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From Urbana to Japan!

Did you go to Urbana '22? Let's reconnect...

Urbana is a huge student missions conference sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship held every three years. U22 hero headlineThis conference has brought many of our missionaries to Japan through the years, and we expect this will continue. 

Please join us in praying for students processing their involvement at Urbana '22, that God would call thousands of young people into missions. We wish those organizations who exhibited at Urbana well as they strive to find necessary workers for their ministries.

And pray also that SIM and A2 would find more workers to help us achieve our bold visions!

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  • Urbana '22, sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, was held December 28-31, 2022 in Indianapolis, Indiana USA. 
    • Description: The Urbana Student Missions Conference—a life-changing conference hosted by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA—is a milestone moment. It’s a sacred space for vibrant, multicultural worship, dynamic Bible teachings, and eye-opening testimonies from the global Church. It’s a space for whole-life, whole-world discipleship — discovering how God is calling us to use our gifts and passions in his global mission.

Prayercast: Prayer for Japan

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Were you at Urbana?

We were at booth #707 at the SIM-USA booth in the Indiana Convention Center.
 
Whether I met you at Urbana or not, I'd love to find out more about you. Let's talk about Japan, too, where I've lived for 11 years.

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