"Start from the 25th Anniversary"

We would like to express our gratitude to all of you for having the 25th anniversary with your prayers and supports.
Two hundred and fifty people attended the anniversary mass and event on 3rd February, and people overseas shared the congratulation through prayers. We shared our spirit "living together" with our supporters, OBs, OGs and those who contributed our training and operation. "We shared a piece of fish with many people," "Though I could not cope with my work well, the village people were with me all the time and fully understood me," etc. These experiences of "living together" were introduced by OBs and OGs during the mass and the information gave the participants concrete ideas of the place where we have been sent.

We compiled our history of 25 years and messages by OBs and OGs and published a memorial booklet. They mentioned, "I still live with JLMM spirit" and "My JLMM experience is my foundation." They share the idea that the working field like school education, medication, welfare and international cooperation is "the place of mission." An OG who became a mother after her mission said, "My present mission is to love my family and to tell my children to love. Okan (mothers) generate world peace!" Her words reminded us that we are sent for mission in our daily life.
Everything that happened, everyone who related to us and his/her each action in these twenty-five years were necessary for the movement and I appreciate them. Those who had completed their overseas mission and returned to Japan now live their missions, think about the meaning of "living together" and deepen it. A sister who read the booklet wrote to us, "I felt Godﾕs idea and action in the serious steps of peopleﾕs life."
We produced a documentary movie on our activities during the 25 years. We interviewed Father, who often gives us advice on our activities in north part of Thailand, and he mentioned, "The village people are facing a lot of crises and problems. They feel that they have no hope in the future for the children and the village because they face so many crises. So if DISAC and member of JLMM help by living giving certain hope to the people, that hope is really a joy even if it is a process along process. If you get people get hope, you will be witnesses of the hope in the future." He continued, "You can bring back the hope which the people have experienced through you and it will be your happiness."
It is our mission that JLMM missionaries share their awareness, lessons and "hopes" with as many people as possible for the people in the world to "live together." We have come out with the 3-years plan, throughout-all-of-Japan-project, making use of our connection established taking 25 years of time. We will expand and deepen our sharing and cooperation through the joint projects with other missionary groups.

Through the dialogues with peoples from churches, schools, groups and individuals in Asia-Pacific region including Japan, we like to understand what they are trying to require us to do and what we can do for them. We wish to find our missions and roles and respond to them. We appreciate that you will move hand-in-hand with us and support the movement.