“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
...
Background Info:
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
...
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.
...
Background Information
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
...
A3 Ministry Opportunities in Japan
Ministry Opportunities to Serve
Japan: Hungry for Christ's Love
Japan is an affluent nation where money can't buy peace. Symptoms of this spiritual vacuum are obvious --
...
Exactly 20 Years Ago
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of first arriving in Japan
At this very moment on September 6, 1987 I was walking out of customs at Narita Airport in Tokyo to explore Japan for the first time. I had just finished college at the University of
...
Occasionally A3 missionaries or national leaders have personal needs that are so challenging that we desire to show special care and practical help. It could be a health challenge, natural disaster, persecution, or helping them with a family problem.
