Karena Kenmotsu

Karena’s Ministry with JEMS

I have been working with JEMS since 2018. After seven years on the field, I am now working with the JEMS home office in the Japan Missions Coordinator position. 

The Japanese are the second-largest unreached people group in the world. “Unreached” means there is no indigenous community of believing Christians with adequate numbers and resources to evangelize this people group without outside assistance (definition from Joshua Project).

Such a large, urgent mission field requires coordination and teams of people both going and sending. From the home office, I get to support all JEMS missionaries across Japan AND our short-term mission teams. With my methodical personality, career experience in operations, and multiple years’ experience as a field missionary, I can see that the Lord has uniquely equipped me for this new type of ministry! 

Join the Team

There are two main ways you can join me in this crucially important Gospel work. Feel free to choose either or both! 

1) PRAY

This is the most important! Let’s pray for people in Japan to know the vast love and sure hope of Jesus. Pray that I would have good teamwork with my coworkers, be quick to learn the work, and be effective at supporting our Japan missionaries. Pray against spiritual warfare, and that I would abide in Jesus. If you’d like to get emailed prayer request updates, click here. 

2) GIVE

Throughout the years, I have seen God provide financially again and again. He is faithful and good! While there is some budget from the JEMS General Fund for this position, it is designed to be supplemented by support raising. It’s important for everyone in ministry to be supported by a team, whether we’re working domestically or internationally! Would you prayerfully consider joining my financial team? Perhaps God will use you to meet my financial needs and prove Himself faithful yet again!  

Give online here or if you prefer to give by check, make the check out to “JEMS” and write my name on the memo line. Mail the check to P.O. Box 86047, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0047.

If you have any questions please call the JEMS office at 213-613-0022 or email Karena.