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Japan – Pray for the people in the Kyushu region

Post author By Molly Wall
Post date July 27, 2020

From a Christian living in the Kyushu area On July 4, heavy rains caused flooding in parts of Kyushu, and as of July 20, there were 72 deaths and five missing persons in the region, with the worst damage centered on Kumamoto Prefecture. COVID-19 has complicated relief efforts and limited the number of volunteers outside of […]

Japan – for the local churches

Post author By Molly Wall
Post date July 26, 2020

From a Japanese Christian leader The average age of the pastors in Japan is nearly 70; consequently, churches struggle to maintain their worship services and ministry. While some churches started holding online worship services, others are still closing and waiting to reopen. A great news is that an 82 year-old pastor in Shizuoka prefecture started a Youtube […]

Japan – for freedom from pressures and fears

Post author By Molly Wall
Post date July 25, 2020

From a Japanese Christian leader Pray for the increasing patients of COVID-19 In the last 30 days, the number of daily cases increased from 100 to 980. Tokyo alone has reported 366 cases on July 23, a number that continues to rise exponentially. One pastor in Kanto region (which includes Tokyo) is infected and hospitalized in […]