Instructor for the Culture Specific Evangelism Courses 101 & 201

Daniel is the president and founder of Aloha Ke Akua Ministries, a ministry to indigenous peoples. He is also the Senior Pastor at Hilo Missionary Church in Hilo, Hawaii and the Kaimu Hale Pule (Hawaiian Church) in Kalapana, Hawaii. Daniel has been researching cross-cultural issues for over 35 years. His materials are being used in missionary schools and Bible colleges worldwide and he has taught at conferences, seminaries and churches on every continent.  Daniel has written “Perpetuated in Righteousness” and “God of Light, God of Darkness,” both books are about God’s hand in Hawaiian history and culture. His book "The Cross Cultural Evangelism Game" and International Telly Award winning films, “God’s Fingerprints in Japan 1 & 2” are used to train others in effective cross-cultural evangelism.

Instructor for the Japanese Mentoring Course

Mayumi was born and raised in Osaka but now resides with her husband and family in Atlanta, GA, where since 2006, has been the Executive Director of the Second Level Ministry. Mayumi serves as a mentor, coach, supervisor, and spiritual director in Japanese ministries. She has been involved in evangelism and discipleship training in regional churches and other ministries. She believes in the RJC’s vision and desire to contribute to carrying the mission of connecting, equipping, and encouraging. Mayumi is a board member of the Reaching Japanese for Christ Network and leads a mentoring course at RJC Academy.

Instructor for the Japan 101: Understanding Japan

Naoko was born and raised in Shizuoka City in Japan and has been living in the USA for over 20 years. In 1997 she was lead to Christ by an American woman who was on staff with ISI (International Students Incorporated). Over the last several years, she has been a key part of RJC Academy administration. Currently, she works full-time as research lab manager at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville TN, USA.

Instructor for The Japanese Mind courses

Originally from the Chicago area, after graduating from the University of Illinois, Riz was on staff with the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and then moved to Kobe, Japan and taught English at the high school level for 3 years before returning to the states. 
After his wife Anne completed her Masters degree in Linguistics, they moved to Kyushu, Japan as tentmaking missionaries, both currently working at a university. They have now been 20+ years in Japan, have 3 daughters and have been doing ministry at a local church in Fukuoka, Japan.
Riz is a freelance travel writer and photographer. He loves sports (especially basketball), reading and travel.  Riz also has a deep interest in the intersection of culture, apologetics and worldview. In spring 2022, he will graduate with a Master's degree in Cultural and Philosophical Apologetics from Houston Baptist University. 

Academy Director

Brandalyn and her husband live in Canada on Vancouver Island with their ever changing assortment of goats and other animals. Her life-long love of Japan became a passion after being a host sister to a Japanese exchange student when they were in high school.  Their close relationship and multiple trips to Japan have fueled a desire to find more appropriate ways to share The Good News of The Gospel with the Japanese. After discovering the RJC Academy in 2018 and taking every course that was offered at least once, her involvement with Academy activities grew to the point of accepting the position of Academy Director in 2022.

Founder of RJC & RJC Academy

Don and his wife were Christian missionaries in Japan from 1969 to 2004, helping to start churches in the the Greater Tokyo area. They are now retired to the Seattle area of Washington, USA. Don was one of the founding members of the Reaching Japanese for Christ Network, was The Academy Director until spring of 2022 and is the creator and editor of the Operation Japan Prayer Guide. He still holds many key positions within the RJC Network as he trains up successors to carry on and expand the vision.

Academy Registrar 

Originally from Ohio, Steven currently lives in Atlanta, GA USA where he is the Student Care Coordinator for Second Level Ministry. Born into an ethnically diverse family from Europe and Western Asia he experienced multiculturalism first hand and early on had a fascination and heart for the nations even before ever knowing the Lord. Steven attended The Moody Bible Institute and while in Atlanta for training to work overseas, first encountered Japanese students in a ministry setting. After exploring other overseas ministry options, the Lord directed him to work with and share The Gospel to the Japanese people. Since his first trip to Japan in 2019, he has been involved with Japanese student ministry and helping with planting a Japanese bilingual church in the Atlanta Metro Area.

Academy Administration Assistant

You were introduced to her as the Japan 101 instructor (above) and here you find Naoko also serving in a key role in the RJC Academy's administration. Supporting the director in nearly every facet, Naoko assists with course development, scheduling, and keeping The Academy organized and on track.

Born and Raised in Japan, she has now lived in the USA for over 20 years. She and her husband currently reside in Nashville, TN, USA where she works at a University Medical Center as the research lab manager.