We are a family on mission who are passionate about the glory of Jesus Christ & are serving as missionaries to reach lostness in every people and place with the gospel by multiplying healthy disciples, churches & leaders.
A new Bible study is available for Christians who would like to lead a non-Christian through a simple, 8-lesson study of the Bible. Pastor Gary Stump of Onward Church (Fishers, IN) wanted to provide a resource that would allow believers to take non-Christians through an entire survey of the Bible in 8 lessons. This easy to … More Study the Entire Bible with a Non-Christian in 8 Lessons
Dearest Ministry Support Family: We have 6.5 weeks of life and ministry in Japan until our June 1 return to Indianapolis, USA. We are so thankful for this incredible missions experience and are excited to finish these remaining 44 days strong for God’s glory! As we near the finish line of our year in Japan, the Lord … More Continued Prayer for Next Steps in Ministry
6.5 weeks remaining 5.5 million on Hokkaido Island 1.9 million in Sapporo-city, Japan 99.8% do not (yet) know Jesus 1 amazing gospel to proclaim! Please pray we finish strong for God’s glory.
After 2 months of studying the Bible with Hiraku (left, 17) and Seiya (right, 14), Seiya’s 8th grade classmate (middle) believed in Jesus and is being discipled by Hiraku & Seiya to reach his friends & family! Pray for his faith to grow and that God will use Him to make new disciplers among the … More Praise God for a new disciple-maker to reach Sapporo, Japan!
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Being a missionary in Japan who does not have access to The History Channel, I know little about The Bible Mini-Series currently airing but have seen lots of people commenting on it via social media. I am not at all inviting a discussion or debate from Christians on the series. As I stated already, geography keeps … More Have you seen “The Bible” Mini-Series on The History Channel?
Dearest Ministry Support Family: It is finally here! Rachel & I (Troy) are flying out this afternoon for a week of training at a missionary leadership summit in Taichung, Taiwan. We are really looking forward to the time away together to receive training, build relationships with other missionaries and gain some wisdom for our next … More Prayer Need: Feb 11-17 | Missionary Leadership Summit in Taiwan
The Lord continues to encourage our family as we grow in Him and are seeing Him produce the fruit of new disciples in Sapporo. This past week, a 26-year-old nurse named Outa-san believed in Jesus (pronounced “Oh-tah-sahn.” “San” is an honorific title for an adult like “Miss” or “Mrs.” Think Daniel-san in Karate Kid). A woman in the … More Kayo made a new disciple at work!
Global missions & personal ministry simplified: “Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!” (Psalm 96:3) This is what we Christians exist to do. To whom will you declare His marvelous works today?
Every week the Japanese believers of Grace Church Sapporo distribute thousands of gospel flyers to households (“posting”) or to people on the street (“haifu”). Our family loves to participate in this outreach to the community while also enjoying fellowship together with believers as we do side-by-side ministry. This month the front of the flyer invites … More Inviting Households in Sapporo, Japan to Study the Bible
Coopers On A Mission 