“I’ve become just about every sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead those I meet into a God-saved life. I did all this because of the Message. I didn’t just want to talk about it; I wanted to be in on it!”
— 1 Corinthians 9:22-23, The Message
Background Info
Kent is a former Naval Flight Officer who felt the call to the ministry while still in uniform. He resigned his commission in 1996, spent a year and a half in Ukraine as a lay missionary, then returned to Orlando, FL to pursue a Master of Divinity degree at Reformed Theological Seminary. There
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After working as a Doctor of Chiropractic in a large medical group and private practice for 15 years Jeff followed God’s leading and began serving in vocational ministry in 2004. Prior to joining A3 Jeff served for 2 years as a pastor at Saddleback Church on the Strategic Initiatives team and
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Eriko grew up in Miyagi, Japan and came to Christ in high school. John was born Upland, CA and saved while attending college in Tokyo. John was called into full-time ministry while interpreting a message from English into Japanese as a short-term missionary in 1979. John and Eriko were married in 1981 and have four adult
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Jeffery & Akiko are a Canadian and Japanese missionary couple with tremendous missions experience. Jeffery went to Japan twice with A3 as a short-termer. Upon completion of his seminary studies, he returned to spend 3
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My mom & dad were Christians. I have one older brother. I married and raised four children. Even though I was Christian, I didn't really know God. It wasn't until I was born again that I had a hunger in my heart to know, love,
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Erik grew up in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. He moved to Oregon to attend George Fox University where he met Rhonda. Rhonda grew up in Newberg, Oregon, the hometown of George Fox. After graduating in 1994, Rhonda flew off to Japan to teach English on the JET Program. When Rhonda was planning to return to the U.S. two years later, Erik decided to fly off to Japan with the JET
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Sue and Eric Takamoto raised their four children in Japan while serving as global workers with A3. For twenty-two years they served as church planters, and during the decade after the 2011 triple disaster they moved to Ishinomaki, one of the areas worst-hit by the tsunami, to be Christ’s hands and feet to the people there. Their family engaged in church planting and relationship building, while Sue started and directed the Nozomi Project, a social enterprise employing local women.
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From 1988 to 2025, Gary and Barbara Bauman served full-time in Japan with A3 (formerly Asian Access). After 37 years as donor-supported missionaries, they transitioned to self-supporting retiree status on January 1, 2026. Although officially "retired" from donor-funded ministry, they
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ROBERTA was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Penn State University she served for three years in Kosovo with The Christian & Missionary Alliance. After completing her term she enrolled in Wheaton College for additional studies in missions.
ROBERT was raised in Texas and is a graduate of Texas A&M University. From 2005-2009 he served in southern Japan with A3. Like Roberta, he
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Mark is a Southern Californian native who joined Asian Access to bring his accounting and finance experience to the ministry. He holds a B.A. in Economics-Business from UCLA and is a CPA. After working in public accounting and private industry for a total of 8 years, Mark joined Asian Access in August 1999. Mark is a member of the Orange County Christian Church in Cypress, California where he is on the Board and works with
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Biographical Profile
Current Assignments
- Noel Becchetti was named Vice President for Leader Development, effective October 1, 2012.
- Kyle Becchetti currently serves as Administrator for Leader Development for A3.
Previous Posts
- Prior to this post, Noel served as Executive Director for Truthseekers International, a ministry committed to spiritual and social freedom
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Background
TAKESHI TAKAZAWA was born and raised in Tokyo, Japan. He became a Christian through a children’s English class held in partnership with
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Multiplying transformational churches among unreached people groups in the UK and beyond
Stu and Hilary Lynch have served with A3 since 1989. They helped strengthen and start churches in Japan for 18 years, and resourced pastors to foster leadership training
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We (Elliott and Lori) first met in August 1983 when both went to Japan with A3 as short-term missionaries. Now, over 30 years later, we are still serving with A3, though married and working in the U.S. headquarters office. Elliott is from Texas and Lori is from Pennsylvania. So God had to work to get us together first in Japan and now in Los Angeles. Elliott has an M.Div. from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA and a Masters of Management Arts from the
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Joe and Silk (Joseph and Vasilka) met during college at Azusa Pacific University. Everyone told Silk while she was growing up that she was destined to be a pastor’s or missionary’s wife. Joe grew up in a family with a few pastors and felt called to ministry during high
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Jeffrey S. Johnston grew up in Wisconsin, Ohio, and North Carolina. He became a Christian through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating, Jeff
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Mary Raver's staff profile is coming soon...
Background
Mary is from Lancaster, PA...
Ministry Assignment:
Mary has served with Asian Access in many different roles the past three decades:
- Missional Partner Associate in Osaka and Karuizawa, Japan from 2009-present.
- Directions: 1990-'?? in Tokyo (Hon Atsugi), 1996-?? in
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