A third of the world still lacks access to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There are no local churches, no Bible in their own language, and no local believers.
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 through the past year.
Thank you for your partnership in prayer and giving that made these stories a reality!
Bob & Beth Fuhriman served as missionaries with Cru in Japan starting in 1968. In 1981, they switched to Asian Access (then, LIFE Ministries). I met them in 1987 as an Asian Access short-termer living in Tokyo. I remember carefully watching several of these long-term missionaries to see if I could possibly become one, as well as if these were the people whose community I wanted to join.
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...
Takeshi Takazawa is VP for Strategic Engagement for Asian Access. He is a gifted leader who has served our movement since 1988. Among his many strengths, he sees things well before others see them and he helps us understand deep things. The A2 Community all across Asia dearly loves Takeshi. In this clip, Takeshi shares about the two Chinese characters for "crisis" which are made up of "danger" and "opportunity". This topic has been referenced quite a bit recently because of COVID-19. "You've probably heard this," Takazawa starts out...
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Japan (MNN) — Asian Access has officially passed the baton of ministry in Japan to the Japanese leadership.
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June 5, 2022 is the International Day for the Unreached A third of the world still lacks access to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There are no local churches, no Bible...
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The 2020 Vision: To deploy 100 church multiplication teams: to establish 1,000 reproducing congregations... to enfold 1,000,000 new followers of Christ... who will, in turn, send 1,000 missionaries from Japan to the cities of Asia... that...
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Japan (MNN) — Authorities warn residents of northeast Japan to prepare for potentially strong aftershocks in the days to come. A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the region on Wednesday night, killing...
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Christianity is about the power of the Gospel to transform our lives. I want to share with you a real-life story of two sworn enemies – Fuchida, a Japanese commander and...
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The Christian subculture challenge A few years ago when I met with a Japanese Christian leader to catch up on each other’s lives, we discussed the challenges of the spread of the...
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In Japan, Fukushima Prefecture is arguably the region most impacted by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami. In addition to the earthquake damage up and down its seacoast, three...
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アジアンアクセス・ジャパン2021年12月号を公開しました。 The December 2021 Report has been published in Japanese and is now available here...
Read more"walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My Tribute to Robert Fuhriman Blessed to Be in Community with Bob Bob & Beth Fuhriman served as missionaries with Cru in Japan starting in 1968. In 1981, they switched to Asian…
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…