Author: MaryBeth Hall

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.

1. Located on the grounds of the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park, Tohaku Cha-kan is a very upscale tea house and restaurant, featuring historically based furnishings and exquisite local cuisine. The building itself was first built almost 300 years ago, and has been moved from its original location. Tohaku Cha-kan is closed on Mondays, so pray for a customer who will visit the tea house tomorrow, hoping that the experience will bring a sense of inner tranquility. Pray for that individual to meet Jesus, the Prince of Peace.

2. Today is Sports Day, one of Japan’s national holidays. Commemorating the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the goal of this holiday is to promote sports and an active lifestyle. School events (similar to Field Day competitions in US elementary schools), community events, family friendly activities, and martial arts competitions will be held throughout the country. In several New Testament passages, the Christian life is compared to athletic competitions. Pray for Christians across Japan participating in Sports Day events to wholeheartedly engage in the Christian race as described in 1 Cor. 9:24-27 and Heb. 12:1-3.

3. Not far from our current map marker is both the Taito Ward Ueno Junior High School and the Kanei-ji Buddhist Temple. Pray for a student at the school who has visited the temple to meet a Christian who exhibits Christlikeness, and for that student to choose the only Way, Truth, and Life.

Luke 9:24

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.

1. Pray that the Lord will work in the lives of the three men in the center of the picture, to the extent that they become as devoted to Him as were Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

2. Japan’s oldest zoo (opened in 1882) is located in Ueno Park to the left of our map marker. One of Ueno Zoo’s notable animals is the giant panda, which (when on all fours) has a ground-to-shoulder height of up to 3 feet, and a length of up to 6 feet. Pray for every child in the world whose favorite animal is a panda to hear about and trust in the redemption offered by Christ the Creator, Who made both them and the giant panda.

3. Pray for a visitor to Ueno Park who has experienced tragedy as a result of a tsunami to experience the peace and healing that only Jesus can bring.

Luke 9:23

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.

1. The building we are in front of today leases corporate office space to several different companies. One of these businesses is the Daiwa Corporation, which manufacturers electronic components. Pray for a worker at Daiwa to know and love the Lord of all, who makes not only his job – but also his very life – possible.

2. A common theme in the prayers of the New Testament believers was to ask the Lord to grant them boldness. Pray for the next Christian who will eat at the Yushima Fuji Building’s first floor restaurant, that the Lord will grant that individual boldness to speak for Him.

3. Near our map marker is a 7-11 convenience store. Pray for the truck driver who refuels the station’s gasoline reserves, that he will encounter a clear gospel witness, become a Christian, be discipled, and grow into a mature believer who faithfully follows the Savior for the rest of his life.

Luke 9:23

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.

1. The Shinto shrine we are at today was established in AD 730, and honors the “Seven Gods of Fortune.” Today it is also popular because of its eclectic combination of Shinto traditions and current cultural drawing points, like a large anime collection. Outside the shrine is a monument which reads “A place of honor and prosperity.” In John 5:44, Jesus highlighted the fact that the people of His day were seeking honor from each other, and not the honor that comes from God only. Pray for someone visiting the Kanda Myoujin Shrine today to become aware of / embrace the fact that the one true God is the only One worth pursuing, and from Him alone comes genuine honor.

2. We are currently in Tokyo’s Chiyoda City ward. Pray for any Biblical churches in Chiyoda City that have evangelistic outreaches coming up, that the Lord will bless those endeavors and use them to bring many people into His kingdom.

3. Pray for a believer in Tokyo who deals with the same health challenges that you do, that the Lord will give grace and strength to that person day by day, just as He promised He would do for His people in Deuteronomy 33:25.

Luke 9:23

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Tokyo.

1. Pictured above is a bridge support. Though often unnoticed by the drivers crossing the bridge, the supports are essential to the stability (and therefore the success) of the bridge. A person’s character is the same way; it is the behind-the-scenes qualities of a life that become the hallmarks of who we really are. Pray for Christians crossing Hitotsu Bridge this week to yield to the transformative work of the Holy Spirit as He daily develops Christ like character within them.

2. Pray for a lost person who has recently visited the nearby Edo Castle Ruins to be profoundly aware of / believe this truth: “And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever” (1 John 2:17).

3. The average number of children in a Japanese family reached the record low of 1.2 in 2023. Many are concerned because this falls below the 2.07 benchmark needed for population stability. While several prayer requests could be drawn from this statistic, let us specifically pray today for the Father to bring many children to the homes of Christians who desire this very wonderful gift (Psalm 127).

Luke 9:23

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of Akhisar.

1. Jesus sent the church in Akhisar (Thyatira) a message in Revelation 2:18-29. Pray for modern believers there to continue loving and serving the Lord, and to abstain from physical and spiritual fornication.
2. Pray for every driver of a Komatsu backhoe loader in Akhisar to receive a personal gospel witness this month.
3. “Akhisar” means “white castle.” Pray for a homeless person in the city to be adopted by the King of Kings, that one day he may wear a white robe, and live in the greatest castle of all, the Celestial City.

Revelation 1:17-18

This post was originally published on April 22, 2022.