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A Tribute to Lon Allison

20-Oct-2019 • Noel Becchetti

20-Oct-2019 • Noel Becchetti • blog: A2 Community Blog

A real man of God has just arrived in heaven.
There is a lot you could say about Lon Allison. First...

A real man of God has just arrived in heaven.
There is a lot you could say about Lon Allison. First and foremost, a follower of Jesus. Close after, a loving husband, walking through life hand-in-hand...

Japan: Typhoon Hagibis aftermath

18-Oct-2019 •

18-Oct-2019 • • blog: Mission Network News

Japan (MNN) – Super Typhoon Hagibis—Tagalog for ‘speedy’—left a large and muddy footprint over Japan....

Japan (MNN) – Super Typhoon Hagibis—Tagalog for ‘speedy’—left a large and muddy footprint over Japan. Today, thousands of military personnel and first responders remain in search and rescue mode in the...

Asia Leaders Summit

11-Oct-2019 • Joe Handley

11-Oct-2019 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Asians Reaching Asia!
It was pure joy being with key church leaders across Asia a few weeks ago here...

Asians Reaching Asia!
It was pure joy being with key church leaders across Asia a few weeks ago here in Tokyo. Three years ago I was the only westerner present during the core meetings and this time around,...

Changing the few in Cambodia who change the many

08-Oct-2019 • Joe Handley

08-Oct-2019 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Pictured here with me is the Asian Access "working team" from Cambodia. They work with Pastor Meng Aun...

Hope Rises after the Bombings in Sri Lanka

02-Oct-2019 • Joe Handley

02-Oct-2019 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

COLOMBO (A2) It was sobering to drive beside and walk through St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo,...

COLOMBO (A2) It was sobering to drive beside and walk through St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hearing the story of our driver who overcame fear to drive to church that fateful Sunday...

Details: by Noel Becchetti; Category: A2 Community Blog; 20 October 2019

A real man of God has just arrived in heaven.

There is a lot you could say about Lon Allison. First and foremost, a follower of Jesus. Close after, a loving husband, walking through life hand-in-hand with his spouse Marie. Close after that, a caring father to Tara, Courtney, and Eric. And close after that, a loyal and supportive friend to literally hundreds of people, from all walks of life, all over the world. Then there was his life of ministry. Pastor, evangelist, musician, speaker, denominational leader, writer, national leader, global mover and shaker. He enjoyed a succession of ministry seasons, all fruitful—from high school pastor at Hillside Covenant Church in Walnut Creek, California…to co-founder and pastor of Hope Center Covenant Church in Pleasant Hill, California…to Director of Church Growth and Evangelism for the Evangelical Covenant Church in Chicago…to Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center at...

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 18 October 2019

Japan (MNN) – Super Typhoon Hagibis—Tagalog for ‘speedy’—left a large and muddy footprint over Japan. Today, thousands of military personnel and first responders remain in search and rescue mode in the wake of torrential rains that caused 20 rivers to burst their banks. Even as the casualty rate climbs, Asian Access’ Robert Adair says the scope of long-term damage mens this is just the beginning. “The storm came in just south of Tokyo, kind of in Chiba and that region, and then came across Japan up through Tohoku, which is the area that was hit by the disaster back in March of 2011.“...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 11 October 2019

Asians Reaching Asia!

It was pure joy being with key church leaders across Asia a few weeks ago here in Tokyo. Three years ago I was the only westerner present during the core meetings and this time around, there were only 2 of us. It’s really an honor to be included as the tagline for this gathering is “Asians Reaching Asia!” More importantly though to me is how many of my friends and colleagues are part of the gathering. Increasingly key leaders from the Asian Access networks are participating...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 08 October 2019

Pictured here with me is the Asian Access "working team" from Cambodia. They work with Pastor Meng Aun Hour (far right) of the photo to lead the work of Asian Access in the country. They are hitting way above their weight as a country, and it’s fun to see God’s story unveiled through them. The pastor in the middle left side of the picture has seen remarkable fruit since graduating from Asian Access. He’s clearly a keen example of God “Changing the Few who Change the Many.” He took what he learned through Asian Access and began multiplying it and that’s a key reason why Meng chose him to be on their working team.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 02 October 2019

COLOMBO (A2) It was sobering to drive beside and walk through St. Anthony’s Church in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hearing the story of our driver who overcame fear to drive to church that fateful Sunday when several churches were bombed as well as a few hotels and seeing the pictures of the aftermath at St. Anthony’s was overwhelming. We walked through the barricades that now protect the church and saw the area where so many lives were lost as well as the memorial they set up to remember what had happened that day...

