Hiroshima, Japan mission trip support letter

Hope this letter finds you well! I am excited to share that this January I sent in two applications. First, I sent in my application to accept the Voluntary Separation Offer provided by my employer BCBSM. The second application was for Woodside Bible Church’s short-term mission to Hiroshima, Japan. I was accepted by both. My last day at work will be April 25, and the Hiroshima STM trip will be August 1 to 12. I am excited to see what God has in store for me in May and beyond. Why Japan? As someone who only got to know Christ after immigrating to the United States of America, I feel the burden to share the good news to people of similar backgrounds. Japan shares a lot of similarities with Taiwan in culture and religion. I would love to share with the Japanese people, the same grace and mercy that changed me from a Taoism Buddhist to a Christian. I will be going with a team of twelve people from Woodside Bible Church. Our team will be working alongside the Mustard Seed Christian Church at Hiroshima. We will be hoping to reach and build relationships with the community through English conversations, kids’ ministry, and acts of service. I want to invite you to be a part of our team by committing to pray for our team and our work in Hiroshima, Japan. I would also like to ask that you prayerfully consider supporting our team financially as we go and serve in various ways in Hiroshima. Through prayer and/or financial support, you will be a vital part of our team, making it possible for us to serve the citizens of Hiroshima. Any funding raised above the required amount will go to service projects and to the needs of the missionaries in Hiroshima. We would love for you to be a part of our team in these ways! We greatly value your investment through prayer and financial support to make this trip possible. If you would like to give online, you can use the link below to make a donation. If you prefer to send a check as a donation, please mail that to Woodside Bible Church, C/O missions department, 6600 Rochester Rd., Troy, MI 48085. If you mail in a check, please be sure to include a note on the memo section that it is for the Japan STM 2025 and put my name as well. The link for online donations is: https://fcsmnstry.io/m37/xHwkNqc6KB Thank you for considering this opportunity to partner with us as we seek to share the love of Christ to those in Japan. If you are willing to commit to being a prayer partner for us with this trip, please let us know! We would love to connect with you and share specific prayer requests leading up to the trip and during the trip! Blessings from above, Irene Chou