Comments on: Looking for God under a Banyan Tree

By: Jerry Gander

Jerry Gander — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:25:52 +0000

To Taeyong Kim: here is my email address: mgander@dc.rr.com; believe it or not I continue to pray for you everyday, even after these long 17 years! I hope you read this and send me an email. I really want to get in contact with you again. I love you brother! If this is the medium [this website] that Jesus is using to get in contact with me then my faith in Him just grew tenfold!!!

By: Taeyong Kim

Taeyong Kim — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:25:09 +0000

I have to say “I am sorry”,first
Because it is from my induvidual purpose to write on this page.
I think ‘Jerry Gander’ who wrote on this page about Okinawa
is the man I know.
I met him in 1991(in South Korea). At that time he was missionary to Okinawa. and he was chef, too. And I was University Student.
So, Could you give me his e-mail adress,please?

By: jpnnana

jpnnana — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 12:29:18 +0000

Mr Gander.
Thank you for reading our site. You are correct in that there are many churches on Okinawa Island. Many of them are related to English speaking people from the military. However, I believe the Stats in 2006 indicate that 1.6% of the nationals are Christian. This does not mean they are evangelical Christian.
The island of Irabu mentioned in this article has about 7000 people and as far as we know there is no Christian church on that island.
Please pray that God will send laborers to the island so those who are involved in animism will turn to the true God and Savior, Jesus Christ.

By: Jerry Gander

Jerry Gander — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 08:26:32 +0000

I was a missionary to the Okinawan People 1988-1991 and can tell you that there are many indigineous and planted christian churches there. I personally was involved with five christian churches under the banner of Neighborhood Churches in Naha, Okinawa City, Gushikawa (this church in Miyazato Village is the one where I was sent to) and two small buildings on neighboring islands. I can openly say that Okinawa is about 10% Christian. If you need more info please let me know. I lived there for three years and know the island well.