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Marc and Yumiko Leis
Benjamin Takeshi (7), Joy Maki (10), and Joseph Shinji (12)
*To Walk with Jesus and to Love Him and be Loved by Him
*To Love each other with the Love that Jesus fills us with
*To Be a Light and Salt to the Japanese People around us
*To Be Available to them to Listen and to Serve their needs
*To Invite them to "Come and see Jesus" through reading the Bible
*To Help young Believers grow in Love for Jesus and other People
*To Disciple Laborers to take the Good News of Jesus to All Nations
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Summer 1986 - Marc first goes to Japan with The Navigators to help the Yamagata University BEST Club. Yumiko is one of the freshmen students.
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1986-1991 - Marc hears God's Call to return to Japan and spends the next 5 years preparing before God gives a "Green Light." Yumiko grows through her church, The Navigators, and KGK (Japanese Intervarsity). She also spends 2 years studying at Oakland City College in Indiana.
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1991-1994 - Marc returns to Sendai, Japan to work with The Navigators in student ministry at Tohoku University, Tohoku Gakuin University, Tsutsujigaoka High School, and Tohoku High School. He develops BEST Clubs while working 5 part-time jobs. Yumiko finishes school and does a 6-month Outreach with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Okinawa, Guam, and Taiwan. Then she works as a High School English teacher in Atsumi Town and starts to share Jesus with her students.
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Feb - August 1994 - Jesus miraculously leads Marc and Yumiko back together at Tokyo Narita Airport. 6 months later they are married!
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1995-1996 - Marc and Yumiko return to Louisville, KY. Marc teaches Christian Ed. at Christian Academy of Louisville while working on raising support to return to Japan. Our first son, Joseph Shinji is born!
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1996-2001 - We return to Shizuoka, Japan to begin work with the Shizuoka University and Prefectural University BEST Clubs along with many Japanese, American, Chinese, and Singaporian co-workers. We see the BEST Club grow to over 60 students. In 1997, our daughter Joy Maki was born and in 2000, our 2nd son, Benjamin Takeshi was born!
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2001-2003 - Along with 10 students being transfered to the Engineering College of Shizuoka Univ. in Hamamatsu, we moved with them to start a new BEST Club an hour south of Shizuoka in Hamamatsu. Our second year there, the BEST Club grew to over 60 students.
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2003-2004 - Because Marc suffered burn-out our last year in Hamamatsu, we returned to Louisville for a year of furlough for emotional healing and rest.
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2004-present - We returned again to our larger team in Shizuoka, Japan where Marc has been involved in intensive Japanese study while assisting our co-workers with the BEST Club. Together with our children, we have also begun a childrens ministry called The Children of Light Kids' Club to reach out to our kids best friends with the Gospel.
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We live at the foot of Mt. Fuji.
Shizuoka is like Florida in climate.
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Joseph is studying Karate this last year.
His Japanese name "Shinji" means "Soldier of Truth."
Our prayer is that he would be a "Soldier of Truth" for Jesus.
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Joy certainly lives up to her name.
Her Japanese name is "Maki" which means "True Joy."
Our prayer is that Jesus would be her "True Joy" and
she would share Him with all around her.
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Benjamin is our cuddly people pleaser.
But he also lives up to his Japanese name "Takeshi"
which means "Mighty Warrior." He's fierce in battle.
Our prayer is that he'd be a "Mighty Warrior" for the Lord!
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| Education |
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Marc - Bachelor of Science from Eastern Kentucky University in Industrial Education and English Education
- Masters of Education from EKU in Technology Education and Certification in ESL
Yumiko - Bachelor of Arts from Yamagata University in Elementary Education and English Education
- Associate Degree from Oakland City College, Indiana
Jospeh Shinji - 5th Grade - Osato Higashi Elementary
Joy Maki - 3rd Grade - Osato Higashi Elementary
Benjamin Takeshi - 1st Grade - Osato Higashi Elementary
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Please contact us by email if you have any comments or questions:
Marc and YumikoWe welcome your thoughts and questions!
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| Personal Interest |
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Yumiko can be reached directly by clicking
HERE!
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