a great cloud of witnesses: Paul Miki by ric gustafson
In 1549, Christianity came to Japan. A Jesuit priest named Francis Xavier converted many Japanese to the Christian faith. A Japanese evangelist named Paul Miki wanted to follow in Xavier's footsteps. The Japanese ruler Hideyoshi stopped that by arresting these new Christians. Miki and many others were arrested and forced to march to Nagasaki where they were going to be killed.
When they reached Nagasaki, Miki and the others were crucified. Miki's death along with the others was not in vain. There were secret believers for seven generations. In 1871, The Japanese government began giving Christians legal protection.
Nagasaki became the center of Japanese Christianity.
research help: ' Our Church Speaks' by Ben Lansing and D J Marotta
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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