Raising Up Leaders who are Abiding in Christ

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by Joe Handley

Category: From the President

Published: 11 January 2022

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 ones He loves in Japan!

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Yearnings and Callings for 2022

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by Joe Handley

Category: From the President

Published: 10 January 2022

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 you for the way we journey together in life and mission.

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Ways I Learned to Wait

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by Cindy

Category: Staff

Published: 22 November 2021

In Patience

When I decided to leave behind my career to pursue a mission overseas, I knew it would not be smooth sailing. Ahead would be support raising, language learning, transitioning to a foreign culture, and unpredictable—or even a lack of—income. Little did I know, there’s much more to it.

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An Olympic Thank-You from Joe and Silk

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by Joe Handley

Category: From the President

Published: 31 August 2021

Hello Everyone!

We want to thank you for your participation and support for our work in Japan.

As you probably know, all the work with the Olympics that we tried to do didn't happen. However, the last few weeks, God has done some amazing things, and that's still ongoing. People are praying. We're signing up people for a million hours of prayer! Can you believe that?

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Tokyo Olympics: the catalyst to change in Japan?

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by Mission Network News

Category: Latest News

Published: 23 July 2021

Japan (MNN) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics are officially underway following today’s Opening Ceremony. Delayed by the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Games will run through August 8th. See a full schedule here. The Tokyo Paralympics begin August 24th.

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Waiting… for God’s Perfect Timing

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by Jessica Kidwell

Category: Staff

Published: 21 July 2021

"We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps."
— Proverbs 16:9 (NLT)

In our hearts, we were confident that God was calling us to serve him in Japan. But we couldn’t do it without a significant team of supporters behind us with faithful prayers and financial gifts. It was hard to imagine how he would do it. It was 2016. Josh and I hoped to be in Japan within a year, but God had other plans.

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Announcing a matching challenge to develop leaders during a crisis

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by Joe Handley

Category: From the President

Published: 23 June 2021

Hello Friends,

What a year you and I have been through and our entire planet. This COVID-19 has just slammed us, as the world has faced this crisis. And for those of us in the U.S., it's getting a little easier and we praise God for that.

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Japan lifts state of emergency, debates Olympics attendance

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by Mission Network News

Category: Latest News

Published: 21 June 2021

Japan (MNN) — Will there be any fans in the stands at next month’s Tokyo Olympics? Event organizers could announce their decision as early as today.

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Micro-Revolution?

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by Joe Handley

Category: From the President

Published: 16 June 2021

He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” — Matthew 13:31-32

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