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FLIP-SIDE
Experiencing Japan as a visitor can be remarkable because you are on the receiving end of some of the best service in the world. You often find the people are courteous, food tastes great and hospitality is fantastic!
The flip-side to this however, is a work environment and society with some of the highest expectations in the world. Although most Japanese learn to adapt to this way of life after entering the workforce, there are many who can’t handle the pressures of society and shut themselves off from the world.
JM staff have relationships with many Japanese who struggle this way, and they are often drawn to Churches as they find that they are accepted just as they are. Pray with us for deliverance from the lies that keep many in bondage, and wisdom for pastors and missionaries who deal with the complex issues that lie at the root of these problems.
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Praying for you!
We were just praying for the hikikomori in Japan at a church planting conference this week!
Amen! The pressures of society is also trickling all the way down to elementary age children with over 300,000 students not attending school (last reported).
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LONGING FOR EASTER
One mother told us they were not planning to join our Easter event but her child insisted so hard that she changed her mind. Only 5 kids were expected at that event but after inviting their friends, 11 kids showed up!
Deep down, every child longs to experience and hear about the love God has for them.
The Japan Mission team puts on many events throughout Kansai with small groups of students and friends during Easter. They put a lot of work into making it something people genuinely want to come to so they can hear Jesus’s message of love for them.
“Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.””
Matthew 19:14
Thank you for your prayers during this Easter season!
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🙏 Amen
Powerful quote! Biblical command paraphrased!
I am praying for you 💕🙏 in all time's
VIDEO UPDATE
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Wonderful update, Alex, on this blessed Good Friday! ✝️
Awesome to see the growth! Miss yall!
Great to hear what God is doing.
Good Friday to you everyone...
Easter weekend changes everything for us.
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HALLELUJA!
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Amen
Amen 🙏🙏
Amen ✝️
RETURNEES
Japanese often find faith in Christ and thrive while living overseas. But many challenges await them as they return to Japan and face societal opposition, and struggle to find a good Christian community.
Sometimes we receive requests from overseas to help bridge the gap, and connect these Japanese returnees with a spiritual home back in Japan.
Pray with us for these Japanese returnees who have tasted and seen that the Lord is good! That they might find solid community in Japan and continue to grow and shine their light where they are planted.
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FRESH BEGINNINGS
In Japan, April is the beginning of everything!
It means back to school for kids, the start of a new year for companies, and the beginning of so many other things in the daily lives of the Japanese. As the aroma of cherry blossoms fill the air you can sense the new season arriving for 2025.
Pray with us as we also share the fresh beginnings we enjoy in our daily walk with the Lord during this Easter season.
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TIME CAPSULE
6years ago, 7 kindergartners graduated CAYA Kinder and wrote letters to their future selves and their parents as they took their next steps into elementary school.
Last week we gathered all these kids who are now going into junior high to dig up the time capsule, reconnect, and share about their next steps as they begin junior high.
It was truly a moving time reconnecting with the kids and their families…
Please pray with us as these children grow into young adults, and the bonds formed with their families grow deeper. May the Lord truly bless each one.
(Picture taken 2019)
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CAYA KINDER OUTREACH:
Last week we had our CAYA (Come As You Are) Kinder graduation celebration! We had a total of 10 graduates this year!
Please continue to pray with us that CAYA Kinder will be a place where kids and their parents can encounter the love of God, and find Jesus as they develop a deeper relationship with the Japan Mission team and members of the local church.
See more:
japanmission.org/ministries/english-outreach/kinder/
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CAFE MINISTRY:
We re-opened CAYA Cafe for the Spring season two weeks ago
We pray that it would be a place where people can truly "Come As They Are" and feel the presence of the Lord.
Pray with us!
See how it all started here:
youtu.be/T9o87AKlxjY
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Thank you. David. It is so true
Groot waarheid!
HINAMATSURI
Yesterday, families with girls across Japan wished their daughters a successful and happy life as they celebrate hinamatsuri (Doll festival).
Pray with us for the local church who are reaching out to and care for the young children that will make up the next generation.
blog.gaijinpot.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hinamatsuri/
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Interesting!