Nilesh Raveendran – Nagoya, Japan
Believing for great things here in Nagoya!
My name is Nilesh Raveendran and, together with my wife Risa, I lead a pioneering team working to establish as church plant in the city of Nagoya, Japan.
Our vision is to see a multiplying Relational mission church plant here that can serve churches in Nagoya, Japan and south east Asia.
The focus will be to create a kind of landing and equipping base for missionaries to come, get equipped and plant out.
Interestingly, God has been connecting us with some radical believers and it has also been encouraging to see the growth of the young believers we are working with. These are encouraging signs for us and we are believing for great things here in Nagoya!
Recent encouragements
We are starting to disciple one new believer on Saturdays. We plan to form a small discipleship group with this new convert and another young believer.
One unbeliever has started to bring his whole family to our monthly meetings.
Risa’s parents are now part of the church plant have just started a Friday discipleship group.
We run monthly evangelism training with a group of 5-6.
Japanese missionary lessons are being developed with the support of David Bareham from Community Church, Chafford Hundred, UK.
Prayer points:
For resources so that we can release leaders and become self-sustainable through regular donations.
Wisdom as we focus more on church formation and our monthly gathering.
That God will draw the right people with the right skills to us. In particular a teacher missionary to come and work at the school and partner together on mission.
For fruitfulness as we continue to sow the gospel among unbelievers and engage missionaries on the mission.
Nilesh Raveendran (left) baptising a new believer in the bath tub!
As a dynamic community of Jesus followers we aim to reach the communities of Japan, S.E Asia and beyond.
One of our discipleship groups in action.
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