Dearest Ministry Support Family: Today is a BIG ministry day & we are desperate for your prayers: Rachel is traveling w Lucy to her hometown of Asahikawa to spend the day with her childhood friend, Megu. Rachel’s primary goal is to open up her Bible and plead with Megu to believe in Jesus. Rachel has shared … More BIG Prayer Needs Today in Japan…
1) Think of someone in your life who does not follow Jesus (this is your mission field). 2) Pray for them. (this is your power)3) Pray for an opportunity to share the gospel with them + invite them to study the Bible.4) Put yourself in a position to obey.5) Obey.6) Teach someone else to do the … More simple steps to disciple-making
Urgent Prayer Need: It’s us…again. We can’t make this stuff up. As I (Troy) was typing the previous post, our friend from the local grocery (Sugai-san) just stopped by unexpectedly to give us food she prepared for us. This is unusual to stop by in the morning unannounced & stay so we see this as … More Urgent: Pray for Sugai-san who just dropped in.
Dearest Ministry Support Family: Its me again. As we continue to rejoice in Christ for His work in and through Aya, we also want to request that you join us in praying for Hitomi, another mom from Tessa’s Kindergarten. Rachel will be meeting with Hitomi today to discuss the gospel from the Bible at 10pm … More Pray for Hitomi…that the gospel seed would bear multiplying fruit.
Dearest Ministry Support Family: Hallelujah from Japan! We are very excited to report that after 5 months of personal pursuit, multiple gospel conversations and (more recently) 4 discovery Bible Study lessons with Rachel, Aya repented of her sin and believed in Jesus today. This 35-year-old single mom from Tessa’s Kindergarten was rejoicing with tears that her … More Praise God! Aya believed in Jesus!
Encouraging & insightful thoughts from a wise friend in South Florida. Jenny is the mom of Braden & Brock’s (my nephews) best friends & the wife of their senior pastor. She shares some great insights for Christians for a radical experience she had with 5 teenage Christians.
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!
Coopers On A Mission 