Thank you for your interest in the Family Missions in Japan job number 88083 in Japan. Additional information on this opportunity has been provided below.

Family Missions in Japan - #88083
(Prayer Walking • General Evangelism )
Location Japan
Description
WANTED: Families on mission in Tokyo, Japan. Prayerwalk and do lifestyle evangelism with your children. Help your children to have a passion for the lost. As a family go to great parks and sightsee the culture, prayerwalking at the same time and being ready to share the Jesus you love at any God-moment that comes your way. All this at your own family's pace. Work with the IMB Tokyo missionary team to reach Japanese families for Christ. Be a family on mission in Tokyo, Japan.
Web Site: www.imbtokyo.org
How this job relates to field strategy
This project is year three of a five year emphasis called Free Greater Tokyo (FGT). FGT is a strategy that attempts to utilize all of God's servants in their unique roles. Volunteer teams serve as the "tip of the spear" praying through spiritual strongholds and finding Japanese who are genuinely interested in the Gospel. M's and national Christians will plan to follow-up with Bible study, discipleship, and training for these and other Japanese Christians to start new Japanese churches. 
Dates Any 30 days between May. 19, 2008 and Dec. 21, 2009 
Specific Date Instructions Most any time between May and December 2009. Length of stay is flexible between 1 month and 3 months. Families who would like to stay less than one month are welcome but will need to stay in regular hotel type accomodations. Mission families will stay in a special volunteer long-term apartment. Arrival and departure dates are flexible based on your family's needs. An on-the-field training/orientation time will be planned upon arrival. Please contact the IMB Tokyo team Projects Coordinator via email for more information. 
Team Description
Personnel Type (individual/team) Family
Number of Teams 3*
Number on each team 8 
Total Number needed 24 
Is team size flexible? Y 
Minimum/Maximum team size Any size family. Both husband and wife must be a Christian. No children under age 5 allowed. 
Are children under 15 permitted? Y 
If Yes, what is the minimum age? 5 
Costs
Total on field cost PER PERSON $480 + airfare
Total on field cost PER TEAM $190 
Additional Team Cost Description: $40 cell phone; $100 round-trip transfer to/from airport; $50 evang materialsSite-seeing
Instructions for collecting field costs: Average cost for a family of 4 is about $1250 per month for housing, transportation, and food (not including airfare, or stateside costs).
Health Considerations
Health conditions that could prevent a volunteer from accepting this assignment Need to be able to walk several miles a day. July & August are very hot and humid months. Consideration should be given if heat or walking is a health issue.
Factors that could influence the volunteer's ability to do this job Although Japan has excellent medical care, good health is a must and participants should be able to walk alot and climb stairs. The main form of transportation will be the public train system and walking. Strollers are a major challenge because of so many stairs. No special immunizations are required. Check your family insurance plan for International coverage. Not all insurance covers out of country incidents.
Health care facilities available Japan has some of the best health care in the world. Although some American insurance companies have overseas coverage, Japan does NOT accept American insurance or American personal checks as payment. Therefore, it is recommended that families have some other form of payment on hand for emergencies such as debit cards, American Express, Mastercard, or Visa credit cards. Japan is a cash society, therefore, be prepared to put your hands on cash via an ATM machine for any purchases.
Travel, Location and Culture
Geographic Settings Family Missions in Japan is part of a Prayerwalking and evangelistic focus called Free Greater Tokyo. Of the 33 million Japanese living in Tokyo, Japan. less than one-half of a percent (about 1 in 200 people) know Jesus christ, and virtually 99% of Japanese have never had the chance to hear the Gospel. Tokyo is the capital city of Japan and hosts the Imperial family and national government. The city is a modern marvel, full of Japanese who enjoy practicing English and speaking to foreigners.
Other (customs, clothing, shopping, etc.) Japan is a people of intriguing customs. Be prepared to bow instead of shaking hands; take your shoes off when entering homes & some public buildings. Fashion is meticulously neat. Men should plan to wear tasteful shorts, jeans, khaki & shirts such as polo type. Women do not wear shorts, but often wear capri type pants or jeans. Jeans, tasteful t-shirts and tennis shoes are fine. One set of nice clothes for Sunday should be planned such as Khaki & polo shirts; skirt or dress for women.(Con't)
Available Housing Mission Families in Tokyo will need to make reservations with the Projects Coordinator to stay in the IMB Tokyo team's long-term volunteer housing. Space is limited but very nice and convenient with monthly cost $300 per family per month.
Mode of in-country travel train, bus, walking 
Possible Visa/Passport Restrictions none
Type of Entry Visa Required none 
Airport of Arrival Narita International Airport, Tokyo Japan 
Final Destination Airport  
Items/materials to bring to the field Personal ministry items i.e. instruments, sound-tracts, clown outfits, balloons for sculpting, sports attire. Bring your own lap-top, Bible, CD's & walkman, good walking shoes. Bring enough personal toiletries and medications for the whole Summer.
Additional information
Men and boys should not plan to wear cut off shorts or jeans with holes. Shorts for men and boys are acceptable but must be neat. No grung jeans. Ladies should NOT wear shorts, spaghetti straps, halter tops, or short skirts. Ladies should plan to wear capri pants (no shorts), nice jeans. Girls age 12 and under can appropriately wear shorts. About age 13 and up, young girls dress as adult women. Dress for church is not formal (no coat/tie), but should be a step up from jeans such as khaki for men, capri pants/slacks/dresses for women. Shoes are often taken off at the door in many places, comfortable, easy on & off walking shoes are recommended. Plan to bring your swim suits, but no bikinis or two piece bathing suits. Many Japanese Christians are very modest. Please keep that in mind. For cooler months dress in layers. Nov-Mar plan to bring a warm coat. April-May and Oct bring light jacket. June and July is rainy season, bring umbrella or rain jackets.
To find out more about this job
E-mail: bbrents@emailworld.biz 
How to participate
To Lead This Team:

If you would like to enlist a team and serve as the Team Leader for Job Number 88083, please complete a short Team Leader Information Form, which will be sent to the Field Contact for this job. He/She will contact you with more information. Please be patient while the field considers your request.
*If more than 1 team is needed for this job, please indicate how many teams you wish to lead.