Nagoya, Japan
- Pray for the growth of Christianity in Nagoya.
- Pray for the Seminary to help train and equip national leaders to rise up and lead within the Church. Pray especially as they are renovating their space and preparing for their “Deeper Further” Conference on October 31-November 1, 2025.
- Pray for the church planting works in our Presbytery. One is our own church plant, another in our neighboring prefecture Mie, and one in Okinawa! Pray for workers for these works and wisdom as they all are in their infant stages. Pray for the leadership within the Presbytery in how to adjust phase to phase. (Michael is on the Mie Church Planting Committee!)
- Pray as a family has come to the outskirts of Nagoya and are helping to start a new Christian School. Pray for this school to meet the educational need of missionaries in and around Nagoya. Recently new teachers have arrived. Pray for their transition to the field!
The Carters – June 2025
- Pray for all of us preaching to be faithful to the text. Pray for our own hearts as we seek to apply the Scriptures personally. Pray for those who come, that the Holy Spirit would work in their hearts.
- Please continue to pray about mission organizations. Pray for wisdom and clear guidance as we seek to make this decision.
- Praise God for a mother and daughter who were baptized on Mother’s Day! It was such a joyous day and was encouraging to see how many Christian organizations were a part of the journey for these two. Pray as our church walks alongside them and pray for them to be consistent in Scripture.
- We have realized with so many new Christians that it is imperative to encourage Bible Reading. We are working with a Japanese organization to start a church Bible reading program. Please pray for wisdom in how to launch this and for our members to be more consistent in Bible Reading.
- Praise God for our interns. We have two interns and both have been such a support in our church ministry. Pray for the internship time. Pray God would lead and guide their futures. Pray for comfort during the times of loneliness and struggle being away from home.
- Pray for God to provide a Japanese pastor and Japanese speaking missionaries who can help with the ministry. We have met with a few people exploring the idea of moving to Nagoya in the coming years and potentially interested in joining our church plant. Help us to trust the Lord in his time and in the person he has chosen for this work.
- Pray for Michael that God would be glorified through his preaching and that God would use his sermons to bring people to faith. Pray as he continues to lead the church plant and for wisdom in moving the church into the next phase. Pray for wisdom in the many conversations he needs to have and decisions he makes.
