Paul Miki’s Testimony

Christianity first reached Japan in 1549, due to the heroic missionary work of the Jesuit priest Francis Xavier and his companions. In the next sixty years, over three hundred thousand Japanese citizens converted to Christianity.

Conversions became so widespread that the Japanese ruling class suspected Christians were seeking to overthrow the government and colonize and enslave the Japanese people. The ruler, Hideyoshi, issued an order for the arrest and execution of Christians. Japanese evangelist Paul Miki was on track…