Called by God, focused at Hope College, honed through Western Theological Seminary, and dispatched by the Reformed Church in America, Gordon (’56) and Evon (Southland, ’57) Laman served as missionaries to Japan for more than four decades.

This year’s 2026 Asian Heritage Month will be celebrated at Hope College by featuring Hope’s Theatre Department’s production of Mia Chung’s play, “You for Me for You,” on Sunday, April 19 at 2 p.m. and on Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the DeWitt Mainstage Theatre on Hope’s campus. The public is invited and admission is free to both performances, but tickets are required to attend as space is limited.

Hope College will host its baccalaureate and commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 10, when the largest graduation class in Hope’s history will gather.