hi friends and family!
We are so glad you are here! If you don't already know, we are the McKisic's, full time missionaries in Tokyo Japan. Specifically we live in the nation’s capital, and the most populated city in the world with 38 million people living within 240 sq miles. This is the equivalent of the entire population of California living in a city the size of Jacksonville, Florida!! For the last decade we have talked about moving to Japan to share the gospel and expand God’s kingdom. Although the nation appears to be doing well (when considering the technology, entertainment, and trade that comes out of it), spiritually, they are one of the least reached people for Jesus. Though the statistics are hard to say what the actual percentage of born-again Christians is, the typical stat is “less than 1%”. This, however, includes faiths that Japan considers similar (i.e. Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Seventh Day Adventist, etc.). This nation needs Jesus desperately! The spiritual lack and desperation is reflecting in the families and economy of the nation. Young people are leaving to find more hope, the elderly are left to fend for themselves, families are breaking apart, children are being orphaned, suicide is a literal epidemic, and the population is declining faster than any other nation on earth. We will say it again, Japan needs Jesus!

As we mentioned before, we have talked and dreamt about Japan for the last ten years. After years of talking about it, we decided to give God our unified yes. From that point, in the summer of 2019, God began opening doors for us to go. Before this we had so many “valid” reasons to delay our move. Two pregnancies, college, lack of finances, inability to speak the language. But, ultimately, we were afraid. Afraid of losing opportunity for our kids. Afraid of failing. Afraid that people would think we were foolish and would not support us. Afraid that we were wrong. Well, we aren’t wrong. Jesus has called our family to love on the Japanese people, and  now that we are in Japan we will do so radically! 

Our plan is simple. Love God, Love our neighbors, and make disciples! In addition we are going to learn the language and culture, invite in our neighbors for meals around the table, and grow with our team, while saying yes to every person and situation He asks of us. Some hopes we have are to see Japanese come to know Jesus and to draw attention to this amazing nation that needs our prayer and time.

We are asking God for the grace and power to do this ministry, and even greater opportunities and results than we can imagine. We are asking YOU to pray for us and to consider supporting us in this ministry. If you want to go deeper in prayer with us you can do so by adding your name and email to our prayer team form at the bottom of this page.

Financially, we are asking for either an annual or monthly gift. If you feel led to partner with us we have two options - a tax-deductible gift through Iris Global or direct donation to our Paypal account. Both have the ability to receive one time or ongoing support. Our family mission is to follow God at any costs and live a lifestyle of generosity and hospitality. We want to always be ready and willing to say yes. We would be honored to have you on our team and running after this call together. You can see both our current needs below along with links to give.

We are so incredibly grateful to have you here with us following along our journey and supporting our family. If you'd like to continue to receive personal emails and updates from our family you can do so on our connect page. Thank you for being here. We love you all so much!

- aar and sar (liam, ella, and remi)
Ways to Partner.

01 MONTHLY TEAM

Currently we are $2,500 away from being fully funded on monthly expenses.

We believe that being fully funded will help us be more fruitful in our family and ministry. All monthly gifts go towards living expenses, ministry for hosting, events and outreach, and things we are pursuing with our Iris team. We also want to be able to follow where God is asking us to partner with Him. 


This increased amount will cover the costs of the following:

1. National Health Insurance (a requirement for Japan)

2. Quarterly tax payments (both in the USA and Japan)

3. “shakai hosho”, the Japanese equivalent to Social Security (which we must legally pay as residents)

4. General school expenses

5. Professional language study

6. Annual car tax and “shakken” (the Japanese equivalent of an emissions test)

7. Greater capacity for hosting Japanese for meals (our primary form of ministry)

8. Creating an account to set aside monthly amounts for travel to the States and ministry needs around the region.

02 PROJECT GIFT

Currently our ministry and family projects are $350,000 away from being fully funded. This includes the following:

1. Purchasing a home** to establish a ministry that can provide*** Religious Visas for future missionaries who might join our team and establishing a place of ministry.

2. Reinforcing the home to the current required standard for the concern of the forecasted earthquake from the Nankai Trough (this is a legal requirement that is estimated to cost between $34,000 to upwards of $137,000, depending on the size and condition of the home)

3. The expense of moving from Tokyo to Uchiko (520 miles)

4. A vehicle that can accommodate a family of 5-7 (we are currently five, but hope to grow)


03 PRAYER SUPPORT

If you feel led please partner in prayer for these needs:

- For the kids adjustment for our move to rural Japan

- God would continue growing and unifying our team and marriage

- Grace to learn the language and culture

- That we would be drawn closer to God daily and that others would come to know God by witnessing our love for Him and one another.

- Housing / Car needs for our US Home Assignment (April-July 2025)

- Provision for moving cost and resettling expenses.


Give.
A direct donation sends your gift directly to our PayPal account for Japan donations.
DO NOT "GIVE" AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE OR WE WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR DONATION, NOR CAN YOU RECEIVE A REFUND.

1. Scroll to the category "Iris Missionary"
2. Click "Select a Missionary..."
3. Select "M725: Aaron M (Japan)"
4. Input amount and (if applicable) check "Repeat Monthly"
5. Click "Give"
6. Email or text us so we can thank you and verify we received it.
A direct donation sends your gift directly to our PayPal account for Japan donations. This is not tax-deductible.
 
OTHER OPTIONS:
CASH APP: $SarahMcKisic
Venmo: @Sarah-McKisic
 DO NOT "GIVE" AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE. WE WILL NOT RECEIVE YOUR DONATION, NOR CAN YOU RECEIVE A REFUND. FOLLOW STEPS BELOW!

1. Scroll to the category "Iris Missionary"
2. Click "Select a Missionary..."
3. Select "M725: Aaron & Sarah M (Tokyo)"
4. Input amount and (if applicable) check "Repeat Monthly"
5. Click "Give"
6. Email or text us so we can thank you and verify we received it.

This is tax-deductible and we receive 100% of what is given.