<br /> <img src="http://static.wix.com/media/2dab0736facfb5ab1d0cd0f346a49491.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/b33b6ee36aadacabfa3054d7a6d3bf62.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/c5ceb16c9f4ad43966d973c030c40a42.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /><br /> <img src="http://static.wix.com/media/32abf3ab87617323d71a5f699142ed00.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /><br /> <h1><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/home" target="_self">OPPORTUNITIES</a></h1><br /> <p>Do you have a passion for God? What are your gifts,talents, vision ?</p><p>..<a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/contact-us" target="_self">we want to know!</a></p><a href="http://www.pioneers.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/53e881945513e6ac4426500fe4841ee6.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a><br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/home"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/539ee7e3dc170c5864d40bf78ac11170a0eac288.wix_doc_ico" alt="HOME" /><strong>HOME</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/meet-us"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/8aec557a88a61e89606369d199c7bcb735755bf0.wix_doc_ico" alt="MEET US" /><strong>MEET US</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/opportunities"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/34b0367f372b2a788a75685d9e4980e85bcfdcfd.wix_doc_ico" alt="OPPORTUNITIES" /><strong>OPPORTUNITIES</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/join-a-new-team"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/9c1518d732e01619fd18d2f24b282b32b7fefd43.wix_doc_ico" alt="JOIN A NEW TEAM" /><strong>JOIN A NEW TEAM</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/inside-japan"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/86f2857f2ed4c3b001b6ec2d74bc7e72512b145c.wix_doc_ico" alt="INSIDE JAPAN" /><strong>INSIDE JAPAN</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/contact-us"><img src="http://static.wix.com/dicons/5fede345d555e7e991e01385dd286d80ebac834f.wix_doc_ico" alt="CONTACT US" /><strong>CONTACT US</strong></a></li> </ul><br /> <p>HOME FRONT MINISTRIES</p><br /> <p>VISION TRIPS & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM</p><br /> <p>TENTMAKING RESOURCE CENTER</p> <strong>Intro</strong><br /> <img src="http://static.wix.com/media/895d29eddb4d51e0f5c8c116d5a7b189.wix_mp_128" alt="megan and fujimura-san" /><br /> <p></p><p>Each of our team members knows the critical role that God has given to churches in their sending countries. Behind each missionary is an army of hundreds of prayer warriors and many faithfully giving churches and individuals. Here's how right now you or your church can get involved in taking the gospel to Japan:</p><p></p><p><strong>PRAY</strong></p><p>We are looking for those who are willing to do the hard work of faithfully praying for our team and for Japan. </p><p> </p><p> Visit our <a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/meet-us" target="_self">missionary pages</a>and contact one or all them about your interest in receiving prayer e-mails from them. </p><p> </p><p> View requests online, download a prayer guide, go on a virtual "prayer-walk" slideshow.</p><p></p><p><strong>GIVE</strong></p><p>On each of our <a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/meet-us" target="_self">missionary pages</a> you will find a button that will take you to a secure site where you can support our team members financially.</p><p></p><p><strong>DISCIPLE</strong></p><p>We are grateful for every church that has the vision of discipling the next generation of missionaries, especially those Japanese that live near you. Read the "Vision Trips & Internship Program" section; maybe we could encourage your church in this important task.</p><br /> <p>We love hearing from people that have a vision of using their education or job field as their mission field. We want to be a resource to these mission-minded Christians who can take the gospel into the business, arts, education, and other arenas in Fukuoka. We cannot sponsor anyone for a visa, but we will glady try to provide information, Christian fellowship in English, and missionary training for approved individuals. Below are some links to get you started, then <a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/contact-us" target="_self">contact us.</a></p><p></p><p><strong>How to Study or Work Here</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>How to Find Housing</strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p> This realtor is a Japanese who speaks </p><p>English and has English staff working with her. Our missionary team has already been greatly helped by her and we highly recommend her.</p><p></p><p><strong>How to Get Here and Get Settled</strong></p><br /> <p><strong>PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR NEEDED (Click Here)</strong></p><br /> <p><strong>VISION TRIPS (1-2 weeks)</strong></p><p>We don't seek to be a travel agency but we do ask the Lord to give us individuals, couples, families who would be willing to make their vacation a life-changing experience. Whether a university student eager to see God's work overseas or an experienced couple or family praying for an opportunity to be involved in missions, we know that God can use a week to two weeks given to praying on the streets of Japan, distributing gospel literature, and conducting contact-making events to change one's life. Come and ask God to show you what He sees and to enlarge your heart to pray and participate in His will for those living in Japan. Interested? <a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/contact-us" target="_self">CONTACT US></a></p><p></p><p><strong>INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (6 months-2 years)</strong></p><p>Our team is developing relationships with Japanese churches that could provide opportunities for missionaries-in-training. Our team will...