Story number 5 for 12 Feb 2001

(Japan)–And finally, the Southern Baptist International Mission Board says their workers in were excited to see a former mafia family make public professions of faith. The members of this family are now sharing the Gospel with their friends. In Japan, barely two-percent profess to be Christian, and often, those who convert to Christianity risk social and familial persecution. Please pray for new believers in Japan, and for missionaries as they continue to share the Gospel.