Would you like to pray for Japan, but don’t know how or what to pray for? The following is a list of common prayer requests for the nation of Japan.
1. Pray that the gospel will spread. Right now, the percentage of Protestant Christians in Japan is estimated to be 0.44%. Japan is classified as an unreached people group. Pray that God will work by his Spirit to bring an awakening to Japan.
2. Pray for the Japanese. Speaking broadly, the Japanese lifestyle is source of great stress for many of the Japanese. Students must study and work very hard to pass entrance examinations for their schools. Many businessmen work very long hours, coming home late at night or even after several days. This is also, of course, a stress on families. The suicide rate in Japan is likewise very high. Pray for the many Japanese who are having difficulty living in this type of environment.
3. Pray for Japanese Christians. It is common for Japanese Christians to feel as though they are outsiders or alienated from their culture. Pray for these Christians, especially that their churches would give them the fellowship they need and that they can fearlessly live Christian lives in Japan.
4. Pray for Japanese Churches. Pray that Japanese churches will experience growth and that the Holy Spirit will give them revival. Pray that they will be bold in their faith and that God will provide a new generation of Christian leaders.
Prayer Requests
1) Success in continual rescue effort and quick relief for the people in the tsunami stricken areas (especially north eastern Japan).
2) The whole Eastern Japan is shaking both physically and emotionally. The original earthquake is triggering other (large) earthquakes in various areas in Eastern Japan. We need peace of mind, courage, strength.
3) There has been chaos. In most grocery stores, all sorts of basic food is out of stock: rice, water, bread, milk, etc. Gas stations are out of gas as well. The trains are not running normally. Please pray for quick recovery of order.
4) Stability in the nuclear plants and prevention of the spread of radiation; 5) God may use this time to turn people to Himself. This is a very surreal experience. I’ve never felt this unsafe in this country. Your prayer is much much appreciated! Thank you!
Fellowship of Christian Athletes Japan
1. That God would continue to provide for His ministry as He has already done in 2012. That He would stir people's hearts to give (Hag. 1:14; Phil. 4:10-20) and that I would have wisdom and the right words and spirit (Dan. 2:14; Neh. 2:4-5) in appealing to potential donors.2. That God would provide a sponsor for a visa to stay and serve in Japan long term. Since FCA is not established in Japan and I will be the first FCA staff member in Japan, we need an established ministry, church, or other organization to sponsor me for a visa to stay long term.3. That God would continue mold me into the man He would have me to be to be His hands and feet to the people of Japan.4. That God would make Himself known and that He would be glorified in Japan. That Japanese people everywhere would come to know Jesus as Savior and Lord.5. That "His Kingdom come and His will be done" through the ministry of FCA Japan. That it would be His ministry.6. That God would continue to bless and use Matt Murton and other Christian baseball players in Japan. That God would use www.murtonbaseball.com as a powerful tool to reveal Himself to the Japanese baseball fans.*For more current and specific prayer requests, follow the FCA Japan Prayer Feed on Twitter at@FCAJapanPRAY**Click here to download my prayer card (front and back). If you would like me to mail you one please contact me at wthompson@fca.org.
Japan Evangelical Association
Prayer Requests:
(1) Christ’s love and hope will touch those affected people who are suffering from 3.11 Disaster. Also many care-givers and disaster chaplains will be trained and will protect relief workers from burn-outs.
(2) For churches, relief organizations and regional networks to be able to continue relief ministries – especially for provision of staff and funds, as well as establishing sustainable framework for those relief ministries.
(3) For Japanese Christians and churches to continue to pray for and engage in recovery of churches and people’s lives in the disaster stricken Tohoku area, especially for churches in Fukushima that are struggling with radioactive contamination.
(4) For harmonious collaboration among different church groups and organizations, as well as unity among existing churches and new churches to reach out and witness Christ’s love to their local communities.
(5) For churches in Japan outside of devastated areas to reconsider their engagement to local communities as they prepare for the next disaster, so that they would be ready to share Christ’s love at the time of disaster, which in turn paves the way for a revival across the nation of Japan.