</p><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/meet-us" target="_self"><br /> Prayer Letters > </a>|<a href="http://www.fukuoka-now.com/en/classifieds" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/356097ae59bfe23ce115beb651aae4ee.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a>|<a href="http://www.all-about-teaching-english-in-japan.com/index.html" target="_blank"><br /> <strong>Teach English</strong></a>|<a href="http://www.studyjapan.go.jp/en/index.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/943d2113af0c86608e8dd566d68f80e8.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a>|<a href="http://www.daijob.com/en/" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/a4715ed6e338b7235e0f90ff0e9db2c4.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a><br /> <p>Prayer Guides > </p><br /> <a href="http://www.f-apartments.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/44d92e8d44f57ce0dfa43c4625a02a20.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a>|<a href="http://www.f-apartments.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/8627e9d64819777fca822c77199f1b9e.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a>|<a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/meet-us" target="_self"><br /> Give Today > </a>|<a href="http://www.rainbowfia.or.jp/en/living/" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/72d6cf8642384b0124fc6cccfd184557.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a><br /> <p><strong>Kid's Education</strong></p><a href="http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/index.html" target="_blank"><br /> <strong>VISA Info</strong></a><br /> <p>MORE>></p> <strong>Prayer Guides</strong><br /> <p></p><p><strong>INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (from June 2011)</strong></p><p></p><p>Our team is looking to the churches in their sending countries to pray for and prepare potential missionaries that would be willing to come to Japan and receive further training on the field. </p><p></p><p>We will provide an on-site intense program for learning cross-cultural life and ministry skills, Japanese language and culture, and if necessary Bible and theological training. Team life will give each person the opportunity for ongoing growth through relationships with other missionaries that speak their own language and that will hold them accountable to walk worthy of their calling in Christ. </p><p></p><p>Though our missionary team hit the ground in Fukuoka in summer '09 and we are still developing the details of this program, Christ asked us to beg the Lord of the harvest for workers and we know that He will send them. We also know that he commanded us to train faithful persons who can teach others also. Because of this we believe that those considering full-time ministry overseas will greatly benefit from this training opportunity and will be better equipped if God leads them to make ministry in Japan a longer commitment. <a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/contact-us" target="_self">Contact us for more info></a></p><br /> <p><strong>VIRTUAL PRAYER-WALKING</strong></p><p></p><p>If you click on the middle of the picture you will enlarge the view and be able to read the comments for prayer.</p><br /> <p><strong>SHORT-TERM MISSIONARIES PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATOR</strong></p><p></p><p>We are praying for and seeking a team member to manage our ever-growing short-term ministry opportunities. This person or couple would need to possess a rare combination of organizational and people skills. Preparation would include two years of initial Japanese language study. The role entails interacting with local churches and ministries to identify needs for workers, as well as coordinating the preparation, arrival and ministry of short-term workers for terms of six weeks to one year. </p><p></p><p>Our team is in the process of raising money to open a ministry center next year that will become the base office for these ministries. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.pi-fukuoka.org/contact-us" target="_self">Click here</a> and begin the application process with our team leader <strong>TODAY!</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/other/"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/261a00539bf4a80cc3a86961c2b6e3bc.wix_mp_128" alt="Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine" /><strong>Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine</strong></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.dazaifutenmangu.or.jp/other/"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/23875dfa6b413fc68401f137bf3fb809.wix_mp_128" alt="First built in 903 AD this is the shrine...." /><strong>First built in 903 AD this is the shrine....</strong></a></li> <li><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/7e88f109abf55b28b47a0526e8f1f0ab.wix_mp_128" alt="Hands clapped to wake the god..." /><strong>Hands clapped to wake the god...</strong></li> <li><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/25984f4e610bd5ea55c644a3cbb19d4a.wix_mp_128" alt="The Blind Leading the Blind" /><strong>The Blind Leading the Blind</strong></li> <li><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/a05410e290779a03a0b393cb9b113a17.wix_mp_128" alt="Is this the right way..." /><strong>Is this the right way...</strong></li> <li><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/f2f015d48ed1ec634ad4988c9854f857.wix_mp_128" alt="Come buy a good luck charm from the gods..." /><strong>Come buy a good luck charm from the gods...</strong></li> <li><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/05e598573de6262b8934aad35b5097c8.wix_mp_128" alt="A false priest offers offering for child..." /><strong>A false priest offers offering for child...</strong></li> <li><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/f9a1cb731754c0756bbb7ffef93535d8.wix_mp_128" alt="Not golden but still an idol... " /><strong>Not golden but still an idol... </strong></li> <li><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/54148c7ef966f78aa3f80d35134ad1ce.wix_mp_128" alt="God commands all people everywhere to repent because he has fixed a day..." /><strong>God commands all people everywhere to repent because he has fixed a day...