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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … More Do you struggle to make disciples?
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 … 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 … 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 … More Multiply Webcasts available for 25 more days
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 & … 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).