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Playbooks outline new restrictions, requirements for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

29-Apr-2021 •

29-Apr-2021 • • blog: Mission Network News

Japan (MNN) — Playbooks released yesterday introduce new COVID-19 restrictions and requirements...

Japan (MNN) — Playbooks released yesterday introduce new COVID-19 restrictions and requirements ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The guidelines limit participants’ movement and require more...

Japan (MNN) — Playbooks released yesterday introduce new COVID-19 restrictions and requirements ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The guidelines limit participants’ movement and require more testing.
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Imprisoned pastor released in Laos

28-Apr-2021 •

28-Apr-2021 • • blog: Mission Network News

Laos (MNN) — A pastor in Laos has been released after spending a year in prison. He was convicted of “creating...

Laos (MNN) — A pastor in Laos has been released after spending a year in prison. He was convicted of “creating disorder” after holding church services without permission.
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"We ask your help in praying for us!"

17-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley

17-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

နိုင် ကြရန်အ လို့ ငှါ ဆုတောင်း ခြင်း ဖြင့် ပံ့ ပိုး ပေး ကြ ပါ ရန် အကူ အ ညီ တောင်း ခံ လိုပါ.သည်။. “We...

နိုင် ကြရန်အ လို့ ငှါ ဆုတောင်း ခြင်း ဖြင့် ပံ့ ပိုး ပေး ကြ ပါ ရန် အကူ အ ညီ တောင်း ခံ လိုပါ.သည်။. “We ask your help in praying for us!”

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The 2nd installment of Amazing Grace: God's Sustaining Grace

16-Apr-2021 • Rod Denton

16-Apr-2021 • Rod Denton • blog: A2 Community Blog

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation

Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundThat sustains a soul...

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation

Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundThat sustains a soul like meI once was weak, but now I'm strongThrough Christ who lives in me.

THE GRACE OF GOD COMES...

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation

Amazing Grace, how sweet the soundThat sustains a soul like meI once was weak, but now I'm strongThrough Christ who lives in me.

THE GRACE OF GOD COMES TO US IN TWO INSTALLMENTS: FIRST WE ARE SAVED...

Easter Greetings from Three A2 Presidents

02-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley

02-Apr-2021 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Happy Easter from Asian Access! Joe Handley, current president of Asian Access, joins two of his former...

Happy Easter from Asian Access! Joe Handley, current president of Asian Access, joins two of his former predecessors to share Easter greetings for all friends and supporters of Asian Access. Thank you for your friendship and partnership. Together, we...

Playbooks outline new restrictions, requirements for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 29 April 2021

Header image is a graphic obtained from Wikimedia Commons.

Imprisoned pastor released in Laos

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 28 April 2021

The header photo shows Christians in Laos who had their houses torn down by local authorities. (Photo courtesy of Asian Access)

Laos (MNN) — A pastor in Laos has been released after spending a year in prison. He was convicted of “creating disorder” after holding church services without permission.

"We ask your help in praying for us!"

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 17 April 2021

Unrest in Myanmar through the decades

နိုင် ကြရန်အ လို့ ငှါ ဆုတောင်း ခြင်း ဖြင့် ပံ့ ပိုး ပေး ကြ ပါ ရန် အကူ အ ညီ တောင်း ခံ လိုပါ.သည်။.

“We ask your help in praying for us!”

The 2nd installment of Amazing Grace: God's Sustaining Grace

Details: by Rod Denton; Category: A2 Community Blog; 16 April 2021

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation

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Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
That sustains a soul like me
I once was weak, but now I'm strong
Through Christ who lives in me.

THE GRACE OF GOD COMES TO US IN TWO INSTALLMENTS: FIRST WE ARE SAVED BY GRACE (AMAZING GRACE PART 1) AT CONVERSION, AND THEN WE ARE SUSTAINED BY GRACE (AMAZING GRACE PART 2) FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR LIVES.

Easter Greetings from Three A2 Presidents

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 02 April 2021

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Civil war fears grow in Myanmar; believers persevere

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 31 March 2021

In header image, protesters rally against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, Feb. 9, 2021. (Wikimedia Commons)

Myanmar (MNN) — Civil war threats loom large in Myanmar. This weekend’s military crackdown on civilian protestors led to the highest death toll since the February 1 coup.

The U.S. cut all trade agreements with Myanmar over the bloodshed. Meanwhile, protestors and armed ethnic groups called for unity against the military junta.

Beware of Becoming a Christian Atheist

Details: by Rod Denton; Category: A2 Community Blog; 30 March 2021

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CHRISTIAN ATHEIST: Is a person who believes in God but lives as though God doesn’t exist or is largely irrelevant to the everyday business of living.

The term CHRISTIAN ATHEIST is a figure of speech called an oxymoron in which seemingly contradictory terms appear side by side. Other examples of oxymorons that perhaps you have used are:

Japan prohibits international spectators for Olympics

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 24 March 2021

The header photo shows cherry blossoms in Japan. (Photo courtesy of Kanenori on Pixabay)

Japan (MNN) — As cherry blossoms bloom across Japan, the country has barred international spectators from the rescheduled 2021 Summer Olympics due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. 600,000 people bought tickets to watch the games in-person.

Lessons on Brokenness & Business

Details: by Sue Plumb Takamoto; Category: A2 Community Blog; 11 March 2021

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Reflecting on the Ten Years since Japan's Triple Disaster

By Sue Plumb Takamoto

PART 2

In Part 1: "Looking Back on Ten Years: Finding Beauty in Brokenness", I highlighted the unimaginable damage and challenging aftermath from Japan’s March 11, 2011 Triple Disaster—a 9.0 earthquake that triggered a tsunami and caused a nuclear power plant meltdown.

Looking Back on Ten Years: Finding Beauty in Brokenness

Details: by Sue Plumb Takamoto; Category: A2 Community Blog; 11 March 2021

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Reflections on the 10-Year Remembrance of Japan’s Triple Disaster

By Sue Plumb Takamoto

PART 1

There is beauty in brokenness. This is a message that we all need to hear right now.

Today marks 10 years since 3.11 Triple Disaster in Japan

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 11 March 2021

small town in Japan abandoned after the triple disaster. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)

Japan (MNN) — On this day 10 years ago, a triple disaster rocked Japan. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling into the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Three reactors melted down, spewing radioactive material into the air. Read a complete timeline of the disaster here.

Groundbreaking shifts resulting from Japan's Triple Disaster

Details: by Yoshiya Hari; Category: A2 Community Blog; 09 March 2021

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AN INTERVIEW WITH REV. YOSHIYA HARI, ASIAN ACCESS JAPAN NATIONAL DIRECTOR AT 10-YEAR MARK OF 3.11

Translated by Mary Jo Wilson

Q: What are some of your initial thoughts as we stand at the ten-year mark since the Triple Disasters hit Northeastern Japan?

Well, my first thought is that it’s hard to believe it’s been ten years. The time has gone so fast. From this vantage point, it’s clear what a huge turning point it was, both in my life and in the life of my church, and I could say even in the life of the church across Japan and for Asian Access Japan. It’s been a huge turning point.

Learning to Be Good News

Details: by Kent Muhling; Category: A2 Community Blog; 08 March 2021

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Reflections on 10th Anniversary of Japan’s Triple Disaster

By Kent Muhling

As the ten-year commemoration of the March 11 disaster approaches, many of us think back to our experience of that day and the days that followed. I am reminded of some of the lessons I learned then, lessons that continue to shape our ministry today.