Joe Handley

In one of the poorest countries in the world, where garment workers labor under harsh conditions, Asian Access is partnering with InterVarsity to build the Living Water Centre (LWC)—a multi-purpose training and conference facility in a country where land and buildings like this

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Joe Handley's article was originally published by Global Proclamation Congress.

Last year, one of my colleagues, Noel Becchetti, A2’s VP for Leader Development drafted the following report:

“We have seen some amazing breakthroughs this past year (2013) in our restricted-access

Dear Friends of Japan, The next two days offer a very strategic opportunity as many of the top church planters in Japan are gathering together for a significant summit. They are praying about the future of the country and their vision to reach Japan for Christ. This is truly an historic

When I first interviewed with Asian Access over six years ago, I told the board, “This is one of the best kept secrets in mission today.” Why? Because I was in cross-cultural mission leadership for more than 20 years and had no idea of the impact of the mission.

This summer when our Mid-Year

A few weeks ago, I was attending Pastor Joshua Hari’s church near Tokyo. Joshua is an assistant director for Asian Access/Japan and the lead pastor for this dynamic congregation. His church began a new outreach by providing a weekly community exercise and stretching program for young

Katey Hearth of Mission Network News speaks with Joe Handley of Asian Access about the needs for leadership in the

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Ruth Kramer of Mission Network News speaking with Joe Handley about Japan’s state after 3 years following the triple disaster. 179,000+ people still remain in some form of temporary housing, even though the government had planned to move them out after two years. Some of these temporary buildings are now

This September 11 was a very special day for me.

I was privileged to be part of a group of 70 guests invited to spend Patriot Day together in New York City. Our group was comprised of leaders from every corner of society—civic, business, government, and ministry. For nearly 16 hours, we combed the city.

The spring 2014 issue of Leadership Journal had a powerful article by J.R. Briggs, Transforming Failure: How God used a painful season of ministry to change my life.

The article posts these

I had the privilege of traveling across the Kanto plane from Yokohama to Saitama and Tokyo this past weekend with my former colleague, Pastor Byron MacDonald, the senior pastor of Rolling Hills Covenant Church. He inspired younger leaders everywhere he went, many tearing up with his charge from the life of

At the midway point in this ministry year, here is a compilation of some of the stories we’ve been reporting. We trust you will be encouraged by the progress of the work, inspired by the hope these leaders possess, and compelled to come

It is a nearly unbearable feeling reading about brothers and sisters around the world who are being persecuted for their faith and feeling helpless in knowing how to respond. This is true in situations like the current catastrophe of Iraqi and Syrian Christians as well as in the everyday persecution friends face in many

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in

It’s been a tremendous week in Seoul. 30 leaders from an important and strategic country, not named due to security reasons, gathered to prayerfully plan their strategy for a vision God put on their heart leading to 2030. They want to send 20,000 missionaries from their country and plant 2,000 churches outside their country by 2030. Nearly

The last few weeks I had the privilege of seeing the powerful fruit of Asian Access: leaders being developed who are making disciples, planting churches, helping street children, working in the garbage dumps, establishing orphanages, and working with those suffering from human trafficking. It was a powerful week seeing

Five A3/Cambodia graduates shared their learning with a small village northeast of Phnom Penh. A3 alumni frequently visit towns to pass on what they have learned...

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. - 2 Timothy 4:7

It’s been a powerful week for me here in Los Angeles between trips to Asia and a powerful last few months in general. It’s reminded me of the importance of finishing well. You may have heard that only 3 in 10

As I was sharing recently at our Spring Retreat in Japan, I was reminded of the importance of relying on Christ. I am often tempted to live and act like “Joe Cool” one of my childhood heroes from the Peanuts series. However, as I was sharing with our team in Japan, the fruit of what we have seen the last few years comes when I am just

Asian Access/Japan was blessed by Robert and Jayna Gallagherfrom Wheaton for our May Spring Retreat. They walked us through the rhythms of rest in Christ which was perfect for us activist mission types. One of our deepest values at Asian Access is “Living in a Love Relationship with God” and Robert and Jayna helped us

While on vacation in the U.K., I dropped hints of hope pointing to Christ. It was like gossiping Jesus. Last summer, my family was on a vacation to the U.K. On one of our several-hour long train rides, I had the privilege of sitting next to the man pictured here – a...

