Director of
Christian Communications International
receives "Dear John" letters every day.
Have you ever received a “Dear John” letter? Pastor Tsuyoshi “John” Sakurai, director of Christian Communications International, receives them every day. But he doesn’t despair. These are letters from his “congregation” 10,000 Japanese who look to John for pastoral leadership.

As director for Rex Humbard Ministries in Japan, John ministered to thousands of people as the Japanese voice of Rex Humbard on his popular television show. When Humbard Ministry’s TV show left this island nation in 1989, John stayed in close contact by letter with many of the people who had been saved through the ministry’s TV show.
With only 1% of the Japanese population professing an adherence to Christianity, churches in Japan are few and far between. Many of those saved through the Rex Humbard television show have no opportunity to attend church or fellowship with other believers. Some may have a church nearby but are unable to attend because of pressure from Buddhist or Shintoist family members. To these people, John is a counselor, teacher, and friend just a stamp or phone call away. Each day, John and his staff receive approximately 100 letters and phone calls from Japanese Christians as well as seekers of the way of Christianity throughout the nation.
A monthly newsletters shares praise reports, prayer needs, teaching, and strategies for soul winning. A prayer hot line is available for those in crisis. John has the true heart of a pastor and ministers one-on-one to those who write him with questions and special problems.
For the praise report | Prayer needs | To request Bible study course | Prayer hotline | Short message | |
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For prayer items | write to:Box 18 Hanno Post Office, 357-8799 Japan | call: 042-980-6798 | call: 050-1493-7985 | johnsakurai@hotmail.com |
Prayer for unsaved loved ones.





It is his custom to pray for his congregation’s unsaved family members in Christmas time, kneeling at the foot of Calvary where Jesus Christ was crucified, reading names of unsaved loved ones to the Lord one by one from the prayer requests.
☞ to view John’s current “Monthly Letter” in Japanese
☞ to view “Message of Blessing” a Practical Bible Study in Japanese
Christian Communications International also supports hundreds of orphaned and destitute children at the New Life Children’s Home in India and is in the infant stages of inaugurating a ministry to the large Japanese population in Brazil.

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Send your “Dear John Letter” to:
John Sakurai
PO Box 18
Hanno, 357-8799 Japan
☞ to view John’s current “Monthly Letter” in English