Bio: Kent & Yuko Muhling
Background Info
Kent is a former Naval Flight Officer who felt the call to the ministry while still in uniform. He resigned his commission in 1996, spent a year and a half in Ukraine as a lay missionary, then returned to Orlando, FL to pursue a Master of Divinity degree at Reformed Theological Seminary. There he met his wife Yuko, a native of Japan, who was studying for her Master of Arts in Counseling. They both graduated in 2001 and are eager to serve the Lord in ministry.
Ministry Assignment
Serving with A3 since 2003:
- As Career Missionaries
- Tohoku, Japan, 2012-present
- as Church Planting Associates:
- Term 2: Osaka, Japan, 2010-2014
- Home Assignment: Jacksonville, FL - 2009
- Term 1: Chiba/Tokyo, Japan- 2006-2009
- Pre-Field Deputation: 2003-2006
Words of wisdom...
- Pray. Ask God to reveal your heart. For what reasons would you, or would you not, pursue full-time missionary service?
- Ask other mature believers in your life if they sense this is the direction God might be leading you.
- Then, absolutely, read Let the Nations Be Glad! by John Piper – the most passion-inspiring, God-glorifying book on missions I’ve yet read.
When you're in Japan, be sure to...
Visit Kyoto, with its numerous temples, shrines, gardens, and other monuments to traditional Japanese culture. It is a beautiful place!
Hoping for "ultimate contributions"...
I'd like to help establish a worldwide prayer movement for Japan that would break through spiritual barriers and see masses of Japanese embrace the gospel of Christ. (This has begun to happen in the Middle East, as a result of the worldwide prayer movement for the 10/40 Window begun about 10 years ago.)
Meaningful methods...
Both of us really want our home to be a place where ministry takes place -- home Bible studies and fellowship groups, an open door for those who are hurting or seeking answers to spiritual questions, etc. We’re drawn to the picture of the early church in the New Testament, which often met in homes.
Hopes for the future...
I (Kent) hope to be a good student of Japanese language and culture, so that I might be able to truly understand the minds and hearts of those I am trying to reach with the gospel – and so that I might better understand what following Christ looks and feels like to my Japanese brothers and sisters. Yuko hopes to get certified as a translator so she can help in translating Christian literature (especially in the area of counseling) into Japanese.
ARTICLES RELATED TO KENT & YUKO
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Written by Jeff Johnston
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Created on 10 March 2016
A3 missionaries recount the early days following the Great Japan Disaster and share how it's been an amazing privilege to journey with the Japanese as they rebuild their lives over the past five years.
TOHOKU, JAPAN (A3) — In the months following the disaster, missionary Sue Takamoto asked a community leader, “So how many funerals have you been to?” ...
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Written by Kent Muhling
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Created on 23 April 2011
by Kent Muhling
It's good to be up here in Touhoku again! Much has changed; much has not. Gasoline is no longer a problem -- stations are open, no long lines. The highways are open tot all now, not just emergency vehicles. Electricity has been restored in many places, most stores have reopened, and Sendai city no longer looks like a ghost town. Slowly life is returning to normal -- for some.
For others, though, little has changed. There are still some places without electricity or running water, there are still people living in houses where the first floor was destroyed, and there are still many living in evacuation centers, with nowhere to go...
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Written by Kent Muhling
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Created on 21 April 2011
by Kent Muhling
On the road again! missionary colleague Erik Boehme and I left a couple hours ago, heading back up to the Tohoku region of Japan for another week of disaster volunteer service. Erik bought a roof rack for his car so we could carry a bit more supplies (though still not as much as that minivan I hope to buy!). We asked friends for donations, bought more ourselves - clothes, diapers, and food, mostly - loaded up this morning and, after praying together with our families, headed out. This trip is just two of us, Erik Boehme and myself. We'll be joining ...
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Written by Kent Muhling
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Created on 20 April 2011
by Kent Muhling
Now that I've had some time to reflect on my first trip to Touhoku, the north part of Japan that got devastated by the tsunami in March, I wanted to share some of my thoughts:
Reflection
1) First, I felt like God was confirming to me the way He made me and the kind of ministry He has suited me for. I really felt in my own element up there. What I mean is, I am not naturally a good organizer, I can grow bored with routine, etc. but I do respond well in crisis situations, when unexpected problems arise or situations suddenly change. As a volunteer relief worker, every day was different. Each day found us going to different places, meeting with different people, facing different challenges, etc. Didn't know...
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