Returning to Asunción, Paraguay

The ministry of JEMS began in Paraguay in 1992, with PJ visiting the border town of Pedro Juan Caballero. In 2008, in response to an invitation to visit the capital city, PJ went to Asunción for the first time.

Over the years, it has been a blessed time of relationship building with the community youth, the local church and with other mission organizations. In 2015, the Nikkei church in Asunción would face a big challenge as the missionaries serving there returned to their home in Japan. I wanted to see how the leadership transition was progressing.

Local church ministry: caring for the new church leadership.

Fellowshipping with the local church children and youth


Meeting with the family of my father's cousin. He immigrated to Paraguay in the 1960's


Networking with church and mission leadership in the city of Asunción, working to connect them together.




Fellowshipping with youth from the Asunción community