Many Bibles and thousands of pieces of Christian literature are distributed monthly by members of the Japan Mission. It is estimated that over 10 million pieces of literature have been distributed by the Mission thus far. See literature publications for more information on literature distribution of Japan Mission publications.

Every penny donated for Bibles for China will be used for that specific purpose. No money is even taken out for the purposes of administration or paying staff. All of it is used specifically to cover the cost of printing materials for the Bibles, which are later smuggled into China through various routes.

The cost of a Chinese New Testament can be printed for about 50 Japanese Yen. The entire Chinese Bible is being printed for about 140 Japanese Yen (binding has to be a little better). The printing presses at the New Life League are so efficient that they print the sheets of paper for a Chinese Bible every 2.2 seconds!

Currently, the printing press only runs one 8-hour shift per day.
Please join us in prayer, as we trust the Lord, that funds would be provided so that the presses could run three 8-hour shifts per day!

We believe that the cheapest Bible in the world is printed in Japan. The Japan Mission is making many thousands of Bibles available yearly to China and Russia in cooperation with a Christian publisher, the New Life League.

CHINA - A THIRTEEN-DAY OLD BELIEVER IN ACTION

Although our main burden is for Japan, we cannot help but also carry a burden for the struggling church in China in these days. By some reports we are deeply moved.
A young man, only 21 years old, was converted. A gifted speaker, he immediately began to travel around telling others about Jesus. Only thirteen days after his conversion, he had already brought a group of converts to know his Savior and these people considered him to be their spiritual leader. He appointed some of them to be his co-workers, and these converts went around teaching also. Eleven days later, one of them got other people together in another village and formed a church. Just a few days later, some of his converts also began to teach others.

So, there was a 13-day old believer, discipling a 11-day old believer, who then discipled a flock of new-born believers.

This is tremendously exciting, but also a problem which can well be dangerous for the Gospel. They know so little about God, being so young in the faith. Such people need Bibles.

As our funds allow it, we do everything we can to put Bibles and literature in to the hands of such people to help them grow in their faith and ministry.