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Let's start with 1 Chronicles 29:14 - David here is referring to the generosity of his people when donating to the temple that Solomon will build.

Part of that passage reads like this:
"But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand."

We understand in this passage, that everything we have is not our own but a gift from God to use as he directs.

In the first chapter of Nehemiah, we find Nehemiah greatly distressed at the condition of Jerusalem. The chapter closes with him praying and fasting earnestly to the Lord. With God's favor, Nehemiah boldly asks King Artaxerxes (a non-believer and the major world leader of his day) for a significant material donation and permission to do the work restoration work God put onto his heart. Nehemiah was a support raiser for a God-appointed project, even from a non-believing king.

In Luke 8:1-2 we are introduced to some of Jesus's disciples. The passage lists great women of faith. Here we learn how Jesus' own ministry was funded. Jesus was supported by precious gifts from these faithful women and "many others."

God's miraculous provision for the needs of others is often by us responding in obedience to God and giving to his mission at home and around the world.

Currently, in Japan, a church of about 100 people is considered very successful. (We are working and praying to change this mindset.) Many of the churches are much smaller than that in Japan. Many churches in the countryside also lack pastoral leadership.

The number of committed and faithful Christians in Japan (less than 1% of the population), while being exceedingly generous, often cannot give enough to support Japanese pastoral staff. It can be difficult to covering other building and maintenance expenses like rent that ministries, especially in Tokyo, require. Land and property values per square foot are very high in Tokyo and Kanagawa.

The whole ministry team at PAZ Church is supported by fundraising to serve as a blessing to the growing church in Japan. Because we are committed to planting multiplying churches that serve all of Japan, we don't want to financially burden new Christians in Japan.

We are praying and looking forward to the day when Japanese Christian leaders are able to receive full-time salaries for their critical work in pastoral leadership. We are paying faith and generosity forward for a generation of future Japanese believers.