It’s been a great week here in Sri Lanka with A3. Adrian DeVisser, VP for Partnership Development and National Director for A3/Sri Lanka, taught the sessions along with Pastor Richard Brohier, from Australia, and me.
As you may be aware, we were helping fill in the gaps that occurred due to Dr. Gary Parrett being hospitalized in Korea following a tragic and fatal bus accident in Seoul.
It’s been an incredible week as we’ve watched the A3 pastors praying for Gary, his family and for Pastor Kenny Yee’s family. Kenny died as a result of the accident.
Here's a brief video clip of the A3 pastors praying. They did this 2-3 times per day all for Gary and the others. The prayer times lasted anywhere from 20-30 minutes per prayer session.
Thanks for joining us in praying,
Joe Handley
P.S. - If this 24-second video clip below does not show up, please click here... or here...
Dear Praying Friends,
We are deeply saddened by the tragic accident involving A3’s faculty member and country coordinator, Dr. Gary Parrett. Gary was en route to Sri Lanka to teach for the latest A3 leadership development session when his bus went over the railing near the airport in Seoul, South Korea. Gary was accompanied by Pastor Kenny Yee, from Highrock Covenant Church in Arlington, MA, who died along with 12 others in the accident. Gary, professor at Gordon-Conwell Seminary, is currently in critical condition and his wife and daughter will soon accompany him in the hospital in Seoul...
As we have looked at the spiritual and social needs of Japan (less than 1% of the population following Christ, tremendous social problems – rising suicide rates, latch-key/shut-in children, and disintegrating families), we believe God has called us to expand ministry in Japan.
With this goal in mind, A3 is seeking to aggressively pursue our mission, “to unite the church, multiply leaders and congregations, and extend the transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
To achieve this end, we aim to:
I just finished a few days with leaders from all over the world here in Asia for a consultation about the Church in this region. During the consultation, I was asked to serve on a panel for a “Dialogue on Partnership in Leadership Development” ...
Do you ever feel like your life is too complex?
Recently, while talking with A3/Mongolia Country Leader Chinzorig Jigjidsuren, I was reminded of the simplicity of following Christ and how that can influence one’s life. In this day and age, we seem to get every form and method of church thrown at us: purpose driven, missional, organic, emerging, simple, etc. All of these have their merits, but sometimes they can be confusing. I have nothing against any of these, but I was impressed with what I learned from Chinzorig in the context of a nomadic culture. As pastor of Emanuel Fellowship in Ulan Baatar (a large church in Mongolia), Chinzorig is now trying to develop a simpler, more Mongolian form of church. It is more Mongolian because it follows ...
These last few days I’ve had the privilege of sitting with fellow pastors in Asia preparing for an important gathering coming up in March for our ministry. It was an invigorating experience because we spent a good deal of time on our knees praying for God’s direction and waiting on Him to guide us in the coming years. Our key focus was and is to strengthen our mission by reinforcing “The Essence of A3”. Core to this essence is our “Love Relationship with God” and we prayed...
I just finished three stimulating days conversing with several U.S. Church and Mission leaders preparing for the upcoming historic gathering for world evangelization: Cape Town 2010. This event in October will bring together 4000 leaders from more than 200 countries to discuss the significant issues of our day for the life of the global church.
Over the last few days, we have been discussing six critical issues from the perspective of the US Church all preparing for this October when we will gather with others from around the world to grapple with the most important issues facing the world...
Ever since Tuesday, 1/12/10, you may have noticed that I’ve been posting news about my friend, Dan Woolley, a Compassion International staff worker in Haiti who served as a student intern of mine when I worked at Azusa Pacific University.
Dan’s story has captured the hearts of thousands and is an illustration of hope in the midst of catastrophic disaster. If you haven’t heard or seen Dan’s story, you can see part of it here...
Our vision at A3 is “to see a vibrant community of servant leaders with vision, character and competence leading the church across Asia” and it has been encouraging to see the Church rise up in the midst of such devastation in Haiti. While we are committed to Asia, we desire to see this type of servant leadership emerging worldwide as a witness for Christ.
A few of our core values in pursuing this vision are the values of networking,generosity and partnership. To this end, we are part of a larger community of missions committed to reaching the world for Christ by taking the “whole Gospel to the whole world.”
First, we belong to a network of ministries called The Mission Exchange which is working with CrossGlobal-Link to provide a network of resources and information for the disaster in Haiti. To connect with their work, you can learn more at:
http://www.haitihub.org/
A3 is also firmly committed to the principle of generosity. Another accountability network we participate in, the ECFA, has setup a few great links to help out with the relief effort in Haiti. If you’re looking for a ministry to help in this effort, the following links should prove useful. These are ministries that have integrity and are run by solid principles developed by the ECFA: Check out these opportunities...
Pray for the people of Haiti and for the Church as it stands up to provide relief, rebuild lives and extend the transforming power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
For His kingdom,
A3 brings paradigm shifts for Mongolian pastor
At the recent A3•Mongolia class 4 graduation, I listened to Pastor Batbold share his appreciation for A3 and the impact it is making in his own life and ministry.
Pastor Batbold graduated from class 2 and is now a "working team" member for A3•Mongolia. He is giving back to this movement from which he has benefitted. And he sees A3 contributing to the Church in Mongolia...
Inspirational... that is how I describe my recent time in Mongolia and another country. I was in Mongolia as a faculty member for the final session of our fourth class of pastors and the outcome was simply inspirational! Many of the twelve graduating pastors developed similar plans as Pastor Sundui (pictured here). Sundui, led by the Lord through the A3 program, developed plans to start 500 churches and see 10,000 people come to Christ in the next eight...
De Visser delivers powerful message to students
Biola University’s Torrey Memorial Bible Conference focused on the theme of “Suffering” this fall and Adrian De Visser, Pastor at Kithu Sevana Church and Ministries and A3 Vice-President for Partnership Development, spoke on Hope in the Midst of Suffering. Reports abound from across the campus of the powerful impact of Pastor Adrian’s message, so much so that word got out to a friend of mine and local mission pastor at a well-known Southern California church. He later expressed how honored he was to meet Adrian after we were able to pull together a meeting a few days later.
The message was so powerful that I thought you might appreciate the opportunity to watch the message so here it is. I hope you experience the same sense of hope that swept the Biola campus a few weeks ago as you watch this videoblog. It's well-worth the time you set aside to watch this clip.
Adrian De Visser: "Bringing Hope in the Midst of Suffering" (64 minutes)
As fall has now moved into full swing, I thought you might enjoy a few glimpses of the last few months in ministry (especially for our work in Japan)...
It’s been a vibrant summer for us at A3 and we celebrate the fruit of our relationships as well as the fruit of the ministry.
Mission Family BBQ
In Los Angeles, our A3 family gathered...
In this quick video report, Chinzorig shares the story of his friend, Pastor Ariunbold...
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