Greetings from the Land of the Rising Sun! Welcome to our homepage! Kaori, Justen and I love Japan and the work God has given us here. At the same time, we deeply care about you, our supporters, friends and family back home. Now here's the dillemma: how to bring these two worlds (separated by 10 hours of flying time and 6000 miles of ocean) together.

Our hope with this website and our weblog is that we will be able to accomplish that feat just a little bit better. We want you to get to know about us, our work in Japan, and the country in which that God has given us a desire to plant churches. If we can facilitate more prayer, more interest in coming, and a better informed support base we have accomplished our job with this site.

So browse around this site a little with a cup of coffee. Then get a second cup of coffee and spend a few minutes praying for us, our ministry, and the Japanese people.

Your Partners in the Harvest,

Kevin & Kaori Laverman

We are often asked some of the following things by churches or individuals. Please use these links to help fill those needs. Or email us and request the information you are after.

1) The strong yen surge since 2008 has created a financial gap in our monthly support. We currently need $479 monthly (as of March 1, 2012) to meet our support as a family. Would you prayerfully consider committing a small amount of support monthly and joining us in this work? WorldVenture makes becoming a supporter of this work so easy. Our ministry in Japan becomes your ministry in Japan through such generosity. We are also in need of one-time gifts to help pay for equipment, travel, and other evangelism-related expenses. Details on how to give online or by mail are available HERE.

2) Help us get the word out! Link our website or blog URL to your website or blog. Signup for our email updates HERE and forward to friends that might be interested in Japan. Friend us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter via the links at right.