Lauren grew up in Sedgwick, KS and started attending Riverlawn with her family in middle school. Caleb grew up in St. Louis, Indianapolis, and then his family landed in Warwick, RI. Both Lauren and Caleb decided to attend Ozark Christian College to pursue ministry, which is where they met. They were married in March of 2022 and wanted to combine their passions of working with unreached people groups and urban church planting thus leading them to Mustard Seed Network (MSN) in Japan. They are going with MSN to be a part of planting churches in a country where 1% of people are Christian and many have never heard the name of Jesus, been to a church, or heard the gospel. Please pray for the 99% of Japanese people who have yet to hear the gospel, and pray for the Lankford's as they seek to carry the Lord's love and truth with them.