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​Prayer Request

Updated in March

HOKKAIDO 
Region

  • For protection over the Spring Camp held March 10–13. May it be used as an opportunity for the spiritual growth of each participating student, from first‑years to graduating seniors, and may the KGK spirit be passed down from older to younger students. Pray for Pastor Kenta Osaka (Assemblies of God Japan, Yamatemachi Church), the speaker, and his ministry.

  • That each new graduate will continue to live according to the Gospel wherever they are sent.

  • For the new academic year of student groups. Pray for protection and preparation for leaders at the campus, Block, and regional levels. That the whole region will work together to prepare to welcome new students, and that many new students will join.

  • That non-Christian students participating in campus Bible studies or Block activities will be led to salvation.

  • For the ministry of Staff Workers Jun Sugimoto and Atsuki Inoue. Pray for safety in their travel across Hokkaido and for their pastoral care and spiritual encouragement of the students.

TOHOKU Region

  • For the Spring Camp (Mar 10–13). At this turning point of the year, may each participant receive the needed encouragement from Scripture. Pray for graduating students and for everyone’s walk in the new year.

  • For the new leaders in the new academic year. May they encourage and support one another as they lead their groups in campus and regional activities.

  • That new students will be added to each campus and that students who continue to attend activities will be raised up. May KGK become a safe place within student life, fostering spiritual growth and evangelism.

  • For the Tohoku Staff Team. Pray that Lead Staff Worker Sosei Nagai (who also serves nationally as Deputy Director of Student Missions and Head of Member Care Training) and part-time Staff Worker Kaho Nawaya will work together effectively and that their personal lives will be protected.

HOKURIKU Region

  • For the Spring Camp (Mar 10–12). That God will lead students to come, and that it will be an opportunity to more deeply know Scripture. Pray for the preparations by the committee (Kanazawa University), group leaders, and worship team.

  • May the new lives of this spring’s graduates be protected.

  • That multiple new students will join KGK in each prefecture in the new academic year. May each campus group be protected and become more vibrant and active.

  • For the Hokuriku Region 50th Anniversary Gathering and Supporting Churches Association General Meeting on June 6 (Sat). That many will join and that it will be a good opportunity to share the blessings given to the region.

  • For comfort and support from God for those affected by the Noto earthquake and floods. That the various relief efforts will be used effectively.

  • For the ministry of the Graduate Fellowship officers, Supporting Churches Committee members, and Staff Worker Tomoko Narumi.

KANTO Region

  • world mission, and mutual support for expanding and deepening student mission. May the gospel be proclaimed among the 1.17 million students studying at more than 280 universities, junior colleges, and vocational schools in the nine prefectures (Kanto and Koshin). May students and graduates who will live out the gospel be continually raised up.

  • The Regional Committee handover retreat was held on Dec 26–27. Handover within campus groups and Blocks is also progressing. Pray for good succession both in administration and faith.

  • For the Kanto Spring Camp (Mar 3–6) and the KGK Conference (Jun 6). May these help students know God’s grace more deeply and encourage them to walk with the Lord wherever they are sent.

  • As new students arrive, pray that many will join KGK activities and become coworkers who rejoice in and witness to Jesus together. Pray for the welcome events on campuses and in Blocks, and for the “Check Out KGK Activities” on Apr 25, May 9, and May 23.

  • For the Kanto Staff Team to know salvation in Jesus more deeply and to serve with joy.

TOKAI Region

  • That students will inherit the KGK spirit through Spring Camp (speaker: Pastor Masaru Asaoka) and through committee handovers, and that Tokai will be a region where students serve one another. Especially that the Regional Committee members will be spiritually prepared to support the region.

  • For preparations to welcome new students in the new year. May students plan Bible studies and schedules well and build deep fellowship in the Lord with new students.

  • That graduates will deepen fellowship with one another and serve the students. Pray for protection for each member of the Graduate Fellowship Committee.

  • For the work of the Supporting Churches Association. The Tokai Region 40th Anniversary Convention will be held on June 20. May the region not only count past blessings but also become a region serving God with hope for the future.

  • As Staff Worker Mizuki Nakamura transfers out of the region and new Staff Worker Namie Miyahara begins, pray that the Tokai Staff Team will use their gifts to support students and graduates.

KANSAI Region

  • That the new office given last April will increasingly be used for mission.

  • For protection over regional activities, Block prayer meetings, and campus ministry. Pray for the salvation of non-Christian students connected to KGK.

  • That Regional and Local Area committee members, and campus leaders will finish this year’s ministry well. That handovers to next year’s leaders will go well. May each person respond to God’s love and serve God and people.

  • For the Spring Camp (Mar 10–13) to be a blessed time. Pray for the protection of graduates’ next steps and that new students will begin their university life with the Lord.

