I wrote the first draft of this Life Mission Statement during a day of prayer in March of 1994. As I read it through today, I praise God for how many of these prayers He has answered. I also see I need to rewrite it focusing on now until the year 2020.
Dan Iverson, Jan [...]
This is a show that was aired two months ago on a secular channel here in Japan. Lifelines is targeting non-Christian Japanese and seeks to introduce the gospel and church in simple, fun ways. It’s 20 minutes long and most of it is in Japanese.
During one part Dan talks about the “4 Fs” which are [...]
Carol recently returned from cell group Bible study full of joy and thanks for her Japanese sisters. She had mentioned to the group that it was a bit hard on her, and on Martha, that she is not in Virginia with Martha to pick out the wedding dress and do other wedding prep together [...]
1989 Team Vision: “A Thriving Presbytery by 2003″
God brought our MTW team’s original four couples and one single together in 1986 to pray and dream about serving Christ together in Japan. We made a 12-year commitment to God and each other to seek His Kingdom’s advance in Japan. After initial processes of approval, [...]
This article was written for MTWTokyo.com.
Japan looks good on the surface. Japan is rich, has very few poor people, and low unemployment. There is 100% literacy, health care for virtually everyone, a lower infant mortality rate than the U.S., and the longest life-expectancy in the world by a good bit. Everything works. [...]
Dan Iverson is a church planting pastor and mission team leader in Tokyo/Chiba, Japan with Mission to the World (PCA). Dan and his wife Carol have 9 children and 11 grandchildren (at this update). Dan also serves as the MTW Japan Director. The Iversons have served in Japan since 1986.