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 01 October 2019

hong kong protests 2019 Hong Kong (MNN) — The China-Hong Kong divide takes center stage today as China celebrates 70 years of Communist rule. A major celebration of China’s military and economic might is underway in Tiananmen Square. Meanwhile, protestors plan to march in Hong Kong despite a police ban, labeling October 1 a “Day of Grief.” China recently increased its paramilitary forces in the semiautonomous region following weeks of civil unrest, Reuters reports. Asian Access board member Francis Tsui says religious freedom thrives in Hong Kong now, but that could change. “I want the global...

Details: by Jeff Johnston; Category: A2 Community Blog; 21 September 2019

For Excellence in Mission

We are pleased to share that Missio Nexus has bestowed the 2019 eXcelerate award to Joe Handley for excellence in mission. In particular, they affirmed Joe for his excellence and innovation in the area of communications in efforts at accelerating the Great Commission.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 19 September 2019

This past week was an encouraging one for me as we spent time exploring the idea of launching our Women in Ministry training in Cambodia. It came on the heels of seeing our largest group of women ever in a graduating class – around 7 of the members in Bangladesh were women. Everywhere I go, the need to empower and equip women is overwhelming. That’s why Asian Access is spending more time and energy investing in women. Nearly 30% of most of our cohorts in 16 countries include women but that pales in comparison to the need. Thus, our special Women in Ministry cohorts are...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 13 September 2019

Pastor Fukuda on Japan's "Vision Festa"

Pastor Makoto Fukuda I’m Makoto Fukuda from Grace City Church Tokyo. I’m a church planter as we as a pastor of the church. This year’s Church multiplication Vision Festa was great. I’ve noticed that this Vision Festa had much wider network than the one we had before in Tokyo. I can see increased interests in church planting and church multiplication, and I realized that its work has been spread, deepen, and strengthen. I really saw God has been at his work. Our work of church planting has been in the urban city area, and I saw...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 12 September 2019

Testimony after testimony from the 4th graduating cohort in Bangladesh revealed several common themes. It was encouraging hearing their reports as several were chosen to share what God had done in their lives over the last two years. Common themes included how much they had learned about their identity in Christ. Many had gone through seasons of pain, difficulty, and challenge but each of them could see how God shaped them during the course of their lives, even through the difficult seasons...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 22 August 2019

A few weeks ago, Silk and I had the privilege of traveling around Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) with a group of leaders from 5 countries there to learn about ministry and what God has done through the years. One of the most inspiring parts of our trip was visiting the sites (pictured here) where Adoniram Judson, America’s first anglo missionary and first to leave the western hemisphere, was in prison. Adoniram’s entire life work in mission went down in flames and he was tortured for his faith. His family bore an incredible burden as well but they all left a powerful legacy that we saw in the lives of Burmese Pastors across the country. One pastor, in particular, was...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 19 August 2019

Japan 2020 Next year an immense opportunity is knocking at our doors and you can play a part in it! Tokyo is hosting the 2020 Olympics and Asian Access in partnership with SIM is mobilizing teams to participate through partnering with local churches in reaching out. I hope you’ll join us! We’re praying for a breakthrough and believing that God has a plan to see the Christian population double by 2023 and the Olympic year presents a unique springboard for this to happen. In a few weeks, Japan is hosting the Rugby World Cup which starts the wheels rolling. Then, next summer you can take part through teams coming to serve before the games as Tokyo hosts both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 16 August 2019

Hong Kong (MNN) — As protests in Hong Kong hit the 10-week mark, some demonstrations have turned violent. Protests at the airport caused the city to ground all flights yesterday. What started as a cry of concern for extradition legislation has turned into a demonstration built upon years of frustrations. Francis Tsui, a board member of Asian Access, says the protests have thrown Hong Kong into the most serious crisis it has experienced in decades. The demonstrations, which are the largest and longest the city has seen in some time, have significantly disrupted daily life. And it is dividing the local Church, too. “Initially, when the focus of the protest [was] quite clear on trying to fight against the...

From the President

From the President blog by Joe Handley

A2 Community Blog

A2 Community blog with posts from a variety of contributors around Asian Access

Mission Network News

Stories about Asian Access published by Mission Network News, a mission news service dedicated to keeping Christians informed on evangelical mission activity around the world. In doing so we hope to educate and motivate Christians to prayer, participation, and support of missionary work to help further the Great Commission.