Across Asia and North America, the A2 community is deeply saddened over the catastrophe of the MV Sewol, the South Korean ferry. We mourn for the loss of so many young lives on board. The images and stories we've all seen and heard are just heart wrenching. The tragic capsizing the ferry in South Korea has captured the

Do you ever feel like your life follows the pattern of this biker? We make our plans but they often go in much different ways!

The theme of our recent Global Leaders’ Summit hit this very topic. David Dayalan, Adrian and Ophelia De Visser and Silk and I shared

Last week I had the privilege of visiting Pastor Cho from the Ochakko Tea House in Ishinomaki. This is the relief project center started by Hongodai Christian Fellowship from Yokohama, Japan. Over the last three years they have seen 30

I have great news to report. Asian Access just received a pledge that helped us double $288,711 to $577,422 to develop, multiply and transform… leaders who will reproduce themselves and churches to bring the transforming power of Christ to Asia.

What a joy to report this tremendous gift that will exponentially . .

Last week one of my colleagues from one of the poorest nations in the world gave Asian Access $100 AUD - Australian dollars. He and his wife had prayed about helping us reach our ...

Today we experienced a powerful celebration as we commissioned our newest country in SE Asia and honored one of our senior leaders who is transitioning into a new ministry role. As we look to leadership in the current era, we see great wisdom in the way that geese fly in

Do the Olympics inspire you as much as they do me?

While I haven’t watched every night of the Sochi 2014 Olympics, I have certainly been moved in watching several of the events. I’m particularly

Yesterday I heard a report that simply blew me away…

As I was traveling with Pastor Keishi Ikeda from Hongodai Christ Church in Yokohama, he shared with me two powerful

30-Year-Old Letter Points to the Present

The year was 1984 and Asian Access, then known as the Language Institute for Evangelism, was heralded by Dr.

Asian Access (A2) has received another $1M matching challenge. This challenge covers the entirety of the work of Asian Access – from leader development to ‘faith and work’ and from church multiplication to transformation. It

Over Christmas break my father told me a story that I thought would be worth sharing. When I was about five years old, my parents brought in a specialist to help me with reading. She was a wonderful tutor who was friendly and quite helpful. One day, my father noticed that she...

Joe Handley thanks everyone who has been praying as the

 I had the privilege of meeting several alumni from A3 in Seattle for a spectacular evening and heard stories of God’s work in our lives and through the

Dear Friends,

Praise God for his amazing provision! Wonderful news!

Through your generous partnership, Asian Access surpassed the Maclellan Foundation Match for Japan raising over $200,000 that has been tallied by midnight PST. What a great way to celebrate the onset of 2014 in praise to our

Today is the last day to double your gift through the Maclellan Foundation matching challenge for Japan which expires December 31, 2013.

We are about 87%

My dear friends, I trust that you have experienced a joyous Christmas season. And now, as we prepare to enter a new year, I pray that you will have a blessed year ahead in 2014.

But before we say goodbye to 2013, I want to give our friends a progress report on our ...

As this year draws to a close, I've been reflecting and I'm incredibly thankful to the Lord for His blessings in 2013...

Thanks for praying so faithfully this past year for me as I provide leadership to fulfill a dream… a dream "to see a vibrant community of servant leaders… leading the Church across Asia." A dream to empower leaders who will

With excitement I am pleased to announce that we recently welcomed two new members to our Asian Access Board of Directors.

Introducing...

Stephen Woodworth

I’m encouraged to add Steve Woodworth to the Asian Access' board. His wide range of experience spanning from World Vision

Thanksgiving week was inspiring!

I spent the first few days of Thanksgiving week listening to one of my mentors, Doug Birdsall – Honorary Chairman of the Lausanne Movement, share about vision