The Hutchens live in the city of Fukuoka. It’s a modern, vibrant city along a beautiful, serene coast. And it’s one of the only cities in the country that has a rising population. Where the Hutchens go to church is almost the complete opposite. The family of six hops in their van and drives about an hour south into Saga city. As the Hutchens drive, they enter a valley and are surrounded by a multitude of rice fields. Saga is known as one of the most rural areas of Japan. It’s also the most unchurched area of Japan. Only 1% of the population there identifies as an evangelical Christian. Out of about 230,000 people in Saga, most of them have never met a Christian, gone to church, or heard the gospel before. And most of them will never meet a Christian unless a Christian comes to them. Those Christians are the Hutchens, and their fellow church members at Saga Bible Church. The church was started by Irie Sensei. For the past 20 years, he pastored in Fukuoka — the same city where Aaron, Halley, and their kids live. He was saved in college, and he’s been establishing churches in Japan ever since. And now, for the last 4 years, he’s been leading a church in a city that is a stranger to the gospel. Listen to the full podcast on Gospel Hope in Unreached Japan on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Credit to @jordymahy at @goodsportbhm for this incredible video on Japan. Full version of “Redeemer on Mission | Japan” can be found on our YouTube.