</strong></li> </ul><br /> <p><a href="http://www.jema.org/joomla15/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&itemid=204" target="_blank"><strong> <em>PRAY DAILY thru the OPERATION JAPAN</em> </strong> <strong>Prayer Guide ONLINE</strong></a></p><p><strong>Order </strong>the daily prayer guide for Japan and start a prayer group >>.</p><a href="http://www.missionbooks.org/williamcareylibrary/product.php?productid=257&cat=23&page=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/9b8c1b9e89ce76058d7ba6da289132bf.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a>|<a href="http://www.shorttermmissions.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/73c304a0b002427942284f606b2a51b4.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a>|<a href="http://preparingtogo.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/9b8f516e8fb5974adeb0feb0ae5c5a6d.wix_mp_128" alt="No Frame" /></a><br /> <a href="http://a26.video2.blip.tv/3690001726385/onewayministrieslowres-prayercsat014japan909.mp4?bri=9.1&brs=2143" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.wix.com/media/bb6f0914f4a8d875f8290cea58c825e8.wix_mp_128" alt="pcastlogo" /></a><br /> <h2><a href="http://a26.video2.blip.tv/3690001726385/onewayministrieslowres-prayercsat014japan909.mp4?bri=9.1&brs=2143" target="_blank">video</a></h2> <strong>Kid's Education</strong><br /> <img src="http://static.wix.com/media/ba3df09732b67d7d3be637a041da8624.wix_mp_128" alt="naomi at school" /><br /> <p><strong>WHAT TO DO ABOUT YOUR KIDS'S EDUCATION?</strong></p><p></p><p>In planning to move to another country, parents are and should be concerned about their children's education. PIONEERS as a mission seeks to assist her missionaries in understanding the options available for them. For this reason, an educational consultant with PIONEERS serves with <a href="http://www.asiaerc.org/" target="_blank">Asia Education Resource Consortium</a> for the purpose of assisting families with the education of their children while living in Asia. They understand the unique needs of missionary kids otherwise known as, <a href="http://www.tckid.com/group/top-10-best-resources-on-third-culture-kids/" target="_blank">Third-Culture Kids</a>. </p><p></p><p>Parents in the Fukuoka usually choose one of the following: 1) sending their children to a Japanese national public school in their neighborhood, 2) sending their children to a church-run Christian school which either conducts their classes entirely in Japanese or in English, 3) sending their children to a private Japanese or international school, or 4) homeschooling their children using personally developed curriculums or correspondence courses. Each of these options have their pros and cons and depend primarily on your long-term goals, the individual needs and learning styles of your children, the parents' gifting and time constraints, and the financial resources you have to invest. Please feel free to take a look at the following summaries on school options in the Fukuoka area and the related websites. After considering the information provided, please feel free to contact us for more info:</p><br /> <p><strong>ACCREDITED PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS</strong></p><p></p><p>In addition to the 100 year-old Southern Baptist mission school, Seinan, which accepts Japanese students, there are two well-known schools that offer instruction in English at a considerably high tuition rate.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.fis.ed.jp/" target="_blank">Fukuoka International School</a> is an international school, elementary to high school, located in downtown Fukuoka.</p><p></p><p>Linden Hall School (<a href="http://e.lindenhall.ed.jp/linden_english/eindex2.php" target="_blank">elementary</a>,<a href="http://www.lindenhall.ed.jp/highschool/english/indexe.html" target="_blank">high school</a>), located just outside Fukuoka City in Dazaifu City, is an English immersion school primarily for Japanese students started by a private university. Some internationals are accepted.</p><br /> <p><strong>ENGLISH and JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL </strong></p><p><strong>CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (a Local Church Ministry)</strong></p><p></p><p>Two churches in Fukuoka offer a Christian education to both Japanese and internationals living here:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?u=http://www.fgfc.jp/fcis/rinen.htm&sl=ja&tl=en&hl=&ie=utf-8" target="_blank">Fukuoka Christian International School</a>was started by the Full Gospel Fukuoka Church about eight years ago and has about eight students from elementary to high school. Instruction is in Japanese. Most of the student body is Japanese or Korean.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.hnlcs.com/" target="_blank">Hakata New Life Christian School</a> started by an Assemblies of God church is an elementary to high school, English self-study/tutored correspondence program by <a href="http://www.aceministries.com/" target="_blank">ACE ministries</a>.</p><br /> <p><strong>JAPANESE NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you desire to get your family immediately immersed into your Japanese community and keep your educational expenses low, this is the way to go. At the same you will want to consider your long-term goals for your children and your present ability to communicate in Japanese. The following website explains the public school system in Japan along with extra information about Fukuoka area schools:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.rainbowfia.or.jp/en/living/page.php?id=40" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a></p><br /> <h2> </h2><br /> <p> © PIONEERS Fukuoka Team 2011 All rights reserved.</p>
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