apprentice Program (Christian & Missionary Alliance) - 2006-2009
Current Assignment:
Robert & Roberta arrived back in Japan in March 2012 after a pre-field assignment, including earning degrees at Wheaton Graduate School.
They are currently serving with Church Multiplication Teams in the Tohoku region of Japan (northern Japan). Their ministry consists of coming along side an existing Japanese church and assisting them in reaching an area where a church does not currently exist. Specific activities include language study, relational evangelism, teaching English, discipleship, coaching, and doing whatever else is necessary to help build the church in Japan.
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