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Ten Principles that have Shaped my Life

10-May-2021 • Rod Denton

10-May-2021 • Rod Denton • blog: A2 Community Blog

Words that have impacted my life and leadership

1. “START AT THE TOP AND WORK YOUR WAY DOWN. THEY...

Words that have impacted my life and leadership

1. “START AT THE TOP AND WORK YOUR WAY DOWN. THEY MIGHT SAY NO BUT THEY COULD SAY YES."
Dr. Robert Clinton, a former professor of leadership at Fuller...

Words that have impacted my life and leadership

1. “START AT THE TOP AND WORK YOUR WAY DOWN. THEY MIGHT SAY NO BUT THEY COULD SAY YES."
Dr. Robert Clinton, a former professor of leadership at Fuller Seminary had five principles of mentoring. His first...

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...

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

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 15 January 2021

My colleague John Houlette just completed an outstanding book for Japanese pastors. And, the principles and stories are ones that will help you thrive in every season.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 14 January 2021

Perhaps you've resolved in 2021 to read more Scripture or to pray more consistently. If so, I think you’ll enjoy this new prayer app that a friend recommended to me. It helps me do both—to actually pray the Scripture every day!

It’s a short, simple, daily reading and prayer prompt that I’ve found to be helpful in my devotion times recently: LECTIO 365 is a daily devotional app for your mobile phone or tablet.

My friend has been using it with a few of his prayer partners as a way to share what God is doing in their lives each day.

Here's more information about LECTIO 365 from its website...

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 12 January 2021

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Japan (MNN) — Support for the Tokyo Olympics just hit a new low in Japan. The latest spike in Tokyo’s COVID-19 infections has 80-percent of Japanese residents saying the Summer Games should be rescheduled again, or canceled altogether.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 11 January 2021

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Dear Friends,

As 2020 wound to a close, the Lord impressed on me the following passage:

"In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind." —John 1:4

LOOKING BACK ON 2020

2020 was such a disruptive year. Yet the life of Christ is the light of the world. That gives me hope heading into 2021. I pray that your Christmas and New Year’s celebrations brought joy and the reminder of what is most important, even in the midst of the challenges from 2020, some of which continue to persist.

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

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Japan (MNN) — The world’s most populous city is now under a state of emergency thanks to soaring COVID-19 infections. Japan reported 6,100 new cases on Thursday, with roughly half coming from Tokyo. The emergency declaration began Friday and will end on February 7.“

Over the Christmas into New Year’s holidays, we couldn’t change the trend of steep [infection] increases, especially in the bigger cities. Hokkaido and Osaka requested ‘state of emergency’-type restrictions; however, Tokyo never went into that stage,” Takeshi Takazawa explains.

Details: by Jeff Johnston; Category: A2 Community Blog; 30 December 2020

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God at Work During a Trying Year

2020 has been a very trying year for everyone. Yet God was at work in amazing ways. These stories help us remember His faithfulness through the past year as He continues doing a good work in us. Thank you for your partnership in prayer and giving that made these stories possible!

Now, out of the 128 blog posts from this year, here are some of our top stories from 2020...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 28 December 2020

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2020 has been a challenging year for all of us. COVID-19, the global economy, and polarizing politics have left their marks. The 2020 Olympics were delayed and countless people have suffered and hundreds of thousands have died from the pandemic. It all certainly made for a tough year for you and me.

Amid the Dark Clouds though, I was able to report several Silver Linings during our recent Asian Access board meeting. For these, I praise God and am reminded of the importance of giving thanks, even for the challenges we have faced.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 23 December 2020

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Merry Christmas Everyone,

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 22 December 2020

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Silk and I have had such a wonderful last few weeks in Japan.

Last week we were moving which brought several aches and pains, even after just day one of the move! However, the last four we were able to travel to many places in country and say farewell for this season of ministry.

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