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All About the Johnston Family

Who are the Johnstons?

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Johnston FamilyMissionaries Serving with Asian Access

The Johnstons are serving with Asian Access, a non-profit Christian mission organization with a 40+ year history of leadership development and church multiplication.

Jeff and Nozomi met while at Columbia International University in South Carolina. They were married in 1994 and have two wonderful kids, Zachary (Zack) and Joelle (Ellie).

Now Living in Tokyo, Japan

They presently reside in Tokyo and are still raising support to cover all of their monthly living expenses in Japan as missionaries with Asian Access. The family is planting a new church in Tokyo. Jeff also serves on the Asian Access leadership team as VP for Communications.

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The Johnston Journal Community

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This website is home to the Johnston Journal online community.

  • Stay updated with our family!

  • Follow our kids through the cultural transition process of living in Japan.

  • Pray for our family and our new friends with specific prayer requests (registered users only).

  • Read about our cultural faux pas as well as our ministry updates.

  • See some personal video clips (registered users only).

The Johnston Journal community is comprised of pastors, missions professors, missionaries, business people, housewives, college students and youth. Even some children check out the blog posts and ministry reports so they can effectively and regularly pray for Zack and Ellie.

If you want to pray for people in our lives, register (see login in right sidebar) so that you can access the private area of our site. If you have any questions about how to use our website, don't hesitate to ask.

 

Johnston Facts

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Here are some interesting facts about the Johnstons!

  • Been married for 15+ years.
  • Met at Columbia International University (Columbia, South Carolina)
  • Helped plant a church in southern California
  • Supported by 3 sending churches. . . but praying for 2 more churches to join our support team!
  • Led a summer team to Kaminoyama (Yamagata, Japan) in 1997
  • Two wonderful kids, Zack (11) and Ellie (8), who attend Christian Academy in Japan (CAJ).
  • Moved to Japan in August 2007 for 4 years.
  • Nozomi is a Japanese citizen and holds a U.S. "green card." The kids are both dual Japan/U.S. citizens.

 

 
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