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Davidson, Rev. Dwight

Kari and Dwight Davidson serve the Lord in Yokohama, Japan. Dwight serves as missionary chaplain at Kanto Gakuin University, a school related to the Japan Baptist Union (JBU). The vast majority of students and many faculty members at the university are non-Christian.

Kari ministers to young mothers and children in the Yokohama community. An outreach to Japanese women who have school-age children is greatly needed. Most Japanese women stay at home while their children are studying, so there are many opportunities for friendship evangelism and community building.

Both Dwight and Kari also serve in education and evangelism through Japan Baptist Union churches.

Brown, Kimberly

Kim's work includes overseeing five Christ-like ministries for tribal people who are coping with the problems caused by AIDS, disabilities, and migration from their traditional villages to urban slums. Lack of land and employment has forced people from rural areas to cities to find work. They are often exploited on the job, and are at risk for being infected with the AIDS virus.

The Thailand Karen Baptist Convention sponsors these ministries. The Health Project for Tribal People, an AIDS education and home care program, provides AIDS and health education in five tribal languages. Teams travel to villages, supporting families and churches as they minister to those living with AIDS.

Fox, Charles and Ruth (Thailand)

Chuck and Ruth Fox work with the approximately 75,000 Akha hilltribe people living in northern Thailand. The Foxes' ministry focuses on evangelism, pastoral care, leadership development and women's ministries.

Chuck teaches Akha pastors at the Akha Churches of Thailand (ACT) training center. He also visits and works with them in their villages and places of ministry, gaining insight into their culture and how it influences their work. He works with villagers in areas of drug rehabilitation, development projects, and healthcare to improve their quality of life.

Kelsey, James and Debra

Debbie and Jim Kelsey assist the Evangelical Christian Baptist Union of Italy in ministry to English-speaking immigrant, particularly African, congregations. This includes local church ministry and theological and ministerial training of leaders. Also involved in urban mission, Debbie helps the Union to develop ministry among women trafficked for work in the sex industry.

Clemmer, William and Ann

The Clemmers have served in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1995. During their first term of service they were assigned to the Evangelical Hospital in Vanga where Bill served as Director of the Medical Residency Program and later Medical Director of the 400-bed hospital in the interior of DRC. Ann taught English as a second language to staff doctors and medical residents, skills necessary for their exams and research projects. She also worked with local women in village based agricultural programs (AFESU) aimed at self-sufficiency and support of local nutrition programs.