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Luke 9:25

For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost?

1. Kevin Rideout: Continue to pray for the safety / release of the Baptist missionary pilot Kevin Rideout, who was kidnapped in Niger on October 21. Pray for the salvation of his captors, peace for his family, and God to be glorified. 

2. Direct witness: Continue praying that you will meet a Japanese person and have an opportunity to witness for Jesus to that individual. Pray also for boldness to witness to contacts of any ethnicity whom God has already brought into your life.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week:

Bunkyo City (Tokyo)

Denmyoji Temple (Tokyo)

Rte. 434, near the Koraku Park Junior Baseball Field (Tokyo)

Bangkok, Thailand

Santiago, Chile

Thank you for praying!

Please pray for Kevin Rideout, a missionary pilot in Niger who was taken from his home by three armed jihadists on October 21. Niger is a country infamous for persecution against Christians. Pray that wherever Kevin is right now, he will continually sense the presence of the Lord. Pray for his family during this time, and for God to be glorified on all fronts.

Luke 9:24

For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.

1. Rikugien Gardens (Tokyo, Japan): One beautiful aspect of Rikugien’s illumination shows is how the vibrant fall colors of the leaves are reflected in the pond. Pray for Christians in Tokyo to beautifully reflect the character of their Savior, that all who see their lives may see something of Him.

2. Arue, French Polynesia: Pray for a Christian in Arue who is being tempted by the pull of materialism to remember the lasting satisfaction he already possesses in Christ.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:

Tohaku Cha-kan (tea house)

Grand Maison Sendagi Ichibankan (apartment complex)

Intersection of Rte. 17 & Rte. 437 (building with Bunkyo Orthopedic Surgery and Denny’s)

Thank you for praying!

Luke 9:23

Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.“

1. The “Impossible”: The one you know – Pray for the individual you personally know who is so blind to his / her own condition that it seems like he / she would never believe the gospel. Pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to work in that life, and for the miracle of repentance to occur.

2. Akhisar (Thyatira), Turkey: 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.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:

Ueno Park

Yushima Fuji Building

Hitotsu Bridge

Kanda Myoujin Shrine

Thank you for praying!

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

When His disciples heard it, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved?”

But Jesus looked at them and said to them, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Matthew 19:23-26

Pray for the salvation of these difficult-to-reach individuals:

1. President Donald Trump – By his own words, he thinks that entrance to heaven must be earned. However, he has heard the gospel as recently as at Charlie Kirk’s memorial service. Pray for him to really “get it” in regards to what God’s grace is all about.

2. Elon Musk – He was impressed by the forgiveness Erija Kirk demonstrated toward her husband’s killer. Pray for Mr. Musk to realize that God offers him personal salvific forgiveness, and for him to have faith to believe that the Bible is the only true authority for this life and the next.

3. Greta Thunberg – This 22-year-old climate change activist has gained worldwide fame. Pray for the Lord to help her see the reality of the most dangerous condition to escape – her impending eternal separation from Him caused by her sin. Pray that she will hear the gospel, and trust in the work of Christ as the only remedy to that problem.

4. The one you know – Pray for the individual you personally know who is so blind to his / her own condition that it seems like he / she would never believe the gospel. Pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to work in that life, and for the miracle of repentance to occur.

Lamentations 3:21-23

This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is Thy faithfulness.

1. Manchester, United Kingdom: Samaritan’s Purse has sent crisis chaplains to Manchester. Pray for the Lord to give them wisdom and boldness in their endeavors, and for saving faith to be the response of those to whom they seek to minister.

2. Antigua, Guatemala: Pray for the Word of God to be widely circulated in Antigua.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:

Rte. 4, near the Metropolitan Expressway Inner Circular Route

Intersection of Rte. 402 & Rte. 1

Imperial Palace Outer Gardens

Thank you for praying!

Revelation 22:20

He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming quickly.”
Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

1. Charlie Kirk Gospel Opportunity – Pray for the the Holy Spirit to continue bringing the gospel to the attention of the millions of people who watched last Sunday’s memorial service for Charlie Kirk, and for national regeneration and revival to occur.

2. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem. Yesterday’s wide scale walkout at the UN is truly a sad commentary on the world’s attitude toward Israel.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week in our Tokyo prayer walk:

Shin-ohashi-dori Ave

Hamariku Gardens

Rte. 15 & Rte. 304 (subway station)

Rte. 15, near the Kyobashi Daikongashi Hospitality Garden

Rte. 15 & Sakura Dori St.

Thank you for praying!

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” (NKJV)

1. Pray for the Lord to bring a Japanese person across the paths of every TGP member during our virtual prayer walk in Tokyo. Pray for us to each have an opportunity to witness to that person, even if it is only to say, “Jesus loves you.”

     An interesting and humorous story occurred two days ago. My son and I were speaking with a bank teller when two Japanese people – an older woman and girl maybe 11 or 12 years old – came into the bank and did a transaction with another teller less than ten feet away from us. I wanted to run over and say how excited I was to see them and why! However, they finished their transaction quickly and left. Given the nature of the circumstances, it didn’t work out to for us to talk to them (it was a little funny to mentally picture what would have happened if I would have done that, down to the details of the little bulldog with them who made noise the entire time they were in the bank). The good news is that they must live somewhere in the proximity of our village of 1,790 people, so hopefully our paths will cross again in a manner which would facilitate at least a simple witness.

   All that to say, let’s keep praying and be on the lookout. 🙂 It would be really special if the Lord gave us opportunities to witness to Japanese people in America while we are praying for those in Tokyo. Feel free to send in any stories of how God may answer this prayer in your life.

2. Pray for the Lord to meet whatever today’s needs are in the lives / ministry of missionaries Bill and Becky Petite.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week:

Namivoke Shrine

Route 304 & Namiyoke dori St.

Kachidoki Bridge

Higashikawagishi St.

Toyosuohashi Bridge

Sunday Requests

Thank you for praying!

1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to move in a powerful way in His churches today.

2. Pray for America to experience a wide scale national revival and regeneration of the lost.

3. Pray that during our Tokyo virtual prayer walk, the Lord will bring a Japanese person across your path to whom you can be a witness.

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed [literally, do not turn your gaze away]; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”

1. Dodoma, Tanzania: Pray for students at the Kizota Primary School who enjoy math to hear about the God Who never changes, and is more dependable than the absolute value of numbers.

2. Oradea, Romania: Pray for a post-abortion mom in Oradea to find forgiveness and spiritual healing at the foot of the cross.

3. Your Choice: Please pray for a request you remember from one of the other locations featured this week:

Debrecen, Hungary

Bergama (Pergamos), Turkey

Juanillo, Dominican Republic

Jacinto Auraz, Argentina

Thank you for praying!