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​Prayer Request

Updated in March

HOKKAIDO 
Region

  • Give thanks that the activities of the first semester were protected. Pray that first-year students will continue to stay connected through campus and block activities in the second semester.

  • Pray for the salvation of non-Christian students. May they come to know that Jesus is “my Lord and my God” and be led to a confession of faith. May they connect not only with KGK fellowship but also with local churches.

  • Pray for the KGK members-only retreat to be held in Sapporo on September 11-12. May it be an opportunity to remember together what it means to live for the Gospel where God has sent us and to pass on the KGK spirit.

  • Pray for the spirituality of Regional Committee Members and leaders of each activity. May they respond to the Lord proactively and serve God and others with joy. May new leaders of the KGK movement arise from among younger students. 

  • Pray for the ministries of Staff Workers Jun Sugimoto and Atsuki Inoue. May they walk alongside students serving throughout the region and look to the Lord together with them.

  • Pray that the financial needs of the Supporters’ Association will be met.

TOHOKU Region

  • KGK activities in Fukushima resumed in July for the first time in 10 years. Pray that these activities will continue and that the students who gather will be encouraged, with even more students joining in the future.

  • Pray for student leaders. May they encourage and support one another in campus and regional activities and lead their groups in unity in the Lord.

  • Pray for non-Christian students participating in campus and regional activities. Through God's Word, may they encounter the Gospel and come to receive the Lord Jesus Christ. May they also become connected to local churches and be led into church life.

  • Pray for the Tohoku staff team. May Staff Worker Sosei Nagai (Tohoku Regional Director, Deputy Director of Student Missions, and Head of Member Care Training) and part-time Staff Worker Kaho Nawaya work together effectively in caring for students in Tohoku. Pray also for the protection of their daily lives.

HOKURIKU Region

  • Give thanks for the Hokuriku Region 50th Anniversary Gathering held on June 6, attended by 49 people (including 8 students and 8 children). The Hokuriku-Tokai Volunteer Retreat held July 19-20 was also blessed with 41 participants (including 13 students and 4 children), fostering rich fellowship across district boundaries.

  • Pray that students will encourage one another in accordance with the 2026 student association theme, “Let's Gather in the Forest of Hokuriku” (Hebrews 10:25).

  • Pray that activities of each prefecture and Bible study group will continue to be protected in the second semester and that new students will join.

  • Pray for the Hokuriku Alumni Retreat (October 11-12) and the National Leaders' Retreat held at the same venue immediately beforehand (October 10-11).

  • Pray for the Ish-Isha Retreat (a retreat to learn about sexuality, relationships, and marriage), to be held by the student association on November 22-23. Especially pray for the speaker couple and the student planning committee.

  • Pray for God’s comfort and support for those affected by the Noto earthquake and floods.

  • Pray for the service of alumni association officers, supporters’ association committee members, and the ministry of Regional Staff Worker Tomoko Narumi.

KANTO Region

  • Pray that Kanto KGK will be used for student salvation and growth, sharing the vision for world missions, and strengthening mutual support for student evangelism. May Jesus be proclaimed among more than 1.17 million students studying at over 280 universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools across Tokyo and the eight prefectures of Kanto and Koshin. May students and graduates arise who live for the Gospel wherever they are sent.

  • September through November is a season when summer break ends and the second semester begins. Along with preparations for Christmas, recruitment of next year’s leaders also begins.

  • Pray that students who received blessings through summer camps and retreats will reflect on the Lord’s goodness and walk closely with Him. May campus groups and blocks increasingly become communities that rejoice in and share the Gospel.

  • Pray that the selection and transition of campus, block, and regional committee leaders will proceed smoothly.

  • Pray that the Kanto staff team will know more deeply the salvation found in Jesus and serve with joy.

TOKAI Region

  • Give thanks that summer camps were used as opportunities to share the Gospel with friends from campus. Pray that participating non-Christians will continue to receive God’s Word personally and that campus groups, blocks, and the regional activites will be used for this purpose.

  • As the second semester begins, pray that campus fellowships and student leaders will thoughtfully prepare for leadership succession and that they will be spiritually equipped for this task.

  • Pray that alumni associations will continue to be used as places of fellowship even amid busy schedules, and that alumni leaders will guide these ministries with wisdom and creativity. Especially pray that the online prayer gatherings begun in the first semester will strengthen alumni spiritually.

  • Give thanks that the Tokai Region’s 40th Anniversary Gathering was successfully held. Pray for greater blessing on future ministry in Tokai. May financial needs be met so that more workers can be sent into student and graduate ministries. Especially pray that the KGK Tokai 40th Anniversary Special Offering goal will be fulfilled.

KANSAI Region

  • Give thanks for the many new students who joined this year. May they delight in and enjoy fellowship in the Lord.

  • Pray that regional activities, block prayer meetings, and campus ministries will be protected and that evangelistic work will advance. May regional committee members, block committee members, and campus leaders respond actively to the Lord’s love and serve God and others. Pray also for God’s blessing on the block retreats in September and the Kansai Autumn Camp in November.

  • Give thanks that the Summer Camp was held in August, allowing both Christians and non-Christian students to hear the Word of God together. May non-Christian participants come to know Jesus personally.

  • Pray for the Kansai staff team. May each member’s health and spiritual life be protected, and may they serve students with good teamwork. Pray especially for Staff Worker Shunta Sasagawa and GA Sou Tomiura, who began serving in April.

