Dearest Support Family: We have reached the half-way mark of our exciting year of missions in Japan & are continuing to pray through what the next chapter of ministry looks like for the Coopers. We have received much counsel and are currently thinking and praying through the vision of becoming full-time supported missionaries with an organization … More Praying For Next Chapter of Cooper Ministry
My nephew, Braden Olsen (16), used his Christmas vacation to come serve with us among the Japanese in Sapporo, Japan. God is using him mightily to encourage & equip Japanese believers in disciple-making, help them reach out to their lost friends. Short Term Missions not only serves to reach unreached peoples with the gospel, it … More “Call Me Braden” | Japan Mission Trip Anthem
We want to wish all of our friends, family and supporters a very merry Christmas from Sapporo, Japan. This video was originally created for the 12/23 Christmas Eve Eve service at Onward Church in Fishers, IN. It provides an overview of what we’ve seen God do in Hokkaido, Japan over the past 6 months of … More Merry Christmas from Coopers in Japan | December Update
Disclaimer: I am not a writer (if you read this post, you’ll discover that for yourself in the first paragraph). I am a pastor-missionary-trainer-discipler-maker who is passionate for God’s glory will not let my lack of writing skills keep me from communicating what I see God doing around me. Last month my good friend, Jon Mobley … More Attractional event + Missional model? | Jonny Magic Japan Mission Trip Update
Do you struggle to make disciples? Ever wonder why? In this helpful blog post, Nathan Creitz describes some common reasons people struggle and provides some very practical solutions. As you begin to think through what you hope to see God do through you in 2013, why not add “make a disciple” to the list? It … More Do you struggle to make disciples?
http://youtu.be/_YN9azSdxvk We have launched an initiative to begin discovery Bible studies with Japanese people in Sapporo, Japan with the goal of sharing the gospel and discipling new believers to reach their friends and family (multiplication). I (Troy) am leading the “Study The Bible in English” initiative. The believers of Grace Church Sapporo have all been … More Want to study the #1 all-time global best-seller?
http://vimeo.com/54419169?action=share#_=_ Check out this amazing Jonny Magic highlight video from his mission trip w us in Sapporo & Iwamizawa cities on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. He wowed audiences of all ages and opened up opportunties to distribute gospel literature and share the gospel with hundreds! 9 people began discovery Bible studies and 5 people believed … More Jonny Magic Mission in Japan Video
The powerful “Multiply” webcasts about disciple-making with Francis Chan and David Platt are available for free viewing for another 25 days. Click here for the Nov 9 webcast from Birmingham. Click here to view the Nov 11 webcast from San Francisco.
Exciting news!! The “Creation to Christ” story (also known as “C2C”) is now available in Japanese. This project was completed by the Grace Church Sapporo translation team (led by Hiraku Sabaki & Nozomi Juday).C2C is a way of clearly presenting the gospel via the redemptive story of the Bible from creation to Christ’s resurrection. Some free, downloadable, … More “Want to hear the Bible in 10 minutes?” | C2C now in Japanese!
Mako (age 15, L in photo) is faithful to pursue her school friends with the gospel of Jesus Christ. Last weekend 2 of her friends (pictured) believed in Jesus & are now being discipled. Praise God! Please pray for their faith to grow as they will most likely be rejected by their families and classmates. Most importantly, pray they can clearly proclaim the gospel with clarity to their friends/family before being cut off and rejected (common cost of discipleship in Japan).
Coopers On A Mission 