Jonte Crawford
2nd Year Missionary
Hello world! I'm from Bakersfield, California. I liked being in CIGYM so much last year, I came back for my second year! I want to delve deeper into feeling true joy with God and living for the sake of others. I want to discover true joy for myself so I can be excited to give back to God throughout the rest of my life.
Rena Saito
2nd Year Missionary
Hello! I’m a 20 year old happy human! I am from Honolulu, Hawaii, and I’m a second year on this CIGYM program. The reason why I am here is because I want to spread God’s love and truth to the world! Through my passion of media, I want to help our Heavenly Parent! !
Seokjun Ha
2nd Year Missionary
Hello, my name is SeokJun (SUK-JOON). I am 20 years old, and from the state of Minnesota! I decided to devote a year as a CIGYM participant because I wanted to allow God to be a part of my own lifestyle, as well as for others. I want to become God’s heavenly soldier, and reciprocate His love for everyone!
Asami Maruyama
1st Year Missionary
Hey, my name is Asami Maruyama. I’m 20 years old and straight out of New Jersey. I’ve been blessed to be raised by my amazing parents and God, who have all loved and guided me for my entire life. They have all given me strength and courage, and I can’t just keep these blessings to myself. So I am here to become a leader that can inspire others to recognize that with God, we do have the ability to make a positive change to the world.
Calissa Quilates
1st Year Missionary
I’m from the Bay Area, California. God’s word gave me life and taught me true love. To express my gratitude, I am here to share God’s love and word.
Lisa Regidor
1st Year Missionary
Hello! I am 20 years old from Queens, New York! I am becoming a CIG missionary because I want to share the blessings I have received in my life to other people and help them lead more happier, fulfilling lives. I want to contribute towards creating one unified world under God by expanding my heart to love others more deeply, as my brothers and sisters!
Hideaki Nagayama
1st Year Missionary
Hello! I’m from Oregon, 20 years old! The reason why I did CIG Missionary was to bring others to joy and the joy to give back to God and build a relationship with God!
HongKook Matsunaga
1st Year Missionary
Hello! My name is Hong-Kook Hirokuni Matsunaga and I’m from the good ol’ state of Alabama! The reason I chose to become a CIG Missionary was to have and instill in others a living, breathing relationship with God.
Josh LaRue
1st Year Missionary
Hi, I’m from Chicago, IL. I joined CIG this year to grow my faith and understanding of God through the principles He has given to me and see and practice them in my day to day life. I want to develop strong conviction and pride in my faith and identity so I am confident to share them with others not just with my words but through the lifestyle I live.
Terushi Nakaza
1st Year Missionary
Hi, I’m from Indianapolis, Indiana. I decided to join CIG missionary because I feel called to share the message and love of God. I have been blessed to find my true direction in life. Amidst all the chaos and confusion, God reached out to me and simply poured love into me and gave me a new sense of happiness., and I feel it is my responsibility to reach out to the many lost people and connect them back to our Heavenly Parent.
Willus Namowicz
1st Year Missionary
I'm from the Pure State of Michigan. My reason for becoming a Missionary is that, I want to grow my heart as a child by recognizing God's love for our Brother's and Sisters around the world.
Yoshiro Watanabe
1st Year Missionary
Akifumi Takami
1st Year Missionary
Hello! I am 19 years old from the Rainbow State of Hawaii! The reason why I am here on CIGYM program is so that I can deepen my relationship with God and truly learn to love others by growing my character traits of discipline and patience.
Bryan Lakin
1st Year Missionary
I’m from Torrance, California. I’m in CIG because I want to grow my relationship with God. Last year, I also realized how much God gave to me, so I want to be able to give back to Him as well. I also want to be able to share this love to His children.
Christopher Baac
1st Year Missionary
I’m 19, from Elk Grove Village, Illinois. I’m dedicating this year as a CIG Missionary to further expand a God-centered culture of heart and true love wherever I go.
David Mosqueira
1st Year Missionary
Hi! I’m from Peekskill, New York. I’m 20 years old and a first year on CIGYM. I came to this program because I wanted to grow my faith. I felt that I still have so much to grow in myself and this program was the prefect place to do so.
Emiri Ohki
1st Year Missionary
Hi! I am from Seattle, Washington. I am 19 years old and a first year on the CIGYM program. I am here on this program because I feel really called by God and want to give hope by spreading His love to people in the world. I also really want to invest into my internal growth for the sake of others.
