This uniquely innovative and tech-savvy culture has the highest life expectancy in the world, even as the ongoing mental health crisis among its youth grows. In desperate need of healthy, gospel-preaching churches, 90% of the less than 1% of evangelicals in the country are over the age of thirty. This means that young people in Japan must be reached with the gospel, or there may be no Christian witness in the next generation!
Two MBC partners are currently at work in the same town for the spread of the gospel. One is Christ Bible Institute (CBI). CBI’s mission is to equip Christians in Japan for gospel ministry. Despite being the world’s second-largest unreached people group, few high-quality evangelistic resources are available in Japanese. CBI hopes to change that and has a three-phase plan to translate, design, print, and distribute new materials over the next several years. The second partner is Logos Community Church. Planted in 2021, this church seeks to see the gospel transform the people of Japan. After a wonderful VBS this past summer, the church saw entire families come to visit the church this past fall! They hope to continue these relationships.
Major Religion: Buddhism
Joshua Project Status: Unreached
Percent Evangelical: 0.57% (1 in 175)
Visit Joshua Project to learn more about the unreached in this region.
See the full 2024 Global Outreach Prayer Guide HERE.