Click the names below to learn about our missionaries. For more details please visit the Free Will Baptist International Mission website.

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Ken and Judy Bailey

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Status:
Career missionaries working in Tokyo. Appointed in 1982.
Location: northern Tokyo, Tojo area.

Since 2001, Ken and Judy have developed a preaching point in the Shiki area of Tokyo. With the assistance of the Nomura family, they are currently working to establish Kamifukuoka Church in the city of Fujimino.

Email: kbailey@fwbgo.com
Anniversary:
December 7
Ken's birthday:
September 2
Judy's birthday:
February 5
Children:
Benjamin Bailey and Tracey Delamarter

Dale and Sandra Bishop

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Status: Career missionaries and Regional Director for Asia, returned in January from stateside assignment to begin a new term. In Japan since 1975.
Location: Ebetsu, just east of Sapporo, Hokkaido

Email: dbishop@fwbgo.com
Anniversary:
May 19
Sandra's birthday:
August 27
Dale's birthday:
May 16
Children:
Jeff, Kevin, Doug and Jennifer.

Rusty and Brenda Carney

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Status: Currently ministering at Unity Free Will Baptist Church in West Frankfort, Illinois. They are youth leaders and are involved in teaching children’s church, teaching teen class, music, and missions projects. They received final approval for missionary service to Japan from the Free Will Baptist International Missions Board on April 24, 2007, and are in the process of raising their funds.

Email: rcarney@fwbgo.com
Children: Grace Anne

Josh and Alicia Crowe

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Status:
Josh and Alicia were approved as career missionaries to Japan in April 2007, and are currently raising funds and prayer support. They will spend the first two years of ministry in Hokkaido, Japan, completing language school. After language school they hope to be involved in university mininstry.

Email: jcrowe@fwbgo.com

Visit their personal website for frequent news updates!

Tim and Katrina Crowson

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Status:
Short-Term Special Ministries. In Japan since July 2006.
Location: Ebetsu, Hokkaido

Tim works as media producer for the Japan FWB Mission. Katrina worked at Christian Academy in Japan teaching third grade until earlier this year. They relocated from Tokyo to Hokkaido in May 2008.

Email:
tcrowson@fwbgo.com, kcrowson@fwbgo.com
Anniversary: December 14th
Tim's Birthday: May 25th
Katrina's Birthday: April 24th
Children: Juliette

Mirial Gainer

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Status: Career missionary working in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, recently returned from stateside assignment. In Japan since 1975.

Mirial has been working in Tokyo for the last few years with the Good News Chapel church and English program. She has now relocated to Hokkaido to continue working with the team in Ebetsu.


Email: mgainer@fwbgo.com
Birthday:
September 7

Debbie Griffin

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Status: Career missionary, Coordinator for Short-Term Ministries. Working in Ebetsu, Hokkaido. Appointed in 1984.
Location: Ebetsu, just east of Sapporo, Hokkaido

Email: dgriffin@fwbgo.com
Birthday: December 9

Shannon Little

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Status:
Career missionary, in language school in Sapporo. Appointed in 2004.
Location: Ebetsu, just east of Sapporo, Hokkaido

Shannon came a few years ago as a short-term missionary and has now returned to serve her first term in a career capacity.
You can visit her personal site at japanshannon.com.

Email: slittle@fwbgo.com
Birthday:
April 18

Donnie and Ruth McDonald

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Status: Career Church-Planters, currently working at Fukuin Chapel (Good News Chapel) in Tokyo. Appointed in 1984.
Location: Higashi-Murayama, Tokyo

Email: dmcdonald@fwbgo.com
Anniversary: December 19
Ruth's birthday:
September 29
Donnie's birthday:
February 8
Children: Katie, Evan, Amy and Caroline

Nathan and Linda Snow

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Status: Career missionaries in Ebetsu, Hokkaido. Appointed in 1991. Recently returned from stateside assignment.

Email: nsnow@fwbgo.com, lsnow@fwbgo.com
Anniversary:
July 28
Linda's birthday:
February 11
Nathan's birthday:
September 19
Children:
Megan, Daniel, Andrew, Jake, Noah, and Josiah.