  • For the Kansai Staff Team. May each person’s physical and spiritual health be protected. Pray for unity as they serve students. For the preparation and ministry of incoming Staff Worker Sasagawa and GA Tomiura, and for God’s protection over departing Staff Worker Dean Hughes and family, who will retire and return home in June.

  • For partnership with the Alumni Association and Support Association, sharing gratitude and challenges of KGK and advancing the ministry with thankfulness to God.

CHUGOKU and 
SHIKOKU Region

  • That new students and non-Christian students will be led to each campus, and that students will respond to Scripture and advance gospel ministry throughout all campuses in Chugoku–Shikoku.

  • That student leaders will be raised up and grow.

  • For preparations for the Spring Camp (Mar 3–6). May students remember God’s blessing and grace, respond anew to Scripture, and commit themselves to the Lord.

  • For the growth of the Graduate Fellowship. That activity can begin anew in areas without ministry such as Tokushima and Kochi.

  • For the health and spiritual vitality of the region’s Staff Workers Toshiaki Suzuki and Haruka Inoue and Graduate Assistant Ritsu Iwai, and for good preparation amid changes coming in April.

KYUSHU Region

  • For Spring Camp (Mar 11–13). Pray for speaker Pastor Masaru Asaoka, that it will be a meaningful time of learning about suffering.

  • For the Kyushu Region 50th Anniversary Gathering on Mar 14. That participants will receive anew the blessings of Kyushu’s history and be sent into future mission.

  • That new students will connect with KGK and receive good friends in the faith. May the welcome retreat in May (date TBD) be blessed.

  • That student KGK members who will build up KGK will be raised up.

  • For blessings on Graduate Fellowships in each prefecture. May faith be encouraged and new activity begin in Saga, Nagasaki, and Kagoshima. Pray for the strength of alumni committee members and prefectural leaders.

  • For Staff Worker Yuya Kawano and GA Tasuke Kaneda to serve students with good teamwork, and for their families to be supported.

OKINAWA Region

  • For the ministry, health, family, and church of Staff Worker Hajime Shiroma, who oversees the region.

  • That the Staff Worker will build good relationships with students, graduates, and churches, and advance mission in Okinawa in prayerful partnership.

  • That through KGK’s ministry, Okinawan students will discover the joy of living the gospel, and that this joy will spread throughout Okinawa.

  • That new students will join KGK in the coming year.

  • That circles of prayer will arise on each campus, advancing mission.

  • That Graduate Fellowship gatherings will encourage the faith of each participant and foster mutual prayer and support.

  • That the region’s financial needs will be met.

INTENRATIONAL
STUDENT MINISTRY

  • There are about 300,000 international students in Japan. Pray that more will be loved, welcomed, and received through KGK nationwide.

  • For the ministries of OCF (Overseas Christian Fellowship) and Crossing in Kanto, and IBC (International Bible Café) in Kansai. Pray that Japanese students and graduates with a heart to serve international students will be raised up.

  • For international students graduating in March. Whether they stay in Japan or return home, may they live out the gospel and continue fellowship.

  • That international students arriving in April will connect with KGK, know the richness of the gospel, and encourage one another to live it out.

  • That awareness of international student ministry will grow, and that more will join the work. That the misconception “only people who speak English can do this” will disappear, and that the use of simple Japanese for ministry will spread.

  • For Staff Workers Yu Kobayashi, Chenny Thie, and Yufu Kutaragi in Kanto and Kelly Nicholas in Kansai. Also for volunteer staff—may more people with the same heart come forward to serve.

NATIONAL OFFICE

  • That General Secretary Shinya Yoshizawa and Deputy General Secretary Yoshiki Tsukamoto will support the 44 staff workers and GAs serving nationwide.

  • That Student Missions Director Ryosuke Ikebuchi and Deputy Director Sosei Nagai will appropriately support the regional student fellowships and national councils. For the preparation of the National Evangelical Training (NET). That the work of the Member Care Training Department (led by Sosei Nagai, with staff Momoko Watanabe and Miyuki Haitaka) and the World Missions Department (led by Yu Kobayashi) will be used effectively.

  • For the daily operations of the Administrative Mission Department—Director Yuki Takagi, staff Risa Park, Izumi Kinoshita, and Kotoha Sugiyama. That they will faithfully manage the people, finances, property, documents, and books entrusted to KGK.

  • We give thanks for the many graduates and churches who partner in student mission through prayer, giving, encouragement, and practical service. Pray that KGK’s financial needs will continue to be met. That the ministry of the Alumni Missions Department (Director Yoshiki Tsukamoto, staff Hikaru Ogawa) and the Media & Communications Department (Director Toshiko Tsukamoto) will be used.

​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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