Julie and Philip Bender provide a Christian presence and teach English to undergraduates, graduate students, doctors and teachers at Sichuan University of Arts and Science.

Don and Marie teach university-level English classes in Nanchong.

The Epp Aratanis are directors of Menno Village, an urban/rural food and agricultural initiative of Mennonite churches in Sapporo.

Mark and Stephanie Bartsch minister in Kobe. Both are active in their international church, and Mark teaches at a Christian high school.

Mary works with the Mennonite congregations in Hokkaido, teaching, preaching, leading music, and serving on several conference committees.

Since 2008, Mike has worked as chaplain and associate professor of Christian Studies at Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College.

Tomoki and Angela (Wenger) Yamanaka are associate copastors of the Asahikawa Gospel Church, a Holiness (Wesleyan) church in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan.

Sydney teaches small-group, customized English conversation, intensive and conversational English classes at Connexus.

Karen works with Connexus Language Institute, an education ministry affiliated with the Korea Anabaptist Center.

The Veiths are part of a team of mission and local workers that leads the church in various types of ministry (children's tutoring, English classes, visitation, small groups, outreach, pastoral care, prayer counseling).

Laura serves as the Joint Christian Services (JCS) representative for Bayanhongor, a province 630 km (394 miles) from the capital city of Ulaanbaatar.

Dale and Bethsaba serve in a variety of economic development positions. They are also part of the pastoral team in their church congregation in Kathmandu.

Tad assists Faith Academy in development of a master building plan. He works at Northern Translation Center with transition work, and Barbara homeschools three young children there.

Sheldon is general secretary for Fellowship of Mennonite Churches in Taiwan; Marietta teaches English.

Pat and Rad are involved in evangelism and church planting among the Isaan people in northeastern Thailand. The majority of Isaan, or Lao-Thai, practice Buddhism mixed with ancient animism. A number of Isaans have become Christians.