Thank you so much for your interest. What a blessing!

There are two ways you can support us: through prayer and financially.

I'm so excited to share with you all that God is already doing and will continue to do in this mission and calling. During my year as a missionary in Leeds, England, I learned and grew more than in many previous years and saw how the Lord gave meaning to the lives of many international students. In the same way, I want to keep you informed so you can join me in prayer.

To receive monthly updates and prayer requests, please enter your email address here. In addition to receiving the information by email, you can always find it here on the website in the "Monthly News" section. However, there may be additional details that are only sent via email.

Support in Prayer

Support Economically

When can you start providing financial support? Right now! Although the trip is in July (depends on how fast support is raised), there are many initial expenses such as airfare, visa fees, insurance, initial deposits, and other costs that require a significant amount of money. Any extra funds will be saved for the future. More details later: Fund Management and Accountability.

All funds for this mission trip must be raised by me personally; there is no salary or similar payment. That is why I am asking for your financial support, which I greatly appreciate. Thank you to the churches and individuals who have expressed their interest in supporting me in this mission.

As recommended by Reaching Japan, who understand the economic realities of living in Nagoya, Japan, I have decided to raise $2,100 per month and $16,100 for set up costs. This amount may change in the future. The reasons for these amounts are explained later in the Fund Management and Accountability section.

IMPORTANT! Monthly contributions are much preferred because having a stable income makes the mission much easier and allows me to think long-term. I would greatly appreciate it if you could make monthly contributions! However, one-time donations are also welcome.

     Raised:

• Monthly Goal: $832/month

• Initial Costs Goal: $2777

  *Please refer to the figures published here. The figures shown on GoFundMe only reflect donations made through that platform.

How to donate:

IMPORTANT! After making your payment, please fill out this form (to the right, or below if you are using a mobile phone):

Monthly donations:

   If you are outside of Ecuador, the UK or Panama:

• Please donate via PayPal on this page: PagosPaypal (Please don't forget to fill out the form on this page).

  If you are unable to donate via PayPal, you can use GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/e7914c4de (Once you click "Donate," choose the option to donate monthly).

   If you are in Ecuador:

• If you have an account with Produbanco (required for monthly donations). If not the case please use the Paypal or GoFundMe given in the option right above. 

• Produbanco

• Type: Nacional Savings Account

• Account Number: 12766091266

• Name: JUAN ESTEBAN VASQUEZ MARIN

• RUC/ID: 1751968759

• Email: VASQUEZJUANESTEBAN1@GMAIL.COM

• Cellphone: 0987774776

• Message (if possible): J4J (Your first and last name OR organization)

• *Please use the scheduled transfers section to have your payment made automatically each month.

   If you are in the UK:

• Account: 52308068

• Sort Code: 77-14-07

• Please configure the transaction to repeat monthly.

• Message (if possible): J4J (Your first and last name OR organization)

   If you are in Panama:

• Banco General

• Savings Account

• 04-34-97-825999-8

• Juan Esteban Vásquez

• Message (if possible): J4J (Your first and last name OR organization)

• *Please use the scheduled transfers section to have your payment made automatically each month.

One-time donations:

  If you are outside of Ecuador, the UK or Panama:

• Please donate in GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/e7914c4de

     

   If you are in Ecuador:

• Produbanco

• Type: Nacional Savings Account

• Account Number: 12766091266

• Name: JUAN ESTEBAN VASQUEZ MARIN

• RUC/ID: 1751968759

• Email: VASQUEZJUANESTEBAN1@GMAIL.COM

• Cellphone: 0987774776

• Message (if possible): J4J (Your first and last name OR organization)

• Banco Guayaquil

• Savings Account

• Account: 0013832175

• Juan Esteban Vásquez

• ID: 1751968759

• vasquezjuanesteban1@gmail.com

• Message (if possible): J4J (Your first and last name OR organization)

   If you are in the UK:

• Account: 52308068

• Sort Code: 77-14-07

• Please configure the transaction to repeat monthly.

• Message (if possible): J4J (Your first and last name OR organization)

   If you are in Panama:

• Banco General

• Savings Account

• 04-34-97-825999-8

• Juan Esteban Vásquez

• Message (if possible): J4J (Your first and last name OR organization)

How to cancel monthly donations: If you need to cancel your monthly donation, there is no problem. You can do so from your account. Please send me an email to let me know (vasquezjuanesteban1@gmail.com). If you have any problems canceling the monthly donation, please contact me.

After making any payment, please fill out this form:

I want to be completely transparent about the management of funds with Reaching Japan, Ievi (my church in Ecuador), and all my donors. Therefore, I commit to providing accountability through this website and via email. For now, there are many expenses and needs yet to be defined, so I will be posting precise data in the coming months.

Why $2100 per month and $16100 for set up costs: These tables show a breakdown of costs (below on phone). A conversion rate of 143 Yen = $1 was used (10% margin, 159Yen=1$ as of April, 2026), as recommended by Reaching Japan, as a precaution due to recent significant fluctuations in the value of the Yen.

Extra Funds: Any extra funds will be reported, and their use will be communicated. Their use will be discussed with Reaching Japan. These funds may be used as savings for my future salary, invested in the ministry, or simply result in me requesting less funding from my donors.

Salary: From the donations, I will receive a fair salary, the amount of which will be determined with Reaching Japan in the coming months. It is possible that I will seek a part-time job for a few hours a week; in this case, my missionary salary will be reduced proportionally according to the number of hours worked at my part-time job in Japan. The possibility of receiving assistance from the church, such as being provided with housing, has also been discussed. In that case, I would not need to pay rent, and this would also reduce my salary proportionally. Finally, the cost of the Japanese language academy will not be deducted from my salary.

Income and Expenses: Monthly income and expenses will begin to be published in the coming months.

Fund management and accountability.