The day has come and we are moving to Japan — Tuesday, August 9. As you may have heard, our son John approached his mom last summer saying,
“Can we make that move to Japan that we were thinking about a few years ago?”
As soon as Silk heard those words she knew this’ll be a no brainer for Joe!
Tokyo Bound!
Why? For many reasons:
- Japan remains one of the largest unreached people groups in the world – it needs more Christ followers!
- Japan could be on the verge of a major tipping point following the devastating disasters the last few years – it’s a country hungry for hope!
- Tokyo is one of the largest and most influential cities in the world and a key hub for Asia.
- Our work, building capacity of kingdom movement leaders, is based in and focused on Asia – there’s no better place to be than at the heart of that movement.
- Our mission, A3, was founded in Japan in 1967 and next year we celebrate our 50th anniversary – the best place to be located for this year of festivity is Tokyo!
- Joe’s main activity is empowering kingdom-minded servant leaders and basing in Asia is the best location for him to serve.
- John is hungry to learn more about Japan – he’s fascinated by the people, the country and the culture and he’s excited about the educational opportunities that await him at the Christian Academy in Japan.
- Silk is eager to be serving at the school as a full time teacher in addition to serving as an ambassador for A3!
- God is on the move in Asia and what better place to be than in the center of what He is doing.
As you’ll see from these pictures, we’ll be missing our daughters and son-in-law. We were all together for a two-week road trip, which was wonderful. We’re going to miss them and could use your prayers!
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We’re excited to make the move and are eager to see what God will do. If you’d like to join our prayer or support team, send a note to Joe’s assistant, and she’ll add you to our mailing list:
And, if you’d like to send a word of encouragement, drop either Silk or me a note:
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God bless you and thank you for your ongoing prayers and support. We love you!
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Joe Handley
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