Prostorphos
Disciple of Prayer
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God’s grace and peace to you. I am Mark Huda Junayed Fino, now 29 years old. I have been persecuted tremendously for my faith, blog articles and social justice work in my country, Bangladesh. I was born in a Muslim family. I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior in 2010 without being improperly persuaded, with proper understanding of scripture, and through the guidance of the Holy Spirit as is my human right and freedom. Fundamentalist Islamist groups continually sent me death threats by letter and on social media. My own family persecuted and tortured me. I was arrested and tortured twice in Bangladesh (all the evidence was submitted to Japan Immigration Bureau). I escaped Bangladesh in February 2014 for Nepal. As Nepal is not a signatory country of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, I could not apply for refugee status in Nepal. By the will of God I ended up in Japan on 27 June, 2017 and, as Japan is a signatory country of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, I was able to apply for asylum here, putting trust in God first. Since coming to Japan I have studied caregiving, got a home helper 2 license and worked as a caregiver among other things. Japan has a big need for caregivers, so being thankful, I felt I need to choose an occupation which helps society. I pay my regular taxes, social insurance, etc. On 14 July, 2021, the Okinawa Immigration Bureau called me for my first interview regarding my refugee application. Refugee inspection officer Mr. Shimokawa from Okinawa Immigration Bureau (refugee department) will interview me. I request my brothers and sisters in Christ to pray for me: 1. Please pray that the Holy Spirt fills me and speaks through me during the time of my interview at Okinawa Immigration. 2. Please pray for the examiner; may God make his heart warm enough to understand the persecution in Bangladesh. For some in Japan it is hard to understand the topic of persecution. In Christ, Mark Huda Junayed Fino, +818059584321