About

Thanks for dropping by to check out the Somers-Harris website. Here you can find out who we are, read our past newsletters, see how you can pray for us, or just find out what this family of six has been up to lately.

British Canadian couple met BEFORE arrival in Japan??!! British dad John and Canadian mom Rhonda arrived in Japan as singles in 1985 to work with Youth With A Mission Japan. John hails from Brighton, England and Holland Road Baptist Church Rhonda (nee McLelland) is from Vancouver, British Columbia and Caribou Road Christian Fellowship. They were married in Vancouver by the pastor of Manoa Valley Church of Honolulu where John attended for 3 years! Where did John and Rhonda meet first??!! Check their page to find out!

Made in Japan?! All four of the kids David, Jonathan, Sarah, and Mary were born in Japan. David and Jonny both attend Trinity Western University in the Vancouver area and the girls homeschool in Japan with Mom and Dad. The boys attended Christian Academy in Japan and the girls take part in the School Support Services program there. In which famous but small town were all the kids born? Read their stories to find out!

One and a half hours by car to church??!! Yes, we would travel even farther to get to Tokyo Baptist Church! The boys and now the girls love Student Ministries at TBC. John and Rhonda help out with SM and Ministry Class where church members find their ministries in the church. Hundreds of Japanese churchmembers???!!! Yes! Check it out!

1/3 of Japan’s population lives in the Tokyo area??!!! Yes. The area’s called Kanto and John directs the Youth With A Mission Japan ministries there, including the Tokyo YWAM base where Discipleship Training School and Ship4Japan ministries are located. Do you know how many people live in Kanto??!!