Missionaries of the Month

Each month, our Missions Team designates different missionary families or ministries as “Missionaries of the Month.”

In March 2024, the Missionaries of the Month are Skip and Keturah Lake.

Skip and Keturah are serving with Biblical Ministries Worldwide (BMW). According to its website, BMW’s purpose is ”to serve local churches and their missionaries as they plant healthy churches everywhere through evangelism, discipleship, and leadership development.”

The Lakes are focused on building relationships with Japanese people by helping Japanese people learn how to speak English clearly and, in turn, introducing to Jesus. The Lakes have partnered with three churches who host weekly English Cafés in their buildings. In addition, the Lakes offer EIGO English Classes, and Skip hosts a monthly English Lunch Club.

Two of the men who have been serving in the English Cafés left Japan in December 2023 upon completion of internships. Skip and Keturah are praying for some additional native English speakers to join the ministry.

In January 2024, the Lakes moved to Akashi, a city about 50 miles east from their previous location in Himeji. They feel that this location is better strategically because there are more opportunities for English ministry in this area.

Pray for Skip and Keturah that God would meet their needs as they settle into a new city. Pray for additional native English speakers to join the English Cafés ministry. Pray for the salvation of those attending the English Cafés.