WELCOME TO JESUS 4 GREATER ASIA!
The purpose of this website is to share with you the ongoing work the Lord is doing through two of His servants, Paul and Rickie Clark, and the ministries they are involved with. There are two main areas of the website: Japan and Greater Asia.
Tohoku Disaster, March 11, 2011 Following the earthquake and more disastrous tsunami, our family has been involved in relief work in the Tohoku area and especially Ishinomaki City. We have made two trips (12-14 hours each way) up there with relief supplies and plan a third one this fall. Chad and Jennifer have poured their lives, hearts and time in ministry there, and have been organizing and sending teams of helpers there 2 or 3 times a week. |
JAPAN TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE UPDATES Japan Tsunami and Earthquake Update No.1 March 15, 2011 Japan Tsunami and Earthquake Update No.2 March 22, 2011 |
The Clarks live in Japan and the Japan site includes several ministry areas the Clarks are involved with there:
The Greater Asia site includes the Clarks' ministries in Siberia and Mongolia:
One further old "fun site" is Paul's hobby website: Skypilot
Chad and Jennifer lead a group of house churches called Be-One. Check out their website, too.
Contact Information: 2-35 Suikoen-cho, Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573-0095 JAPAN Tel: 072-841-2934 (From outside Japan: 81-72-841-2934) <paulrickie@jesus4greaterasia.com> |
Introduction
Who are Paul and Rickie Clark?
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Paul grew up in Japan as a missionary kid (MK) in the early 1950s, the son of Martin and Evelyn Clark. He spent 3 years in the Army Special Forces (Green Berets), graduated from San Jose Bible College, now William Jessup University (B.A. 1967), Lincoln Christian Seminary (M.A., M.Div. 1983), and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (D.Miss. 1985). Rickie grew up in California as a preacher's kid (P.K.), the daughter of Dennis and Effie Rickard. She graduated from San Jose Bible College (B.A. 1962). Interestingly, Dennis Rickard baptized Martin Clark in his first full-time ministry. Paul and Rickie ministered over 20 years in churches in Oregon, California, and Illinois before arriving in Japan in July of 1985. We have four children: Jennifer (Mrs. Chad) Huddleston (missionaries in Osaka, Japan ), Jocelyn (Mrs. Chris) Wolfe (forwarding agents for the Clarks and the Huddlestons and living in Columbia, MO), Jeremy (married to Amy and Director of Experience Design at Adobe, San Francisco, CA), and Jonathan (married to Yuki and working as Sales Coordinator with Sumitomo Electronics in Southern California)--and eleven grandchildren, Michaela, Benjamin, Elijah, Johanna and Ami Wolfe; Anika, Josiah, Caleb, Katia and Gideon Huddleston; and Sean Clark.
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On July 9, 2011, we celebrated our 50th Wedding Anniversary with a self-planned trip to Alaska followed by a week-long family reunion at Lake Tahoe. Our three youngest children were born while we lived there, so it is like home to all four of them. They and their spouses planned the whole week, ending with a celebration at Tahoe Christian Center, the church plant we ministered to for seven years in the 1970s. Not only our family, which now numbers 21, was there, but some of our siblings and several friends from our days of ministry there. We praise God for calling us into His service these 50+ years in the U.S., Japan, Siberia and Mongolia. "Only one life, 'twill soon be passed, only what's done for Christ will last!" |
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Chad and Jennifer, Anika, Josiah, Caleb, Katia and Gideon
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Chris and Jocelyn with Michaela, Benjamin, Elijah, Johanna and Ami |
Jeremy and Amy |
Jonathan, Yuki and Sean |
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Mom Rickard celebrating her 100th birthday, December 17, 2005 (She passed away August 31, 2006.) |
Our four children at Grandma's 100th birthday celebration |
Jennifer, Jeremy, Jonathan, Jocelyn |
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May 2007--First time for all eight cousins to be together! Now we have 11! |
On Red Peak Pass, Yosemite, in 2005 |
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Backpacking with our boys in 2009 |
Three generations--Rickie, Michaela & Jocelyn |
Backpacking with Jocelyn and Michaela 2010 |
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Bejamin 12, Josiah 10, Elijah 12, Caleb 7, Gideon 3, Sean 2, Amy 5, Katia 5, Johanna 10, Michaela 15,and Anika 12 |