Pastor Sato heads to the U.S. to personally share about Fukushima First Bible Baptist Church's experience following the nuclear disaster in Japan!
Meet Akira Sato, Senior Pastor of Fukushima First Bible Baptist Church—located just a few miles from Japan’s failed nuclear reactor site. His town evacuated. His congregation displaced. And today, members of Fukushima First Baptist Church are on their own Exodus journey. But their faith? It’s unshaken.
Rev. Sato, author of best-selling book, "Exodus Church," is compelled to share their collective experience with the global Church in North America and beyond, and now you have a chance to hear firsthand what has happened.
Through our disaster relief work, God provides Asian Access with a front row seat to see His goodness and grace in the face of unspeakable disaster.
Join Asian Access in early October in Los Angeles or Chicago for an update from Japan that you'll likely not soon forget. Experience stories from people who understand the situation firsthand in disaster stricken areas.
We saved your seat. Please join us at any of these events!
- Attendance at all these events is free, but please RSVP (see below for details).
- More Info: http://www.asianaccess.org/exoduschurch
- These Asian Access events are held in partnership with other great organizations, such as WorldVenture, Saddleback Church's PEACE Plan & Purpose Driven Training in Southern California, and Churches Helping Churches (Chicago event).
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To attend any SoCal. event, please RSVP:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ...or... call (626) 914-8990.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011
Evergreen Baptist Church San Gabriel Valley
- 11:30am - Light lunch served
- 12:00-1:30pm - Pastor Sato shares
1860 Town & Country Road, Norco, CA 92860
- 7:00-8:30pm - Pastor Sato shares
- Held in partnership with WorldVenture
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2011
135 N. Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91182
- 12:00-1:30pm - Fuller "Brown Bag" lunch, talk with the students
- 1:30-3:00pm - Fuller Faculty Meeting
9090 19th Street, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91701
- 6:00pm - Light meal served
- 6:30-8:00pm - Pastor Sato shares
- Held in partnership with WorldVenture
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2011
First Baptist Church of Oceanside
240 Grace Street, Oceanside, CA 92054
- 11:00am - Light lunch served
- 11:30am-1:00pm - Pastor Sato shares
- Held in partnership with WorldVenture
1 Saddleback Pkwy, Plaza Room, Lake Forest, CA 92630
- 6:00pm - Light meal served
- 6:30-8:00pm - Pastor Sato shares
- Held in partnership with Saddleback Church's "The PEACE Plan" and Purpose Driven Training
CHICAGO AREA EVENT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011
Park Community Church
1001 N. Crosby St., Chicago, IL 60610
- 7:00-9:00pm
- Light meal served before the event.
- Held in partnership with Churches Helping Churches.
- For more information, contact CHC at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call (847) 398-7024 x 3452.
More about Pastor Akira Sato
Pastor Akira Sato was born in Yamagata, Japan on March 11, 1957. He became senior pastor of Fukushima First Bible Baptist Church upon his graduation from Japan Bible Seminary in 1982. He led a struggling congregation into a four-campus multisite church. Rev. Sato is also a graduate and faculty of Asian Access' leader development ministry in Japan, JCGI Network. He has been involved training pastors through JCGI Network for the past twenty years.
His latest book called "Rurou no Kyokai" ("Exodus Church") is currently the best-selling Christian book in Japan. Fukushima First Bible Baptist Church buildings are located only about three miles from the nuclear power plant destroyed by the Tsunami. His entire congregation was forced to evacuate from their homes and community, and they are all uncertain when they will be allowed to return home. Sixty church members stayed together and are still living in a Christian camp west of Tokyo. He has been leading them and is working on helping them all relocate somewhere back in Fukushima prefecture together.
March 11—the day the triple disaster hit Japan—was actually his 54th birthday. Pastor Sato sensed the Lord's strong calling and responsiblity to share with the global Church what they have been going through and what God has taught them.
In addition to being a pastor and trainer of pastors, Sato Sensei is one of the most popular Christian conference speakers in Japan, as well as a prolific writer. He and his wife Chieko have three children and three grandchildren.
- Pastor Akira Sato: Find out much more (in English and Japanese) at: http://www.f1church.com
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