About the Mission

About the Mission

We are missionaries serving with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA); in the Service and Justice Unit.

The ELCA has partnerships with 80+ companion churches in countries all over the world.

The work of every missionary in the ELCA is guided by the crucial model of Accompaniment.

Accompaniment is defined as walking together in a solidarity that practices interdependence and mutuality. 

https://www.elca.org/our-work/global-mission

Accompaniment is lived out in relationship with global companions. Through relationship, we strive to share God’s love and enact God’s mission together. Accompaniment is practiced through these five crucial tenets.

Sustainably: To ensure local ministries last for a long time, we seek to embed mission in ongoing relationships and communities.

Mutually: All of us have gifts to support God’s mission. There is no mission to, only mission with and among.

Inclusively: We seek to build relationships across boundaries that exclude and divide.

Vulnerably: Just as Jesus became vulnerable to us, we open ourselves to others.

Empowering: We seek to identify and correct imbalances of power, which may mean recognizing and letting go of our own.

—-https://www.elca.org/our-work/global-mission

The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church has had a long partnership with the ELCA; and in particular, the South Carolina Synod. It is through this long partnership with the JELC that Tee and I are being sent to Tokyo Lutheran Church.

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To learn more about the JELC, check out their beautiful website! https://jelc.or.jp/

To learn about South Carolina Synod, click here! https://scsynod.com/news/south-carolina-synod-strengthens-global-ties-with-japan-evangelical-lutheran-church-at-200th-anniversary-assembly/

Our work as missionaries are supported by both individuals and congregations! We’d be deeply honored and delighted to have you join us on this adventure.

Ways to support Tee Family on a Mission:

  • Prayer!! We always, ALWAYS deeply appreciate your prayers for safety, good health, and that God would work through us to share the love, grace, hope, and peace of Jesus.
  • To support us financially:
    • By check: Make payable to “Evangelical Lutheran Church in America” with “GCS2139” in the memo line. Give through your synod office or mail your check to: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Gift Processing Center, P.O. Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22116-8009.
    • By credit or debit card: See elca.org/missionarygiving or call 800-638-3522 and specify “GCS2139.”
    • By automatic monthly bank withdrawal, or to establish a covenant of prayer, communication and support: Contact 800-638-3522, ext. 2820, or globalchurch@elca.org.