Answered Prayers: "...and O that a spirit of repentance would fall..."

For a number of years now, the Lord has been stirring the hearts of Japanese, Asian and non-Asian alike in the matter of repentance. As a house of prayer, our part in this stirring is to pray this into a daily reality. Since we held our first prayer meeting in November of 2008, God has brought believers across our paths one by one with the same cry of intercession in their hearts and spirits.

In fact, one of the prayer points on our 10+1 prayer list is for a spirit of repentance to fall upon the church of Japan that she may repent for the sins of the church towards the people of Japan and Asia. This is something we've been praying for with diligence for over a year now- having joined ranks with the voices of all those who've ever cried out to the heights of heaven with this matter heavy on their minds.

At the end of the Tokyo 2010 Conference, it seems the Lord set things in motion to cause that prayer to begin to manifest in a very big way. So big, it even made a post on the Elijah List. Please rejoice in the greatness of our God as you read the article in the link below. This indeed is heavens response to golden bowls filled with prayer and incence.

Elijah List Breaking Christian News Link
Christian Today Australia Full Story Link

The Truth: Christianity in Japan

Here are some news articles reporting most accurate results of percentage of those claiming Christian beliefs in Japan. The articles were written based on Gallup Polls conducted in 2006.


Why is this important? Because there are reports all over stating the percentage of those who call themselves Christian range from .5-2%. While this may have been true in the past, there is no doubt (based on real experiences) that Jesus is indeed increasing His government in Japan. Especially among the younger generations.


While still trying to locate the results of the original polls by the Gallup association, these news articles reflect the results with consistency. 


Please keep in mind, the house church (organic church, simple church, cell groups, etc...) which meets in a wide variety of creative locations is very much alive and well in Japan. The numbers of these groups are challenging to track and record as most are informal meetings of those who prefer, for many reasons, not to go to traditional main stream churches.


Links:
Gallup poll of Japan finds Christianity on the upswing | Christian Examiner staff report 
More People Claim Christian Faith in Japan | Christian Post
Gallup Poll of Japan Finds Christianity on the Upswing | Church Solutions