The Story is Not Over

This Easter weekend, we are waiting for Sunday. The cross has spoken; the lifeless body of Jesus lays in the tomb. To the disciples, it seems hopeless . . . but Sunday's coming. The story is not over.

In northeast Japan, the triple disaster of March 11, 2011 has spoken. At...

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A3 Receives $1M Matching OpportunityHelp us match $1,000,000 to bring hope to Japan, as they rebuild:


As we near the first anniversary of Japan's March 11 Triple Disaster, A3 has just received a $US 1,000,000 matching opportunity to bring hope and healing to the country.


While we were devastated by the horrific disaster that hit the country nearly a year ago and have...

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A few weeks ago, as I was calling several churches who gave to Japan's special tsunami relief efforts, one church shared a powerful story. This church's attendance averages around 125 people, yet they ended up being one of the top ten giving churches in America helping us match the $1,000,000 challenge to bring both spiritual and physical hope to...

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What’s been happening 9 months after March 11

By Takeshi Takazawa 

A Progress Update on Japan Disaster ReliefEvacuation Sites Closed

For better or for worse, government-registered evacuation sites have now all been closed in northeast Japan. Out of the 330,00 former residents, over 75% moved to temporary housing; the rest had to move in with friends or relatives or completely...

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Pastors to share about Japan and A3

On Wednesday, December 14, two pastors in Southern California will be interviewed on The Frank Pastore radio show in Los Angeles  in order to highlight ongoing relief efforts in Japan. The Frank Pastore Show is aired live from 4:00-7:00 PM (PST) on KKLA 99.5FM, as well as live on the internet.

Pastor Cliff Asai of Westlight Church

Pas...

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Hundreds of missionaries needed for Japan, along with community centers

JAPAN (MNN) ― More problems plagued Japan's damaged nuclear power plant over the weekend. According to reports, 45 tons of highly-radioactive water leaked from the Fukushima power station into a gutter that leads to the Pacific Ocean. This was the result of cracks...

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And the walls came a tumblin' down!
3 Waves 3 Walls: Reflections following Japan's Triple Disaster

The last few months I've been listening carefully to pastors from Japan share their reflections post 3/11/11. Their learning is profound because their reflections are deep.

As you know, Japan was hit by a triple disaster on March 11, 2011 with three distinct waves:

  1. The 9.0 earthquake which did relatively little
  2. ...

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Japanese church seeks help with rebuilding plans

The Daily Herald, a Chicago suburb newspaper covered one of Pastor Sato's "Exodus Church" presentations. Here's an excerpt from Deborah Donovan's informative article "Japanese church seeks help with rebuilding plans" . . .

"It was very difficult to get food for the 70 people at once. We had no gas. The mountain road was

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