The story of a death row brother by the name Nekata?

[just1-4all]

Has anyone ever heard of an account of a young man named Nekata serving on death row in Japan? Allegedly, this was someone receiving the Awake! and Watchtower publications in prison, eventually contacted by the organization, studied with some visiting brothers and eventually baptized. Then, sadly, his sentence was carried out despite a remarkable transformation in his personality.

 

I had this story given me decades ago but long forgotten who I got it from. It is 4 pages of what looks to be a copy of something manually typed. I'd found it digging through some old papers. I tried looking up the keywords "Nekata" and "death row", but nothing found in our libraries. 

Another One Looking Forward To See Nekata!!.pdf

[Dages]

It's Kimihiro Nakata, not "Nekata"  

His story can be found in some old magazines.
Thank you for this, I remember this document, I've been looking for it for a while

Edited June 18 by Dages

[dljbsp]

Yearbook 1973 (Japan)

 

[Andrey]

Kimihiro Nakata

 

w59 10/15 pp. 637-639 Condemned Man Finds Hope in Paradise

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1959766

 

*** yb98 pp. 76-77 Japan ***
https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=301998000&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=26

 

w81 5/15 pp. 3-8 I Have Seen Lives Marvelously Changed

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1981361

Edited June 18 by Andrey

[Brazilian2024]

3 hours ago, just1-4all said:

Alguém já ouviu falar de um jovem chamado Nekata servindo no corredor da morte no Japão? Supostamente, tratava-se de alguém que recebia as publicações da Despertai! e da Torre de Vigia na prisão, que acabou sendo contatado pela organização, que estudou com alguns irmãos visitantes e que, por fim, foi batizado. Então, infelizmente, sua sentença foi executada, apesar de uma transformação notável em sua personalidade.

 

Esta história me foi dada há décadas, mas há muito tempo esqueci de quem a tirou. São quatro páginas do que parece ser uma cópia de algo digitado manualmente. Encontrei-a vasculhando alguns papéis antigos. Tentei procurar as palavras-chave "Nekata" e "corredor da morte", mas não encontrei nada em nossas bibliotecas. 

Mais um ansioso para ver Nekata!!.pdf 7,47 MB · 14 downloads

 

Here in Brazil we listened to this experience on audio cassette tapes. They were copied and passed from brothers to brothers

[just1-4all]

10 hours ago, Dages said:

It's Kimihiro Nakata, not "Nekata"

Wrong spelling on name ... no wonder I had trouble finding it! 🙄

[just1-4all]

7 hours ago, Brazilian2024 said:

They were copied and passed from brothers to brothers

I can see why, it is such a powerful example of Jehovah's spirit of love and mercy in action.

[Jwanon]

There have been many lawbreakers who repented of their crimes and became followers of Jesus Christ while in prison. The loss of one’s liberties and the harsh realities of incarceration have motivated many to accept our Savior’s forgiveness.

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDMacgfsQqt/

 

Because of His boundless mercy, Jehovah has never turned away a repentant convict, regardless of the magnitude of his or her crime

[Dages]

Yes, many interesting cases.
And Jehovah is using us to do our part in that.