Hironori Iwamoto
1st Year Missionary
Hello! I am 19 years old, and I am from Indianapolis, Indiana. The reason why I chose to be a CIGM is because I want to share the blessings I had received with God. I want to grow my heart, so I can love my brothers and sisters more deeply.
Jared Bouachri
1st Year Missionary
Hello, I’m from Orange County New York. I am extremely excited to be part of the CIGYM program this year. I have decided to dedicate this year to deepen my faith and learn to share it with other people. I have received a lot of blessings in my life from God and I’m grateful for this opportunity where I can share his blessings with others.
Jerry Olson
1st Year Missionary
Howdy! I was born and raised in Dallas, Texas and I couldn’t be a happier Texan! I’m a 1st year missionary and the reason I’m here is because I want to testify not only the truth but the transformation and love that is waiting to be given by our Heavenly Parent! I adore fellowship and true relationships and through that, I know we can introduce not just our love alone but the love of God, our Heavenly Parent!
Masami Kageyama
1st Year Missionary
Hello! I am 23 years old, and I am from Kodiak, Alaska! I chose to attend the CIGYM program because I want to share the blessings I’ve received from God, and expand my heart to love and embrace all of His people. I believe the world and God needs such willing people. Thanks for reading!
Mika Uokawa
1st Year Missionary
Hi! I’m from the Big Apple (New York City). I am taking this opportunity to further deepen my faith through becoming a CIGYM in order to implement good practices for my life back at home. Whether it is through growing my heart to love or going back to gratitude, I am going to spread God’s love! I want to become someone that God can use as His Vessel!
Nayumi Otsuru
1st Year Missionary
Hello everyone!! I’m a 19 year old from the nice, dry desert of Phoeniz, Arizona! I decided to join the CIG mission this year in order to deepen my own faith and relationship with God and sharing the love I have received to all the people I meet!!
Piero Balbin
1st Year Missionary
Hola! My name is Piero Balbin!!
I’m an Argentinian and Peruvian brother from Seattle Washington. The reason I’m doing CIG is because I want to help learn how to guide myself to a deeper living relationship with God, and guide others to God!!
Sean Seida
1st Year Missionary
Hello, I am from Hayward, California!!! I decided to dedicate another year of being a CIG Missionary because I want to become on how to expand to be the best Role Model, Example and Leader for others and learning how to expand more of God’s Gratitude and the Love he has for everyone across the world ! I want to make a difference to love my brothers and sisters even more and grow myself to change honestly and bring victory centering upon the desire that God has for the World !
Sean Warden
1st Year Missionary
Hello! I am 18 years old and from New York City. I hope to help others discover the importance of family, love, and God. God needs US to bring His children back to Him!
Semoon Nakama
1st Year Missionary
Hi! I'm 20 years old from Honolulu, Hawaii. I chose to become a missionary because I want to share God's love and be a filial son who can make our Heavenly Parent proud by practicing living for the sake of others, standing with integrity, and sharing that we are one global family! This is my year to grow my heart to love and embrace all of God's children!
Soonja Konno
1st Year Missionary
Helloo~!! I come from Chicago, and I am a first year CIG member. I decided to join this missionary program in order to spread awareness of God’s reality and humanity’s reality. I believe that the youth need to step up in order to better this world and bring peace once and for all.
Sunhwa Schlaepfer
1st Year Missionary
Hi! I’m 19 and I’m from Bay Area, California. I was called to become a CIG missionary this year to share God’s true love with the people and help them cultivate their own parent child relationship with God
Takuya Ogasawara
1st Year Missionary
Hello everybody! I’m a 19 year old from Los Angeles, CA who loves to play volleyball. This is my first year as a Cheon Il Guk Missionary and the reason I joined is because I want to share the blessings that I’ve received over my life with others. I’m striving towards the motto of “Live for the sake of others(LFSO)” to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Toshio Barber
1st Year Missionary
Hey! I’m 18 years old, from Tarrytown, New York. I chose to join the CIGYM program in order to learn how to give true love and how to create and sustain a lifestyle centered on God. Sharing the love I receive from God is one small step I can take to make Him proud!
Yumi Suina
1st Year Missionary
Hi~ I am from Dallas, Texas! I decided to join CIGYM because I want to show my gratitude for God by strengthening my faith and by growing my capacity to love and to share with his children, for the sake of his vision and ideal!
Yuuki Homma
1st Year Missionary
Hello! It’s Yuuki Homma here from South Pasadena, California! This will be my first year as Cheon il Guk missionary. The reason I am here is because I want to share God’s love to the people around me and strengthen my relationship with God. I hope to live a lifestyle where I strive to share love and compassion to others.