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Merry Christmas from the Handleys

Family and Ministry Update * September 2012

"For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." -- Philippians 2:13...

Gifts from God: A Kindred Spirit and My Next Assignment

by Michael L. Wilson Today I had a good talk and prayer time together with a dear brother from India who shares my...

Hoping to Encourage the Church

This is a new blog I have just launched to begin posting some of my writing. I hope that in some way it can serve to inspire and...

Bus crash kills 12, injures Asian Access coordinator

Pastors pray for bus accident victims SOUTH KOREA  ( MNN ) ― While enroute to the Asian...

Message about Gary Parrett from Adrian De Visser

Here is a brief video message from Adrian De Visser, National Director of A2/Sri Lanka about our dear friend, Dr. Gary Parrett......

Please pray for Dr. Gary Parrett

Dear Praying Friends, We are deeply saddened by the tragic accident involving Asian Access’ faculty member and country...

A Year In Review

We recently produced an overview of my first year in ministry with Asian Access and wanted to share it with you here on the blog. I...

Prayer of Blessing for Bruce Johnson

Today, June 30th is an important day; so is tomorrow, July 1st. Today is Bruce Johnson's last official day as Vice...

Oh My Goodness! Praise the Lord!

Almost every time I walk into our Glendora office, I’m quickly greeted by this wonderful phrase. No matter how often I make it...

Preaching!

  "Look Ma, I'm preaching!"  (For the first time!  And I was not bad!  As in I did not...

Camp and Eisa

I returned home last night from youth camp, exhausted, sun-burnt, bug-bitten, with sand stuck in various awkward places.  It...

Happy Birthday, Senorita

The other day, we celebrated three birthdays, including mine, at an Italian restaurant here in Japan. The other two celebrants were...

Prayer House

Yuka and I arrived at the Okinawan House of Prayer, a little after 2pm.  We had spent the last few hours speeding through...

Hair Show Fun

My friend and language partner Aki, invited me out a couple of nights ago to a Hair Show/Magazine Launch.  A childhood friend of...

Traffic- Okinawan style

I got caught today in evening rush hour, and I was sitting in my car with all my windows rolled down, sweat dripping from my body, CD...

Island hopping, lily fields, seaglass and... Tony Roma's?

That's right Tony Roma's... and uh, this is my shameful secret, but it was the best meal I've had since arriving in Okinawa.  I'm...

Sounds

This morning as I was clearing clutter from my computer I heard a man singing opera outside my window.  I've seen this guy around...

Snow

It was biting cold as I wandered around running errands this afternoon.  When I left my house it was dry out so I just grabbed a...

Gnocchi!

In my efforts to live well and slow down I'm cooking more, here is a post of my latest endeavors in cooking!  Home spun...

"The Supper of the Lamb"

... is the book I am currently eating. It's a book about food and theology. So, when I get excited about something I want to...

Like a Mix of Glass and Wooden Buttons

Well, it looks like I'm starting to blog again. No promises on any sort of coherence, though I guess I can always try :) Or not. Just...