Pray for a new pastor for Sakuragaoka Church and for God to guide the lay leaders in the interim. Pray for comfort and grace for the family of Rev. Katayama as his widow and two adult daughters seek the next place for them to live and minister. Paul and Violette Bridgman have written and translated into Japanese a tract of the 3D Gospel. Pray God will use it in the lives of the people who have received it. They have gotten involved with a neighborhood co-op, pray God will bless this contact with their neighbors in some way.

For more info on Paul & Violette, see page 49 of the prayer guide.