Baptists One in Prayer | December 24, 2023

Thank you for joining us this week as we pray for our global Baptist family and for God's work around the world. If you unite in prayer with us weekly, you will pray for every country in the world this year!

Japan

4 BWA Member Bodies

Japan Baptist Conference

11 Churches
476 Members

Japan Baptist Convention

316 Churches
13,218 Members

Japan Baptist Union

67 Churches
3,198 Members

Okinawa Baptist Convention

38 Churches
2,036 Members

Vee Tetseo is pictured leading a gathering of youth at the Baptist Leadership Conference in Okinawa, Japan.

Praise:

Please join us in thanking God for the leadership of Vee Tetseo, BWA Regional Secretary of the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, who currently resides in Okinawa.

Prayer:

Pray for the ongoing witness of Baptists serving in a context where less than 1% of the population is Christian.

Korea

1 BWA Member Body

Korea Baptist Convention

3,530 Churches
550,000 Members

Pictured is a worship service during General Secretary Elijah Brown's visit in 2022.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the leadership and ministry legacy of former BWA President Billy Kim and the outreach of the Far East Broadcasting Company.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for the Lord's continued provision so that the strong global mission-sending efforts of churches will experience even greater growth.

Taiwan

1 BWA Member Body

Chinese Baptist Convention

260 Churches
25,500 Members

Pictured is a service at the Taiwan Baptist Theological Seminary.

Praise:

Join us in thanking God for the freedom of religion that exists within Taiwan. We also give thanks for the leadership of BWA Vice President Rachael Tan.

Prayer:

Join us in prayer for the Taiwan Baptist Theological Seminary and the faculty and students who are preparing for ministry.

Please join us also in lifting up the people of North Korea.

A Christmas Message from Baptist World Alliance

We hope you enjoy this Christmas message from General Secretary Elijah Brown and invite you to join us in prayer for the Lord's continued blessings on the ministry of the Baptist World Alliance in the year ahead.

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A Prayer from Japan

Eternal God,

We say good morning to you.

Hallowed be your name.

Early in the morning, before we begin our work, we praise your glory.

Renew our bodies as fresh as the morning flowers.

Open our inner eyes, as the sun casts new light upon the darkness

which prevailed over the night.

Deliver us from all captivity.

Give us wings of freedom like the birds in the sky,

to begin a new journey.

Restore justice and freedom, as a mighty stream

running continuously as day follows day.

We thank you for the gift of this morning,

and a new day to work with you.

(Masao Takenaka, first president of the Asian Christian Art Association, Japan. BAE p.62.)

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