11-Sep-2026 • by Janelle Stoops • posted on Janelle's Posts
Thank you for supporting Nepal!
Thank you to each person who has so generously given to the A3 Nepal...
Thank you for supporting Nepal!
Thank you to each person who has so generously given to the A3 Nepal Relief efforts!
Because of you, we are thanking God for his generous provision as we bring help...
Thank you for supporting Nepal!
Thank you to each person who has so generously given to the A3 Nepal Relief efforts!
Because of you, we are thanking God for his generous provision as we bring help to the people of Nepal. With your help we are:
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05-Sep-2026 • by Janelle Stoops • posted on Janelle's Posts
Join us for 30 minutes to Pray for Nepal
Because of the tragic flooding in Nepal, we want to...
Join us for 30 minutes to Pray for Nepal
Because of the tragic flooding in Nepal, we want to intercede for the country of Nepal and its wonderful people.
There’s something powerful about praying...
Join us for 30 minutes to Pray for Nepal
Because of the tragic flooding in Nepal, we want to intercede for the country of Nepal and its wonderful people.
There’s something powerful about praying with God’s family.
...
“They lost everything”: Nepal flood death toll continues to climb
“They lost everything”: Nepal flood death toll continues to climb
03-Sep-2026 •
03-Sep-2026 • • blog: Mission Network News
03-Sep-2026 • by Mission Network News • posted on Mission Network News
A3’s network of churches is mobilizing to meet immediate needs.
Nepal (MNN) — Shoes scattered...
A3’s network of churches is mobilizing to meet immediate needs.
Nepal (MNN) — Shoes scattered everywhere. Cooking utensils stuck in the mud. The human toll of last week’s catastrophic flooding in...
A3’s network of churches is mobilizing to meet immediate needs.
Nepal (MNN) — Shoes scattered everywhere. Cooking utensils stuck in the mud. The human toll of last week’s catastrophic flooding in Nepal continues to climb. Now, over 950...
A3 mobilizing to help Nepal flood survivors after deadly glacier collapse
A3 mobilizing to help Nepal flood survivors after deadly glacier collapse
28-Aug-2026 •
28-Aug-2026 • • blog: Mission Network News
28-Aug-2026 • by Mission Network News • posted on Mission Network News
Nepal (MNN) — There was little time to escape. On Wednesday morning, August 26, a chunk...
Nepal (MNN) — There was little time to escape. On Wednesday morning, August 26, a chunk of glacier broke off a Himalayan mountainside in Tibet. The mass of ice and rock...
Nepal (MNN) — There was little time to escape. On Wednesday morning, August 26, a chunk of glacier broke off a Himalayan mountainside in Tibet. The mass of ice and rock created a dam in the Lhende river below, which soon...
Japanese Christians help earthquake survivors find hope
Japanese Christians help earthquake survivors find hope
24-Aug-2026 •
24-Aug-2026 • • blog: Mission Network News
24-Aug-2026 • by Mission Network News • posted on Mission Network News
Japan (MNN) — As the latest disaster in southern Japan triggers difficult memories, local Christians...
Japan (MNN) — As the latest disaster in southern Japan triggers difficult memories, local Christians step in to help survivors.
Trauma resurfaces
A series of strong earthquakes shook Kumamoto, Japan, in...
Japan (MNN) — As the latest disaster in southern Japan triggers difficult memories, local Christians step in to help survivors.
Trauma resurfaces
A series of strong earthquakes shook Kumamoto, Japan, in April 2016. On July 28, 2026, a...
The following are case studies of Japanese lay Christians who have multiplied through evangelism. I would enjoy feedback. Thanks!
1.) Ai (Office Worker): Marketplace Evangelism
I was born in Naha, the prefectural capital of Okinawa, Japan. I am the second of four daughters. My father is a carpenter and my mother is a housewife. Both are now believers so there was no problem giving up the family altar (butsudan) or any of the associated rituals...
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....
Sri Lanka (MNN) ― Hundreds of flood victims in Sri Lanka stormed
a village government office in
Batticaloa Province, accusing local officials of unfair distribution of
emergency food aid.
