East Asia and Pacific

People in Mission

Merritt G. Aljets

Japan

Greg Beck

Australia

Lydia Hill Johnson

New Zealand

Jeffrey Mensendiek

J.F. Oberlin University, Japan

Martha Mensendiek

Doshisha University, Japan

Evert D. Osborn

Japan

Lauren Reddin

Asian Rural Institute, Nasushiobara, Japan

Dean W. Sotherden

Japan

Hollis Wilson

Australia

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