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 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 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.
The Carters – December 2024/January 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.
- Pray for God to provide a Japanese pastor and 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. Please pray for God to provide Japanese staff and a pastor!
- Please continue to pray about mission organizations. Pray for wisdom and clear guidance as we seek to make this decision.
- Pray for our new 11 month intern, Phillip, as he finishes all the last minute details he needs to do before arriving on the field on January 2. Pray for a smooth transition and that God would use him here to reveal His glory.
- Pray for our Christmas Worship Service and Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.
- Pray for many in our church who are experiencing really trying and difficult circumstances in their lives. Pray for God’s provision and pray for our members to be faithful in trusting the Lord in all circumstances.
- 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.
- Please pray for our children and decisions we are needing to make for their future. More than all these decisions, please pray for our Bible Times as a family. Pray for our children to have soft hearts to the Gospel, help them understand more and more why we are in Japan, help them to see their parents and their own need for the Gospel, help us truly put the Lord first in our household…
