Hey everyone, here are 6 more days worth of prayer requests on Hokkaido, which is the northernmost island of the 4 main islands of Japan.
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- Population: 5,650,573
- Cities w/o church: 2
- Towns & villages w/o church: 113
- Churches/person: 1:14,233
Feb 17: Pray for the churches without pastor, and for those facing hardships because of the severe winters, the population decline and economic difficulties.
Feb 18: Pray that the gospel may spread to the remote areas through the TV broadcasts of Life Line, and the radio ministry of Light of the World.
Feb 19: Pray for the several camping ministries that they be effectively used by God.
Feb 20: There are five Protestant schools with close to 25,000 students, and over 6,000 children in 61 kindergartens and 10 day-care centers. Pray that the gospel will be clearly felt in these schools. Ask God’s blessing on the Hokkaido Bible Institute and CFNJ Bible School.
Feb 21: Several larger Christian hospitals, along with social ministries seek to represent Jesus. Pray that each staff member will sense God’s presence today.
Feb 22: Pray that churches will be started in the many needy areas. There are two cities with no churches and 113 towns and villages with no churches. In the city of Noboribetsu, there is only one church for the population of over 54,000.
*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.