Although Japan is a well-developed first world country, it is also one of the countries which is in great need of the Gospel. With a culture that defines success on material wealth and being able to provide for a stable family, there is much pressure to perform and develop a strong career. This has led to Japan having the 8th highest suicide rate in the world, and “karoshi” death by overworking, becoming a common occurrence.
Yet God is doing tremendous things on the college campus, and most of the ministers in Japan are people who accepted Christ during their college years. We hope to minister to college students, the age which Japanese college students are most receptive to the gospel, and raise up new believers to continue the work of God!