Last year, CCV began investing in a church in Japan called Mustard Seed Christian Church. The Kingdom Workers there are hardworking, dedicated, and passionate about seeing their own fellow Japanese come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. 

Here's some information from their most recent update.

"Japan is less than 1% Christian, making it the second largest unreached people group in the world. There are 12 cities in Japan with a population of 1 million people or more. In such a country, it is extremely hard to live as a Christian.

S is the director of children at the church and Y is the director of small groups. Both were born and raised in Osaka, making it their hometown.  'We love this city so much!'

Thank you for supporting us. Please continue to pray for us to be able to do our ministry and boldly share the Gospel.

Even in such a land, God will never be silent. He hears our groaning and petitions in prayer. Mustard Seed Christian Church Osaka had two baptisms in June alone this year, and the church is growing fare more rapidly compared to old traditional churches in Japan. The international settings attract young people and they are more open to foreign ideas. Also the way of Christian living impresses people in every dimension of life. Not only the Osaka plant, we see the same movement in other areas of Japan. We are aiming to plant more churches across Japan so that more people will have chances to hear the gospel."

They want to reach their city they way we are striving to reach Phoenix!

Praise God.