JCL is striving to make a significant difference in the advance of the gospel amongst Japanese people. There are many ways we seek to do this, including working to plant new churches, seeking to encourage personal evangelism to individuals, using Gospel Music to touch the hearts of many and befriending students who are doing courses of study abroad. Here are a few examples, to whet your appetite.
JCL Network Partners Heidi and Dave Skipper are both working in the field of music in Japan. Heidi leads and manages work with Gospel Choirs, which are very popular in Japan. Read more
Through the work of JCL we are seeing people come to new life in Jesus Christ. One of these is Junpei Morimoto who was baptised at South London Japanese Church by JCL Mission Pastor Katsutoshi Shimizu. Read more
South London Japanese Church was planted by Pastor Katsutoshi Shimizu and his wife Yukiko in April 2018. It has been exciting to hear about how the Lord has been calling Japanese to himself through this young and dynamic new church! Read more
Anna Moriya became a Christian during a time of study abroad at Exeter in the UK. She shares how she came to meet the Lord Jesus and to know and trust him, with the help of friends she met while at Exeter. Read more
Maho became a Christian after meeting the Lord Jesus while studying in Oxford and then Edinburgh. The patient witness of JCL Mission Partners Yuko and Richard Brash played a large role in her decision to follow the Lord Jesus. Read more
There are around 3,000 Japanese students studying in UK universities in most years, plus many others in colleges and other educational establishments. Meeting with them is a fantastic opportunity for us to share the reason for the hope which we have. Read more