2020: Clear Vision (A Clear Explanation of My Calling)
It’s 2020! A great time for re-visioning and re-focusing on God’s call. Check out my new vision casting letter to my fellow Pastors and Church Family.
Pastors and Church Family,
Hello! My name is Justin Canavan. I am an Assemblies of God World Missionary to Japan from Southern Missouri. (Learn more about me here).During my one year service trip to Japan in 2016, God made it clear I was called to Japan full time. Therefore, as an act of obedience, I am now part of a church planting team in Tsukuba, Japan (Japan’s “science city”). I currently serve as an Associate Pastor at a local international church, serving in youth ministry, Chi Alpha college student ministry, and media ministry.
More importantly, Japanese people are giving their lives to Christ, getting baptized, and being called into ministry. Truly, God is working, and my team foresees the need to start a second service ASAP. (See video explanation here). Moreover, we feel God calling us to plant 20 churches along the Tsukuba Express Line (a train line with 20 stops from Tsukuba to Tokyo).
The Tsukuba Express Line
In addition, <1% know Jesus in Japan; 0.3% of Japanese people are Christians; and most Christians in Japan are foreigners. Truly, Japanese people are primarily Buddhist and Shinto in practice but are atheistic in belief. Furthermore, many have never even had the opportunity to hear the Gospel message preached. They are without the Hope of Jesus, and we feel God calling us to bring that Hope to as many Japanese people as possible.
THE PLAN
Further, since Japan is very technologically advanced and media savvy, we feel media to be a great way to help communicate the Gospel message. Therefore, in addition to preaching the Word of God, my goal is to provide media resources and training for Pastors and churches throughout Japan so more people can come to know Jesus. I plan to do this by creating films, documentaries, and other media materials that will help communicate the Gospel in a way Japanese people will understand.
Finally, if you could, please prayerfully consider committing to give monthly before June 2020 (my departure goal). If you feel God is leading you to partner financially with me, you can commit to give online at canavaninjapan.com/give. Again, I so appreciate yours and your church’s prayers and support. If you have any questions, feel free to email me at justin.canavan@agmd.org, or call me at (417)306-8062.
God Bless,
Justin Canavan
AGWM Missionary to Japan
Account #: 2A39746
canavaninjapan.com
