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Former Nozomi Project worker turns to Christ

11-Aug-2022 •

11-Aug-2022 • • blog: Mission Network News

Japan (MNN) — Japan remains a challenging spiritual battleground, but Gospel workers say the Lord...

Japan (MNN) — Japan remains a challenging spiritual battleground, but Gospel workers say the Lord IS moving in the island nation.
“A lot of fear permeates the culture here: fear of natural disasters,...

Former Nozomi Project worker turns to Christ

Call upon me in the day of trouble

02-Aug-2022 • Joe Handley

02-Aug-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you shall glorify me.”— Isaiah 50:15

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“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you shall glorify me.”— Isaiah 50:15

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“Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you and you shall glorify me.”— Isaiah 50:15

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John Houlette's 'Resilience' receives Christian counseling award

25-Jul-2022 • Robert & Roberta Adair

25-Jul-2022 • Robert & Roberta Adair • blog: A2 Community Blog

On July 22, Asian Access missionary Dr. John Houlette received the Office Fujikake Award for the Japanese...

On July 22, Asian Access missionary Dr. John Houlette received the Office Fujikake Award for the Japanese version of his book, Resilience: How Japanese Pastors Can Thrive in Every Season. The award...

John Houlette's 'Resilience' receives Christian counseling award

Are Christian leaders even reading the same Bible as the Church?

19-Jul-2022 • Joe Handley

19-Jul-2022 • Joe Handley • blog: From the President

Recently I came across a book that caught me by surprise. Retired Bishop Hwa Yung wrote an excellent...

Recently I came across a book that caught me by surprise. Retired Bishop Hwa Yung wrote an excellent critique of the modern ‘leadership’ popularity within the Global Church and World Mission: Leadership...

Are Christian leaders even reading the same Bible as the Church?

Our Attitude Determines Our Life...

18-Jul-2022 • Rod Denton

18-Jul-2022 • Rod Denton • blog: A2 Community Blog

Not Our Circumstances

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation
Your attitude quotient (AQ) is...

Not Our Circumstances

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation
Your attitude quotient (AQ) is more important than your intelligence quotient (IQ)
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Not Our Circumstances

By Rod Denton, Equipping The Next Generation
Your attitude quotient (AQ) is more important than your intelligence quotient (IQ)
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Merry Christmas from the Handleys

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 13 December 2012

Merry Christmas from the Handleys

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Our Greatest Need is Leadership

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 19 November 2012

Lesson from Japan's triple disaster

Makito Matsuda is pastor of Oasis Chapel in Rifu, Japan, one of the key hubs for relief efforts after the triple disaster in northeast Japan. Pastor Matsuda, a graduate of Asian Access’ leader development program, is one of the emerging generation leaders in Japan.

Immediately following the disaster, people...

$1M match met!

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 01 November 2012

Thank you for helping us match the $1 million challenge for Japan. By November 1, the deadline for the matching grant, you helped us not only match the goal—you went above and beyond. We're still calculating all the funds to know exactly where we stand, but we now know that we've exceeded the match. We are so grateful for God's provision.

Th...

Match offer expires November 1st - There's still time to double your gift

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 05 October 2012

Dear Friend,

Thank you for your prayers and support for the ongoing work of Asian Access and the response toward tsunami relief in Japan the past 18 months. To show you what support from people like you has accomplished, we have posted a report online, which you can view here.

In addition, I wanted to remind you that Asian Access has until...

Noel Becchetti becomes Asian Access' vice president for leader development

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 26 September 2012

It is with great delight that I welcome Noel Becchetti to the international leadership team of Asian Access. Noel joins our team on October 1, 2012 as the vice president for leader development, a role that works in partnership with our Leader Development leadership team.

Noel comes to Asian Access with a wealth of experience. He has served in a...

Asian Access taps Truthseekers executive for new post

Details: by Jeff Johnston; Category: A2 Community Blog; 26 September 2012

Noel Becchetti set to become A2’s VP for Leader Development

For Immediate Release

Noel Becchetti - 2012 ARTESIA, CA (A2) Asian Access is pleased to announce the imminent appointment of Noel Becchetti as vice president for leader development. Through September 30, Becchetti is currently Executive Director for Truthseekers International, a ministry committed to...

SIM/Asian Access Partnership honored; Now a major call is going out

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 24 September 2012

Asian Access & SIM USA given 'eXcelerate Award for Innovation in Partnership'

Joe Handley receiving award for Asian Access. USA (MNN) ―A partnership is not only saving money and opening more ministry opportunities, but it's being rewarded. Over the weekend, Asian Access and SIM USA were presented an award for a strategic partnership at the Missio Nexus North American Leaders Conference in Chicago.

Asian Access had a problem. They had 24 missionaries in...

New Dawn in the Land of the Rising Sun

Details: by Jeff Johnston; Category: A2 Community Blog; 20 September 2012

This article from eXcelerate Magazine is being reposted with permission from Missio Nexus.

New Dawn in the Land of the Rising Sun

Congratulations to Asian Access and SIM,
recipients of the eXcelerate award for
partnership in mission.

New Dawn in the Land of the Rising Sun

A2/SIM Strategic Partnership for Japan

Edited by Mary Kay Palguta, Missio Nexus

New Dawn in the Land of the Rising Sun

Japan has long been considered a...

And the eXcelerate Award goes to...

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 17 September 2012

Asian Access & SIM win award for excellence & innovation in partnership

Asian Access was honored to be co-nominated with SIM for the 2012 eXcelerate Award for Innovation in Partnership from our peers through Missio Nexus. And now to receive news that we have been selected to receive this award later this week, we are greatly humbled. We...

Anxiety mounts following government's 'worst-case scenario' report

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 10 September 2012

JAPAN (MNN) ―Picture this: A massive undersea earthquake, registering at 9.0 on the Richter scale, triggers a tsunami with 110-foot waves, which strikes just south of Tokyo at midnight. Winter winds help fuel the waves, and most of the disaster's 320,000 victims are swept away while they slumber. The rest are finished off by falling...

Family and Ministry Update * September 2012

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 05 September 2012

"For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." -- Philippians 2:13

As I make my way to Asia, currently some 40,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean, I am reminded of how blessed we are to have your support fueled by God himself. As Paul reminds us in this passage, God is working in us for his good...

What impresses Phil Hodges about Asian Access?

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 14 August 2012

Phil Hodges, co-founder and Chief Content Officer of Lead Like Jesus and A2 Reference Council member, recently joined our global Leaders' Summit in southern Thailand and shared a few words about Asian Access on this video clip.

Phil has been a friend of mine since I became a pastor at Rolling Hills Covenant Church in...

Lasting change in Burma starts with mindset

Details: by Asian Access; Category: Mission Network News; 24 June 2012

Burma's change? Proceed with caution.

MYANMAR (MNN) ―Christians in Myanmar are hopeful. For the first time in decades, real change seems to be coming. Not only that, but the reforms appear to be sticking. Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's most famous dissident, turned parliament member, doesn't negate that, but she does urge...