Paul Iwanaga

Paul grew up in Chicago and moved to Oklahoma as a teenager with his parents. He attended Oklahoma State University and graduated with a double major in Finance and Commercial Bank Management with minors in Accounting, Economics, and International Business. His first job was in Houston, Texas at Koch Industries (the 2nd largest privately held company in the United States). He returned to Oklahoma and worked for Bank of Oklahoma to help his parents after they had a terrible car accident. Eventually, he left the corporate world to teach high school students in Broken Arrow because he felt God leading him to make this drastic change. After many years as a teacher, God called him on the mission field where he met his wife Stephanie. A detailed version of this story can be found at www.pauliwanaga.theworldrace.org/?filename=bio.

Paul began pursuing a real estate career in 2017, but didn’t start actively working in the industry until 2018. He always had a desire to work in the real estate world, to help people, and to have a career that could help him and his wife pursue their Kingdom Dream.

Paul and his wife Stephanie would like to be able to do missions in SE Asia for a few weeks every year. They also have a heart for helping other missionaries pursue their calling. Eventually, their goal is to start a coffee/smoothie business in SE Asia with a hostel connected to the business so missionaries can work 10-20 hours a week in exchange for a free place to stay, free food, free basic necessities, and a loving community. Having worked for a missions organization for many years, both of them have seen and experienced the top two struggles missionaries face. Those struggles include a lack of community and financial support. Therefore, this type of setup would allow missionaries to live in a loving community without having to fundraise for living expenses and still being able to volunteer 20-30 hours a week at a nonprofit of their choice.

If you are reading this bio, Paul and Stephanie would love your prayerful support. In addition, if you can think of anyone who are looking to buy or sell a house, Paul would be honored if you would help connect him to these people.