Who are we?
We are Narayan and Greta Schneider, and we are joining staff with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Osaka Japan! We will be working with the School of Biblical Studies (SBS) in order to provide Bible teaching for the next generation of Christians in Japan.
Our Story:
We met in YWAM and both fell in love with missions and Bible teaching. We got married in March of 2023, and immediately started staff training with YWAM in Lakeside, Montana. Two months later we had to make the emergency decision to pull Narayan’s dad out of his care home and take care of him ourselves, since he could no longer afford the level of care he needed. He was bedridden due to a stroke that paralyzed him on one side. He was living with us until August of 2025, and was then accepted into a skilled nursing facility. During those two years, Narayan was taking care of his Dad while finishing his Bachelors and beginning his Masters in Divinity. Greta was working full-time and studying Japanese. We really feel that God used this time to prepare us for the work He wanted us to do.
Why Japan?
Even though it is a developed country, Japan is the 2nd largest unreached people group in the world (with less than 2% knowing Jesus). Factors such as family expectations, cultural norms, and societal pressure all make Japan a difficult mission field to reach, even with religious freedom.
Our Goal for Ministry:
Our calling is to help bring a deep understanding of the Bible and the beauty of the gospel to Japan. We will be serving in SBS, while also reaching out to our local community with evangelism and discipleship. With Narayan’s Japanese background (He is half Japanese, and lived in Japan for 10 years), we hope to be able to provide Bible teaching and discipleship with a Japanese perspective, in order to reach the unreached of Japan!
How you can help!
In YWAM, none of the missionaries are paid by YWAM, we are each responsible for raising our own financial support. Our goal is to raise $4000 of monthly support by the time we move to Japan in October of 2026. We would love for you to prayerfully consider joining our team of monthly supporters!
Narayan & Greta