Cody and Leah Meuer

OUR STORY

Missions has always been a big part of our lives. We both began taking short-term trips nationally and internationally when we were teenagers.

We met after Leah returned from a two year mission term in Russia; both of us had a desire to live overseas, spreading the gospel and discipling others. Even when we were dating, Leah’s number one marriage “requirement” was that I wanted to do long-term missions too.

After getting married, we started a family while I finished my college degree. We kept wondering when and where the Lord would send us, so we started to pray about a specific location. Japan was immediately placed before us, and we have been working to go ever since.

In early 2023, we were pushed to go sooner than later. We took a trip to Japan in April 2024 and found that the Lord is leading us to start our ministry in Gifu City, Japan.

OUR MINISTRY

Before Leah and I got married, we both worked with unreached people groups (less than 2% Christians). We feel strongly about serving where there is the greatest need. Japan is the second largest unreached people group in the world with only 0.5% evangelical Christians.

Within Japan, Gifu Prefecture is one of the most unreached. Gifu City is the capital of the prefecture and has a population of around 400,000. During our trip in April 2024, we visited Gifu and the Fisher family. We have been talking with the Fishers since late 2023 and immediately felt that Gifu is where we are meant to be.

Our goal is to plant a church in the Nagara neighborhood with the Fisher family. But, when we get to Japan, our first step will be to learn Japanese. It will take two to three years before we are proficient enough to be heavily involved in ministry.

As we learn the language, we will slowly do more community outreach through school activities and outreach events. We will also begin discipling new believers so that they can begin sharing and discipling too.

PARTNER WITH US

Pray For Gifu

Below are two specific prayer needs that you can pray for.

• That there would be a healthy church in every community in Gifu Prefecture

• That God would send/raise up more ministry workers for Gifu Prefecture

Join Our Newsletter

Keep up to date with what we have been doing by signing up to our monthly newsletter. You will receive updates with family and ministry stories and pictures too.

https://meuermissions.com/newsletters/

Join Our Prayer Team

Our prayer team receives more regular and detailed updates than our newsletter. The focus is on prayer needs for our family, our ministry, and Japan in general.

https://meuermissions.com/pray/

Give to Projects

We currently have enough support for our monthly salary, but there are always projects going on. The following is a list of some projects your gifts will go towards:

• Language Learning Resources (books, dictionaries, and non-recurring language expenses)

• Community Service Projects (any non-recurring expenses related to serving our community)

Give online here or if you prefer to give by check, make the check out to “JEMS” and write our name on the memo line. Mail the check to P.O. Box 86047, Los Angeles, CA 90086-0047. If you have any questions please call the JEMS office at 213-613-0022 or email Cody and Leah.