The Winters Family
Fukuoka, Japan

Kokura BBC prayer requests

40 years! On September 28th, Kokura Bible Baptist Church will celebrate 40 years of ministry in the city of Kitakyushu. Ken B., the missionary who planted the church and was involved with the church for 35 years, will be returning to Japan to speak for this occasion. Please pray for traveling safety and his health, as he travels on September 25th . Many preparations are being made, but please pray earnestly, for the 5,000 invitations that are being passed out door to door. On the back of the flyer is some information that will hopefully get people interested in the Bible. It is the world’s best seller, and I am so glad that we have God’s Word in our hands, that we can read and share freely.

 

A friend recently shared with me a story that he had heard about an Iranian Christian woman who escaped Iran with her husband and came to America. After five years in the US, she told her husband she wanted to move back to Iran, knowing full well the persecution that would be faced in returning. She said, “America is in a satanic lullaby, and I am getting sleepy." That got me thinking: Am I doing all that I can to grow spiritually, and to reach people with the Gospel? Or am I content that this is just the way things are going to be in Japan?” I hope that I am not being lulled to sleep by a lullaby, but that I am always alert and ready for opportunities to share, and that I never stop believing that God is on the throne, and there is power in the blood!

 

Please pray for Mr H. He has come pretty consistently since March, but disappears very quickly after the service. Finally, last Sunday, I was able to get him to stay for a few minutes and we were able to talk. I don’t believe that he is a Christian, but seems very interested. I believe he will open up soon and things will become more clear.

 

Please also pray for one of our members, Miss N., a single lady around 50. She was away from church for about a year due to some bad personal decisions, but has now come back and is trying to get back on track for the Lord.

 

Nakagawa church requests

Please continue to pray for Miss F. and her mother. Miss F. is also a senior in high school and has many health issues. We are praying that they will both be saved soon. Becky and Alyssa are in the USA for Alyssa’s senior year of high school. Their presence is missed at services at both churches, but we are praying for a good year for them in the States. I will be on a short furlough next month, and then again in October of 2026.