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Sunday ‘Zoom Church’—with no morning message!

21-Jan-2022 • Gary & Barbara Bauman

21-Jan-2022 • Gary & Barbara Bauman • blog: A2 Community Blog

How one Japanese congregation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHEN I TALKED TO PASTOR...

How one Japanese congregation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHEN I TALKED TO PASTOR YOSHIYA (JOSHUA) HARI, THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN ACCESS JAPAN, his church had already been dealing...

How one Japanese congregation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic

WHEN I TALKED TO PASTOR YOSHIYA (JOSHUA) HARI, THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ASIAN ACCESS JAPAN, his church had already been dealing with its own crisis before the coronavirus...

Sunday ‘Zoom Church’—with no morning message!

Home church: the new norm in Japan?

20-Jan-2022 •

20-Jan-2022 • • blog: Mission Network News

Japan (MNN) — In January 2020, a group of believers in Japan lost their church building. Little did...

Japan (MNN) — In January 2020, a group of believers in Japan lost their church building. Little did they know, God would use their “temporary solution” as a growth point when the pandemic turned the...

Giving challenge to expand not only met, but surpassed

12-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley

12-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Dear Friends,
I have great news to share about the 2021 giving challenge issued to Asian Access by some...

Dear Friends,
I have great news to share about the 2021 giving challenge issued to Asian Access by some very generous financial partners last year!
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Giving challenge to expand not only met, but surpassed

Raising Up Leaders who are Abiding in Christ

11-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley

11-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Recently I was interviewed by Evangeline Hsiao for her podcast, Care Package for Japan...
The purpose...

Recently I was interviewed by Evangeline Hsiao for her podcast, Care Package for Japan...
The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people....

Recently I was interviewed by Evangeline Hsiao for her podcast, Care Package for Japan...
The purpose of this podcast is to showcase how much God loves Japan through different stories of people. It is like God sending a care package to the...

Raising Up Leaders who are Abiding in Christ

Yearnings and Callings for 2022

06-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley

06-Jan-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Happy New Year, Dear Friends!
This post is a little later than I had hoped because our family was...

Happy New Year, Dear Friends!
This post is a little later than I had hoped because our family was hit with the coronavirus variant over the holidays. We are deeply grateful for your prayers and appreciate...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 24 February 2021

samson song grace 1 I’m excited to announce the most recent leader to join the Asian Access Council of Reference.

Grace Samson-Song is someone I met during my research on Polycentric Mission Leadership. The insight she offered related to leadership and the Lausanne Movement was most helpful and as you look at Grace's story and background, you’ll see the wisdom and experience that flows from one who follows Christ deeply and knows what it takes to lead well in the present environment.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 23 February 2021

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“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
— Hebrews 10:24-25

A2 Prayer Meetings

This past year, our Asian Access family has been meeting monthly for prayer in addition to our online cohorts and those few countries who are actually able to meet in person. In the face of the pandemic, we are learning to live out the wisdom of this passage from Hebrews as we are such a community-driven ministry.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 22 February 2021

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The last few years, the idea of leadership has taken a beating. Whether it’s the critique of “elites” in our cultures or the overuse of the word leadership by various training and educational institutions. In many ways I agree with these concerns and it is why Asian Access does what it does in focusing on Christ, Character, and Servant Leadership.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 19 February 2021

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

Myanmar (MNN) — Myanmar’s military is using increasing force against protestors, prompting warnings from the United Nations. Local church leaders who partner with Asian Access fear collapse.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 17 February 2021

Header image depicts protestors in Myanmar on February 14, 2021. (Photo obtained via Wikimedia Commons)

Myanmar (MNN) — Amid an intensifying crackdown, Myanmar’s military pushes for a new cybersecurity law to keep citizens in the dark. Meanwhile, Asian Access supports local Christian leaders as they shine Christ’s light in their communities.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 16 February 2021

The header photo shows a radiation hotspot near Fukushima in 2012. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)

Japan (MNN) — Nearly ten years ago, a powerful 8.9 magnitude earthquake unleashed a massive tsunami near Fukushima, Japan. 20,000 people died and over 100,000 evacuated after three nuclear reactors suffered damage and melted down, releasing radioactive materials into the environment. Read more about the ongoing effects of the catastrophe here.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 10 February 2021

Header image courtesy of Gavin Yeates on Flickr https://bit.ly/3aWb9wu

Nepal (MNN) — In the face of anti-conversion laws that have targeted Christians for many years, Nepalese believers hold tight to the Gospel.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 04 February 2021

An armored car patrolling Myanmar after the coup. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)

Myanmar (MNN) — Governments around the world have condemned the Myanmar coup. The military took control of the country on Monday, disregarding the democratic process. Now, police have charged the elected leader of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi, as a justification for holding her. The charge? Illegally possessing and importing walkie talkies.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 02 February 2021

Myanmar (MNN) — The military of Myanmar has staged a coup, detaining several senior politicians. Internet, phone, and television access were blocked around the capital of Naypyitaw.

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