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Born in Kawasaki in 1971, he studied in the UK from the age of 14. During high school, he devoted himself to chess and fencing. At the age of 17, he came to faith in Jesus Christ and his heart was changed, and he began voluntary work with the homeless, drug addicts, abused children, and the mentally disabled. While working with recovering addicts, reintegrating prisoners into society, and creating food pantries and places for children, he became keenly aware of the need to create healthy communities in order for these people to grow healthily, and so he started Hope Center Okayama in 2021. His hobby is all kinds of puzzles, including jigsaw puzzles. His motto is "You are the answer to your own prayers," and words of Jesus: "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)

 

He studied Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Bristol in 1992 and received Master of Divinity degree from Asia Pacific Theological Seminary in the Philippines in 1998. In 2001, he was sent to Japan as a missionary from the Assemblies of God Great Britain. In 2005, he founded "Teen Challenge International Japan" and opened drug & alcohol rehabilitation centers in Okinawa and Okayama. He has been involved in disaster relief since the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, responding to the Hiroshima Landslide in 2014, the Kumamoto Earthquake in 2016, the Western Japan Heavy Rain Disaster in 2018, and the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2024.