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By Nicole Truth be told, Japan was never a country that was on my radar. I had always known that at some point in my life I wanted to explore East...
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Japan (MNN) – Global workers in Japan have announced a new name to describe their role and vision.
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Japan (MNN) – A declining, aging population in Japan means both businesses and churches need guidance through the transition of leadership.
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Our value for community and the importance of partnership We often exhort one another at A3 with the proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to...
Read moreFrom the President | Joe Handley
Hello Everyone! It's inspiring being here at the Japanese garden at San Diego's Balboa Park.
Read moreFrom the President | Joe Handley
Our Missionaries Have a New Name! For several years, you’ve become familiar with new ministry streams such as A3.business and Young Professionals. But today, I am excited to announce that our...
Read moreAdair Update | Roberta Adair
As much as I’ve tried to process, ponder, and pick stuff apart, I’ll simply say for now that the last seven years or so have been disorienting. I won’t go as far as...
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Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 Team Going to Japan A3 (formerly Asian Access) began decades ago with a thriving short-term summer program called Scrum Dendo. Every summer, multiple teams would come to...
Read moreBY DOUG BIRDSALL Oyama-sensei was known and respected throughout Japan and across Asia—and beyond—as a brilliant scholar, prolific author, dearly loved pastor, and seminary professor.
For over a decade, February 1, 2011, remained memorialized in my mind as my “Japanniversary,” the day God took me to Japan, one month before the Triple Disaster. Each passing…
By Linda Koyama Which Mission Organization Should I Choose? If you’ve considered being in some type of formal ministry abroad, you’ve probably also been on the decision-making trajectory of “which mission organization…
Splat! Thunk! Splat! I was having a great time throwing balls of sticky bean mixture into a container. I couldn’t believe there wasn’t a grownup telling me to stop playing and…
This was the most encouraging Japan National Pastors’ Conference I remember in my 14 years with Asian Access. The theme as set by Pastor Yoshiya Hari, Asian Access/Japan National Director, was…
Throughout the week, I share the story about my faith journey A LOT. As a mobilizer with SIM, I’m one of the first conversations people have with us as they…
…and beyond: encouragement from a big sister I first heard about what God was doing on your campus on Friday, February 10. At the SIM USA sending office, we take our…
By Linda Koyama Hi, I’m Linda. Nice to meet you. I’m currently writing from Yamagata, Japan, where my family is partnering with a local church. You’ve probably never heard of Yamagata…
By Tia Blassingame Okay, if you look like me you probably started singing that song title and know exactly where I got it from. Perfect, because it has been playing in…
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