{"id":21260,"date":"2014-09-12T22:31:13","date_gmt":"2014-09-13T03:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/eap\/"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:54:37","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T18:54:37","slug":"eap","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/eap\/","title":{"rendered":"East Asia and the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1020\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-36609\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_eap.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_eap.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_eap-300x103.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/header_eap-768x264.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"callout-grid style-overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eap-outline-300x300.png )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-purple\t\t\t\t\" href=\"#countries\" title=\"Countries\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Countries<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Countries<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hong-Kong-HKCC-Unity-Service-Judy-Chan-2020-300x200.jpg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-red\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/eap\/eap-partners\/\" title=\"Partners\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Partners<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Partners<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Japan-Abi-Hernandez-Weekly-Prayer-1-edited-300x300.jpg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-blue\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/eap\/?post_type=person\" title=\"Mission Coworkers\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Mission Coworkers<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Mission Coworkers<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Japan-Abi-Hernandez-Weekly-Prayer-5-e1624911643672-edited-300x300.jpg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-yellow\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/eap\/projects-in-east-asia-and-the-pacific\/\" title=\"Special Projects\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Special Projects<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Special Projects<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"callout\" style=\"background-image: url( https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Japan-Jeff-Mensendiek-religious-leaders-2-300x225.jpg )\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"callout-link \n\t\t\t\tbg-color-green\t\t\t\t\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/eap\/advocacy-in-east-asia-and-the-pacific\/\" title=\"Advocacy\"><span class=\"visuallyhidden\">Advocacy<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"callout-text \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">Advocacy<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/pacific-basin-initiative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Pacific-Basin-Initiative_logo_color-1-1024x364.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50597\" width=\"646\" height=\"228\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The East Asia and Pacific office of Global Ministries encompasses a vast region from Mongolia to New Zealand, China to the Pacific Island nations. The region is home to nearly 1.6 billion people \u2013 one-quarter of the world\u2019s population &#8211; and contains one-sixth of the world\u2019s landmass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Global Ministries has partners and projects in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Micronesia, Fiji, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, Vanuatu, and the Marshall Islands. Some partnerships, such as our relationship with Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan, have lasted well over a century. Others are new and continue to develop. For instance, responding to the devastating impact of HIV\/AIDS in rural China, in 2003, Global Ministries began to partner with villagers in Shuangmiao Village, Henan Province. Whether supporting long-standing relationships, or creating new ones, Global Ministries continues to be open to new and innovative ways to share in God\u2019s mission of peace, justice, and shalom in this region of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helpful resources from the East Asia and the Pacific Office<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/regions\/eap\/eap_resolutions\/\">General Synod\/Assembly Resolutions Related to East Asia and the Pacific<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">East Asia &amp; the Pacific News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"latest-news-block_c2a5cd9d85ec8537e0d64a8fb984ae78\" class=\"latest-news\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"When Migrants and Refugees Speak their Truth and Seize their Agency\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/when-migrants-and-refugees-speak-their-truth-and-seize-their-agency\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/migrants-ministry-3-jpg-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/migrants-ministry-3-jpg-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/migrants-ministry-3-jpg-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/migrants-ministry-3-jpg-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/migrants-ministry-3-jpg-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/migrants-ministry-3-jpg.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"When Migrants and Refugees Speak their Truth and Seize their Agency\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/when-migrants-and-refugees-speak-their-truth-and-seize-their-agency\/\">When Migrants and Refugees Speak their Truth and Seize their Agency<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nFrom the Joint Asia Pacific Interfaith Conference on Service and Advocacy and CWWM (Churches&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/when-migrants-and-refugees-speak-their-truth-and-seize-their-agency\/\" title=\"Read more of When Migrants and Refugees Speak their Truth and Seize their Agency\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bazaar-Cafe-group-disucussion-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"Preparing Social Workers in Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/preparing-social-workers-in-japan\/\">Preparing Social Workers in Japan<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\n\n\n\nBy&nbsp;Martha Mensendiek\n\n\n\nMartha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/preparing-social-workers-in-japan\/\" title=\"Read more of Preparing Social Workers in Japan\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Oberlin University in Tokyo, Japan.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a story I&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/the-sound-of-the-stone-bell\/\" title=\"Read more of The Sound of the Stone Bell\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" title=\"View more tagged in East Asia and Pacific\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/eap\/news\/\">More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n<div style=\"height:51px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mission Stories<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\t<div id=\"latest-news-block_bc05f3eecb752d6f15e21cff21db633c\" class=\"latest-news\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"Preparing Social Workers in Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/preparing-social-workers-in-japan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bazaar-Cafe-group-disucussion-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bazaar-Cafe-group-disucussion-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bazaar-Cafe-group-disucussion-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bazaar-Cafe-group-disucussion-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bazaar-Cafe-group-disucussion-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Bazaar-Cafe-group-disucussion-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"Preparing Social Workers in Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/preparing-social-workers-in-japan\/\">Preparing Social Workers in Japan<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\n\n\n\nBy&nbsp;Martha Mensendiek\n\n\n\nMartha Mensendiek serves with Doshisha University, Kyoto,&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/preparing-social-workers-in-japan\/\" title=\"Read more of Preparing Social Workers in Japan\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Sharing in Community&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/sharing-in-community\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abigail-Redd-spring-letter-9-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abigail-Redd-spring-letter-9-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abigail-Redd-spring-letter-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abigail-Redd-spring-letter-9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abigail-Redd-spring-letter-9-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Abigail-Redd-spring-letter-9-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Sharing in Community&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/sharing-in-community\/\"><strong>Sharing in Community<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nAbigail Reed serves with the Presbyterian Church in the Republic of Korea (PROK)&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/sharing-in-community\/\" title=\"Read more of &lt;strong&gt;Sharing in Community&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\/strong&gt;\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-post\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"thumbnail-link\" title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Prioritizing Peace&lt;\/strong&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/prioritizing-peace\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrew-Larsen-spring-letter-1-1024x337.jpg\" class=\"latest-news-thumb-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrew-Larsen-spring-letter-1-1024x337.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrew-Larsen-spring-letter-1-300x99.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrew-Larsen-spring-letter-1-768x253.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrew-Larsen-spring-letter-1-1536x505.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Andrew-Larsen-spring-letter-1-2048x674.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"latest-news-title\"><a title=\"&lt;strong&gt;Prioritizing Peace&lt;\/strong&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/prioritizing-peace\/\"><strong>Prioritizing Peace<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"latest-news-excerpt read-more\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\nAndrew Larsen serves with the United Church of Christ in the Philippines.\n\n\n\nHow do we make sense&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/prioritizing-peace\/\" title=\"Read more of &lt;strong&gt;Prioritizing Peace&lt;\/strong&gt;\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/micronesia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federated States of Micronesia<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/region\/fiji\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fiji<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/hong-kong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hong Kong (SAR China)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/region\/japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/kiribati\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kiribati<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/region\/korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Korea<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalministries.org\/region\/marshall-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Marshall Islands<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a 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