  • Pray that together with the alumni association and supporters’ association, KGK can continue its work while sharing both thanksgiving and challenges and giving glory to God.

CHUGOKU and 
SHIKOKU Region

  • Pray that Christian students will be raised up in every prefecture and every school in Chushikoku, learning the richness of the Gospel together with non-Christian students, strengthening churches, and becoming graduates who witness for Christ throughout their lives.

  • Pray for the health and spiritual well-being of student leaders serving in regional, block, and campus leadership roles. May new leaders be raised up.

  • Pray for the ongoing walk of students who attended the Summer Camp in August.

  • Pray that fellowship within the Supporters’ Association (Alumni Association) will deepen and expand. May local alumni fellowships support graduates in both their Christian walk and in their support of student mission. May alumni serving outside Chushikoku connect with fellowships in their respective regions. Pray that the Open Seminar on November 3 and the Alumni Retreat on November 22-23 will be fruitful.

  • Pray for the health and spiritual strength of Chushikoku staff workers Yoshiki Tsukamoto, Haruka Inoue, and Ritsu Iwai. Especially pray for Yoshiki Tsukamoto’s family while he travels through the region from his home in Kanto.

KYUSHU Region

  • Pray that campus and block activities will be blessed, Christian students strengthened in faith, and non-Christian students led to faith in Christ.

  • Pray that ministry activities will begin in Shimonoseki, Saga, Oita, and Miyazaki.

  • Pray for preparations for the “Tamago Camp” (a KGK Kyushu region-run camp for junior and senior high school students), to be held in March. Pray also that the autumn joint gathering of high school and university students will be blessed.

  • Pray that new members who will help build up KGK will be raised up.

  • Pray for the Alumni Retreat on September 20-21. May it be a time of meaningful learning and fellowship that strengthens faith and equips participants to return to their respective mission fields. Pray for Staff Worker Ryousuke Ikebuchi, who will serve as speaker.

  • Pray that necessary support will reach those affected by disasters in Kumamoto. May cooperation among churches and organizations be protected and effective.

  • Pray that Staff Worker Yuya Kono and GA Tasuke Kaneda will serve students with good teamwork, and that their families will be supported.

OKINAWA Region

  • Pray for Staff Worker Hajime Shiroma, who oversees the Okinawa region, including his ministry, health, family, and church.

  • Pray that he will build strong relationships with students, alumni, and churches while advancing the mission work in Okinawa through prayer and cooperation.

  • Through KGK’s ministry, may students in Okinawa discover the joy of living for the Gospel, and may that joy spread throughout the islands.

  • Pray that prayer groups will arise on campuses and that evangelistic ministry will advance.

  • Pray that second-semester activities beginning in October, rotating weekly among the southern, central, and northern Okinawa centers, will help students experience rich fellowship in the Lord.

  • Pray that through the alumni association ministry, each participant’s faith will be encouraged and that they will continue praying for and supporting one another.

  • Pray that the financial support needs of the Okinawa district will be met.

INTENRATIONAL
STUDENT MINISTRY

  • There are approximately 300,000 international students in Japan. Pray that more of them will experience Christ’s love, acceptance, and welcome through KGK fellowships across the country.

  • Pray for the ministries of OCF (Overseas Christian Fellowship) and Crossing in Kanto, and IBC (International Bible Cafe) in Kansai, as well as international student ministries in every region.

  • Pray for international students arriving in Japan during September and October. May they connect with churches and KGK fellowships and encourage one another in living out the Gospel. May those who have never heard the Gospel have opportunities to hear it.

  • Pray that awareness of the importance of international student ministry will continue to grow and that more people will join in this work. May the perception that “international student ministry is only for people who speak English” disappear, and may simple Japanese be widely used in ministry.

  • Pray for Staff Workers Yu Kobayashi, Chenny Teh, and Yufu Kutaragi in Kanto, and Kelly Nicholas in Kansai. Pray also for the volunteer staff serving alongside them and that more people with the same vision will be raised up.

NATIONAL OFFICE

  • Give thanks for the 47 staff workers and GAs. Pray that General Director Shinya Yoshizawa and Deputy General Director Yoshiki Tsukamoto, with the support of the Board of Directors and Council, will effectively support staff workers and GAs nationwide.

  • Give thanks that student associations have been established in all nine districts and that student evangelism is advancing through national fellowship via the National Council. Pray that Ryosuke Ikebuchi, Director of Student Missions, and Sosei Nagai, Deputy Director, will effectively support the ministry of district staff teams. Pray also for the work of the Training and Member Care Department (Director Sosei Nagai, Staff Workers Momoko Watanabe, Miyuki Haitaka, and Mayu Nakagawa) and the World Missions Department (Director Yu Kobayashi).

  • Give thanks that God has entrusted KGK with valuable resources including people, finances, properties, documents, and books. Pray that Administrative Missions Director Yuki Takagi, Staff Worker Risa Park, and Staff Worker Kotoha Sugiyama will faithfully manage these resources. Pray also that the Property Management Department under Director Izumi Kinoshita will be used effectively.

  • Give thanks that many alumni and churches are supporting student evangelism through prayer, financial giving, encouragement, and practical service alongside the staff team. Pray that the work of the Alumni Missions Department (Director Yoshiki Tsukamoto, Deputy Director Izumi Kinoshita, and Staff Worker Hikari Ogawa) will strengthen and expand the fellowship supporting KGK. Pray also for the ministry of the Communications and Media Department under Director Hisako Tsukamoto.

​遣わされた地で福音に生きる©︎キリスト者学生会

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