ASIA PACIFIC - Jean Johnson

God maneuvered my life as that of a photographer who maneuvers the lens of the camera zooming in on the target. In other words, God led me on a step by step journey until he prepared me to live and work among a people's group know as the Khmer (Cambodian). He exposed me to the existence of such a people's group in high school. The plight of the Killing Fields sent 2-3 million Cambodians to their death and thousands more to refugee camps in Thailand. Those Cambodian refugees that were blessed enough to be sponsored, found a home in various countries.

I began to wonder about life beyond America, as many Cambodian refugees attended my high school.

This began God's guidance and forming of my life in regards to missions, more specially Cambodia. God arranged 10 years of relationships and ministry for me among the Cambodians of St. Paul/Minneapolis. The journey continued over in the actual country of Cambodia. Presently, I am entering my 8th year of life and ministry in Cambodia. My ultimate ministry goal can be summed up in these words: "to equip local Cambodian church planters to  plant churches among their own people and build the capacity of national churches to reproduce churches".