Bill and Ann Moore have served as people in mission with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in partnership with the Reformed Church of Japan (RCJ) in Hiroshima and currently in Kobe, Japan. In 1985, the Moores arrived in Japan and spent two years in Kobe for full-time language study. They then moved to Hiroshima where Bill worked in new church development and evangelism, preaching and teaching in five churches in the Hiroshima Prefecture. Since 1995, they have been in Kobe where Bill is the organizing pastor of a new church development for the RCJ in the northern suburbs of Kobe-Osaka called the Nishitani Chapel. The RCJ was founded in 1946 and, though it's a small church, it has a strong missionary vision. Ann is a partner in ministry with Bill assisting with the work in evangelism and new church development.

 2-5-11-201 Mikage

Higashinada Ku

Kobe 658-0047

Japan

 http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/missionconnections/moore-william-and-ann/

Jimmy Shafe (ROW/Congo-Kasai, Atlanta, GA)

Rivers of The World (ROW) is a not-for-profit Christian ministry that targets remote river basins. Their goal is to serve with people who live in these river basins. ROW emphasizes that it is their country, their village, their culture, but our problem. ROW serves in an atmosphere of mutual concern and respect. ROW projects run the gamut of human, physical and spiritual needs. Academics, research, education and medical/dental concerns go hand in hand with church planting, construction, evangelism and Bible distribution.

Jimmy Shafe grew up in Congo as a son of a PCUSA missionary. Today Jimmy lives in the Atlanta area and is the Director of ROW’s Congo-Kasai Chapter. As a partner of many organizations and individuals in Congo, Jimmy uses his skills and resources to support the work of the church in hospitals, orphanages, schools, and businesses. Jimmy also serves on the board of the North American Liaison Bureau of the Protestant University of Congo (UPC). The school, located in Kinshasa, provides a Christ-centered education to more than 6000 students.

ROW Congo-Kasai

3640 Hewatt Court

Snellville, GA 30039

 http://www.row.org/

Bob Avery (WRPC, Kingsport)

                                                                                                                                Bob Avery coordinates WRPC's support of Annapurna Panchakanya Primary School located near Nuwakot, Nepal. In 2008, Bob delivered nearly 200 lbs. of clothing donated by members of WRPC to be distributed at the school. Bob also identified a need for an English teacher which he and several members of WRPC began funding in 2009 at a cost of $1200 per year.  In 2010, the Outreach Committee was able to fund the teacher project, and has added it to their recommended budget for 2011.

While not currently focusing on evangelism - proselyting is illegal in Nepal - Bob feels that being in partnership with this school opens doors to converts over the long term. Supporting English education is not only practical, but provides the Nepali people with a window to the larger world, specifically the Christian world, of which they are otherwise unaware.

Bob is leading a mission trip of WRPC members to Nepal in 2010 to visit the school and provide a report on the progress of the program.  While there, they will be distributing another 300 lbs of clothing, presenting a check to fund the next year for the English teacher, and helping with installation of skylight windows to improve the poor lighting in several classrooms.  

Peter Borg (Osman Hope, Kingsport)