Tamagawa Seigakuin
Tamagawa Seigakuin is an all girls junior and senior high school located in Setagaya ward. There are 1,060 students. Students have a 20-minute chapel time every morning. The faculty is 80% Christian. Junior high students are required to attend a local church every Sunday. About 10-15% of the senior high girls attend church regularly. On average, 15 students are baptized each year. Students also have on hour of Bible class each week.
Meiji Gakuen University
A survey conducted at the university for the graduating class of 2002 indicated that 34.7% became more interested in Christianity during their time at school. Only a few are actually baptized. Pray that the 34% will have many other exposures to the gospel after university.
*All information and prayer requests taken from “Operation Japan -Prayer Guide- Third Edition” -Japan Evangelical Missionary Association, 2005. To purchase a copy of “Operation Japan” book or the Interactive CD version, go to:http://www.jema.org/joomla15/index.php?option=com_banners&task=click&bid=10.