In Mota-Ulun, Timor-Leste a young child sits on the ground carefully coloring a picture of a tree in the Garden of Eden. Nearby, another child is just as absorbed in his own work.The words on their coloring sheets are simple: “He created the skies and the trees.”But for these children, this is about more than coloring.Even the youngest are eager to participate. Their concentration as they color th...  Read More

We served alongside NPO Hope Ishikawa, Pastor Ken Ito, Pastor Cho, and others who were already faithfully caring for people whose lives had been devastated by disaster.We painted a new church plant, shared meals, served in temporary housing, prayed, laughed, worked—and built friendships.Those relationships were just the beginning.Today, they are opening doors we never could have opened ourselves. ...  Read More

While our ministry continues serving in the places God has called us, we have also been quietly working on something new — a bilingual English-Japanese edition of Tutu Aloha Gets to Dance.Years before Serving Our World ever set foot in Noto, Japan, God was already preparing something in our hearts.When Tutu Aloha Gets to Dance was first created, our hope was simple: to share God’s love through a t...  Read More

Several years ago, many of you helped make something extraordinary possible. Together, we built five flood relief homes for families in Timor-Leste who had lost so much. At the time, it felt like the story was about houses. Looking back today, we realize it was about so much more.While our team worked alongside these families, something unexpected happened.              Between mixing concrete and...  Read More

Just beyond Timor-Leste’s capital city, there are mountain villages that remain remarkably “unreached” with the Gospel to this day.No roads reach Mota-Ulun. Yet, our team makes the journey across rivers, hiking steep mountain trails, and carrying supplies on their shoulders, heads and backs. WHY? Because children and families are waiting... like Carla.Can you imagine in this present day and age th...  Read More

Each week, our local team travels from Dili into the remote mountain communities of Mota-Ki’ik and Mota-Ulun in Timor-Leste—crossing rivers, hiking steep paths, and carrying supplies to reach children and families with learning opportunities, encouragement, and the love of Christ.Recently, our director shared the story of a 13-year-old boy whose mobility challenges prevent him from attending schoo...  Read More