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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...

From chiropractor to international missions: Jeff Mallory’s story

31-Dec-2021 •

31-Dec-2021 • • blog: Mission Network News

International (MNN) — Jeff Mallory worked as a chiropractor, having no desire to get involved with...

International (MNN) — Jeff Mallory worked as a chiropractor, having no desire to get involved with international missions.
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From chiropractor to international missions: Jeff Mallory’s story

2021 Highlights: Top Stories from Asian Access

29-Dec-2021 • Jeff Johnston

29-Dec-2021 • Jeff Johnston • blog: A2 Community Blog

God continues to move during a challenging year
2021 has been challenging for everyone, but God was...

God continues to move during a challenging year
2021 has been challenging for everyone, but God was continuously at work. Here are a few of our top stories from 2021 which help us remember His faithfulness...

2021 Highlights: Top Stories from Asian Access

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.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 21 December 2020

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I was so inspired a few weeks ago visiting my colleague Pastor Hideo Ohashi. He has served faithfully with Asian Access over several decades and his church is a remarkable testament to God’s faithfulness to Japan.

You’ll see him pictured here with his son and grandson: three generations of pastors! What a powerful image of God’s work from one generation to the next.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 19 December 2020

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Hello Everybody!

Well, today is the last day we are in Japan. We fly out in a few hours, and we are heading back to California.

We love it here in Japan. We're going to miss it here. But we are looking forward to being with family. It is a new season for us.

Details: by Joe Handley; Category: From the President; 17 December 2020

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“That is so cool!”

“Really? There’s no way!” – That is what Silk and I thought after using a mobile phone translation at the Japan Post the other day.

Here's how the story unfolded...

We went to close out my account as we are moving to America and thought the bank teller understood our request. She listened to me and took me to the right person who started asking for our documents. We pulled out my bank book, and then she asked for our cash card which we pulled out. Finally, she asked another question. I thought I understood her request, so I pulled out my residence card.

Details: by Mission Network News; Category: Mission Network News; 15 December 2020

Header image by Frauke Riether from Pixabay.

Pfizer’s vaccine is 95% effective at preventing someone from catching COVID-19.

Japan (MNN) — This week, the company Pfizer will deliver an estimated 2.9 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to locations around the US. The UK has already begun using the vaccine, which was developed by the German company BioNTech.

The vaccine was developed in under a year and uses new technology to vaccinate people against viruses. It needs to be kept at very cold temperatures, at least 70 degrees below zero Celsius.

Details: by Dee Wirz; Category: A2 Community Blog; 14 December 2020

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2020 turned into an unexpected, unwanted mishmash of uncertainty, anxiety, cancellations, frustration, fatigue, exasperation, anger, exhaustion, disappointment, a kind of seeming unending ethos of dashed hopes, spiraling fears, sadness and grief.

Now I have an enhanced appreciation of the Psalms that so eloquently express the same range and depth of emotion we are experiencing. The writers honestly pour out their hearts to God, and in the process of persistently calling out to Him, they come around to see and experience God as our refuge and strength, our rock, fortress, deliverer, a very present help in time of trouble. I’m so thankful for God’s redemptive work in the midst of the miry mishmash. God takes us to deeper levels of resilience, resourcefulness and refinement.

From the President

From the President blog by Joe Handley

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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.