The last few days I've been in Sri Lanka with the 5th graduating class of pastors in the country. It's been a great joy spending time with the pastors and their families. What a spectacular event! Sri Lanka should be proud of the way they honor their graduates with such a wonderful culturaldisplay and spiritual tone during the ceremony.

Several testimonies were shared how lives were transformed, families renewed, and ministry plans strengthened. It was such a wonderful example of the fruit of investing in key leaders lives. There are several dozen pastors now who are committed to "unite the church, multiply leaders and congregations, and extend the transforming power of the Gospel across Asia." These are pastors with vision, character and competence who are leading the church today.

In this video clip, Adrian De Visser, Asian Access Vice President of Partnership Development shares a personal message of appreciation for Dr. Gary Parrett, who is recovering from a tragic accident last summer in South Korea. Gary is a good friend and the Resource Coordinator for Asian Access/Sri Lanka.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v90hlqqZys

Video Description:
On behalf of the A2 community, Rev. Adrian De Visser shares at the Asian Access/Sri Lanka leader development graduation on January 22, 2011 to express appreciation and well-wishes to Dr. Gary Parrett, who is still recovering from a serious bus accident in Seoul, South Korea in July 2010. Dr. Parrett has been serving as a teacher, mentor and friend since the program was launched nearly 10 years ago. Gary's long road to recovery and current health updates can be found at:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/garyparrett