OTM 2023 Is Ramping Up Again!

We are so excited to start up our summer mission trip to Japan again! Our last trip with coaches and translators from the US was in 2019. These last four years have been difficult without a full team of coaches and translators. However, with God’s grace we were able to have basketball training in Irvine, Ca in 2020 even though most gyms and courts were closed due to the pandemic. In the summers of 2021 and 2022, Coach Mike and his family (Yuko, Yuuki, and Maki) were able to host basketball camps with most of the schools, programs, and club teams that we previously have. We are thankful for those that were able to help as administrators, volunteers, coaches, translators, and media in the last two years such as Yuko, Grace, Jondy, Gilbert, Rie, Keisuke, Erina, Kozue, Toru, Isaih, Jason, Aki, Kumi, Ryo, Seito, Kaiyu, HIroko, Kobayshi-Sensei, Mari-Sensei, Ikeda-Sensei, and of course Jeremiah.

OTM 2023 Trip Details

  • Tentative dates: July 28-August 13

  • Cost: Flight + $1500 (Usually around $2200-2500)

    • Includes OTM gear, food, hotel/Airbnb, transportation, and other trip costs

    • Flights will be purchased by each individual (usually around $700-1000)

    • All donations + flights will be tax-deductible (flight costs will be reimbursed once fundraising is complete ($1500 + cost of flight)

  • Fundraising: Each individual will fundraise $1500 to pay for the aforementioned costs. individuals may fundraise for flights and will be reimbursed upon completing fundraising. all donations and flights are tax-deductible.

  • itinerary: camps in Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagano, and Shizuoka. daily devotionals. Building Relationships. Attend local church events. play basketball with locals. visit local sites. Tokyo sightseeing.

  • Two possible trips:

    • July 21-July 30 (one week)>[unconfirmed]

    • July 28-August 13 (two weeks)

Want to join OTM? Please fill out an application here: OTM 2023 Application

We are looking for bring coaches, translators, and a social media staff. Please apply if you have experience in organizational basketball (coaching or playing), are fluent in conversational Japanese, and if you have experience in posting for social media business accounts. The most important part is that you are responsible, can have fun, and enjoy encouraging others!

Michael Acuna