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(suh-POHR-oh) - As a new school year starts in Japan in April, churches will begin planning for the new year too, praying over what the Lord has for them. Acts 9:31 (ESV) says, "So the church throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria had peace and was being built up. And walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit, it multiplied." Pray over Japanese churches and their leadership located across Sapporo and the island of Hokkaido. Ask that the church would walk in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Pray churches across the island would multiply and grow! Pray for sensitive hearts of brothers and sisters in Christ to listen to the Holy Spirit and obey.
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(sow toh-MAY ee PRIHN-sih-pih) - Pastor Tiago and a team at his church have started an evangelism training called "The One-Minute Testimony." They want to expand the training to other churches and other communities. Please intercede for them in this endeavor. Pray for followers of Jesus to faithfully share their testimonies, "honor Christ the Lord" in their hearts, and always be "prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks [them] for a reason for the hope that is in [them]" (1 Peter 3:15 ESV).
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(BUHN-duhl-kand) - Pray that the local brothers and sisters in the Bundelkhand region will "walk in a manner worthy of [their] calling" as they "[bear] with one another in love" and seek to "maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace" (Ephesians 4:1-3 ESV).
"Glorious Father, we behold Your glory. We pray for believers throughout East Taiwan to reflect that glory to those around them. Continue to transform them into Your likeness in thought, word and deed as they live in a manner worthy of the call, purify them as they walk with You. As 'we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another' (2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV)."
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(pah-MEER-ees) - The Southern Border People are a small and relatively unknown people group. In one corner of a little valley along a river, only around 2,000 people in a couple of villages still speak their language. Their houses, villages, and culture look almost identical to that of the people groups around them. They farm wheat, grow what vegetables they can from irrigation in the river valley that they call home, and send many of their young people off to work abroad. Very little work has been done directly to offer them the gospel or work on translating the good news into their heart language. Please pray for the Southern Border People, asking that they will respond to what they have heard and that more believers will be able to access them and share clearly with them the good news of Jesus. Pray that this year, the work among them in one of their largest villages will lead to clear understanding of the gospel and members of this people group responding in faith. (If your church would like to commit to praying for the Southern Border People on a consistent and frequent basis, please send an email indicating that.)
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They call him the "suitcase savior!" Kazuto Nakamura runs a suitcase repair shop at Japan's prestigious Narita International Airport. He helps travelers in distress when their suitcases have broken down. There has been a rash of travelers in Japan discarding their suitcases at airports and hotels because people think it would be too costly in time or money to have them repaired. Like the soles of our shoes, the wheels of suitcases wear down as they are used. Mr. Nakamura specializes in fixing things that are broken, extending the life of the object and helping people get on with their journey in record time. He has been featured on TV and on busy days he may fix 30 suitcases or more. "Lord, help the Japanese understand that they are not beyond repair. There is One who loves them like no other! He specializes in getting them to their heavenly destination if they will but pay attention to their souls!" In a world where things are often thrown away because a bit of wear or the need of a small repair, there is a Savior who makes all things new when we come to Him for restoration.
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As the season of Passover approaches, in every Jewish city, village, and rural area, people are extremely busy. There are many preparations that must be completed, according to rabbinical law, leading up to the weeklong observance. Please plead to the Father for the Jewish people to see His instruction to them from the Book of Exodus as one of the many ways that He points them to the cross and the sacrificial Lamb that was given to grant them eternal salvation. "Say therefore to the people of Israel, 'I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will deliver you from slavery to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with great acts of judgment'" (Exodus 6:6 ESV).
Chefri is a young man who dreams of being a professional athlete. He has set his goals high, and they give him hope -- something to work toward. At the same time, he struggles with both physical and mental health issues. He recently expressed that very few of his friends seem to care or listen. They only want what he can offer them: coveted access to an area where they can play sports. A believer has reached out to him. Pray for connection and true friendship to develop between Chefri and the believer. Ask the Lord to give him deeper hope than he can find in being an athlete. Pray that Jesus will manifest His healing power toward Chefri's illnesses and that this will ultimately lead him to a saving relationship with Christ. "'The LORD is my portion,' says my soul, 'therefore I will hope in him.' The LORD is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him" (Lamentations 3:24-25 ESV).
Please pray for two groups of Deaf in Thailand, both college-age and older adults, asking that these Thai believers will gather regularly for worship and grow in their understanding of God's Word throughout 2026.
An unexplainable curiosity about the gospel is arising among high school and university students in the Czech Republic as young people are coming to question their own agnostic and atheist beliefs. Over time, through many conversations with believers, students are choosing to follow Christ. When questioned about his story, one gave a simple explanation: "I began to read the Bible and discovered the truth of the gospel, and I became a Christ follower." Please pray for Baptist representatives and Czech partners to continue initiating purposeful, Spirit-led conversations with students who are ready to hear the gospel.
Last year, a group of believers journeyed to a Bhutanese village and shared the gospel with one family there. Since then, more visits have taken place, and now more than 70 people have heard the gospel for the first time. Four families asked to learn more about Jesus and even requested Bibles. At Christmas time, one believer returned to the village to share the Christmas story with the families. Pray that they will believe and that there will be a celebration of the first believers among their Gongduk people group.
Missionaries write: "New international teammates will be arriving this month. This is already an answer to prayer! God has been faithful since the foundation of the earth to unite this team in this location at this time. Please lift up these new teammates, praying for their transition, endurance, and trust in the Lord. Pray for our team to be loving, united, courageous, and passionate about the gospel. May our local partners find great refuge in the joy of the Lord on our team!"
