Japan has a population of around 130 million people who predominantly follow Shinto and Buddhism. Christianity is legal in Japan but evangelism has been very slow over many decades due to the difficult spiritual climate. The document discusses 11 churches in Japan overseen by Pastor Scott Douma and his family located in major cities like Tokyo, Yokohama, and Sapporo. It provides prayer points for wisdom and growth of these churches, more effective evangelism, establishing a training school for church planters, and assistance with facilities as some churches need larger spaces.

1. Japan

2. Japan
has a
population
of close to
130 million
people.
Shinto &
Buddhism
are the
dominant religion.

3. spiritual
“The
climate in Japan
is known as one of the
toughest in the world
and although
Christianity is legal,
evangelism has been
extremely slow
over
many decades.”

4. We have
11 churches in Japan
overseen by Pastor Scott
Douma and his family and
located in the following
cities:
Tokyo,
Waseda,
Yokohama,
Yokosuka,
Takasaki,
Sapporo
and
Matsudo.

5. Prayer Points
• Pray for divine wisdom to be poured upon Pastor Scott and the other
key pastors during this strategic season.
• Pray for growth, influence and favor for our churches in Japan.
• Pray for evangelism to grow and for believers to actively reach out to
the people.
• Pray for a great training school to be established for Japanese church-
planters.
• Pray for favor and prosperity for believers and churches.
• Pray for facilities as some of our churches are looking for bigger places
and land to buy.