Over a million people have been effected by the rising floodwaters
which inundated Ampara,
I don’t remember my first Christmas, being that I was only six weeks old. But it was one of significance for my family. And lately, as challenges have come my way, I’ve been recalling the lessons my family learned during that time.
Every year my parents would drive the 1000 miles from Seattle to Dinuba, California in the San Joaquin Valley to spend the holidays with relatives. The Christmas of 1966 was the first time I would meet my extended family and my grandmother, in particular, was looking forward to our arrival. Though she did not talk openly about it, Grandma knew she was dying of heart disease and exhibited great determination to see her youngest grandchild before passing on. She had a reason beyond the usual.
That year my parents had been building their “dream” house, working closely with the architect to think through every material, every detail. The house was just days from being finished and most belongings had been moved into the new home when a stranger with mental problems burned the house to the ground.
Of course my parents were stunned by this setback. They lost the house, many of their possessions (including photos), and were wrapped up in legal wranglings. Grandma feared for the health of my mom as she was five months pregnant at the time. She also worried that this trauma would somehow leave a mark on the baby. Hence, she determined to stay alive to see me with her own eyes, if she could.
As Christmas approaches, I turn to the story of the annunciation to read Mary’s response when the angel Gabriel reveals she will give birth to the Savior of the world. In an instant, Mary’s life path veers from any she might have imagined. And yet, when God intrudes into her life, Mary welcomes his coming with joy, calling herself blessed.
Again and again throughout her life, Mary’s faithfulness requires complete trust in a heavenly Father who is good and loving despite the pain obedience demands.
I see that same faith in my parents. They never talk about the house fire or other challenging times without mentioning the many blessings that followed. Grandma needn’t have worried. Foundational to their faith is the knowledge that our God can be trusted.
In my life, God has repeatedly proved himself good, loving, and merciful. He has never failed to provide every necessary thing, for he has great plans and nothing is impossible with him. Even when things are tough, when ministry doesn’t go as planned, when God changes the course of my plans, I have the rock-solid truth to stand on that God is Sovereign. And I can answer as Mary did, “Let it be with me just as you say.”
Two days after my grandmother first held me, she went to be with Jesus. I hope that as she looked upon me, she was assured that God is in control and He is worthy of our trust.
Christian Community Credit Union Matches $10,000 for Pastor Leadership Training in Asia
I am thrilled to share an announcement released by Christian Community Credit Union. . .
San Dimas, CA, December 8, 2010
Christian Community Credit Union donated $10,000 in a matching grant campaign to provide pastor development programs in Asia. In partnership with A3, the amount will provide leadership development programs to pastors in nine countries as well as help launch the A3 ministry in Bangladesh...
I am a little embarrassed to admit it, but when I was in high school my friends and I would plan how to find boyfriends in time for Christmas. We never really succeeded. I laugh about it now but at that time we were very serious about who to spend the holiday with and how we might find him...
"The single most effective evangelistic methodology under heaven is planting new churches." (C. Peter Wagner, “Church Planting For a Greater Harvest,” Page 7.)
Yesterday, during a break out session with Dr. Gary McIntosh, professor at Talbot Seminary, I asked if this quote from Dr. Wagner was true. Gary has been teaching for A3/Japan with over 100 graduates of A3 leadership training this week and walking through principles for growing churches...
Day 1 from JCGI Network 2010 Today at our A3 pastors' gathering in Japan, Dr. Gary McIntosh shared the fascinating history of the Church Growth Movement in the United States. It was quite instructive to hear of it's development, growth and decline as well as the reasons for these factors...
Water Festival days prior to stampede (photo by Mary Norton)
Cambodia
(MNN) ― Tomorrow will be a national day of mourning in Cambodia in the wake of a deadly stampede November 23 in
the capital city. By
Wednesday, reports were showing 378 who died in the incident and more than 750
were injured.
Stories about Asian Access published by Mission Network News, a mission news service dedicated to keeping Christians informed on evangelical mission activity around the world. In doing so we hope to educate and motivate Christians to prayer, participation, and support of missionary work to help further the Great Commission.
A3 Advent Devotional • November 30, 2010
