By Joe Handley 
March 11, 2026
By JOSEPH W. HANDLEY
Today marks another anniversary of the 3.11 triple disaster in Japan—the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear crisis that devastated Tohoku in 2011.
By Sue Plumb Takamoto 
By SUE PLUMB TAKAMOTO
Adjusting to life in Japan as missionaries is hard! For women, there are some particular challenges that make it difficult, including caring for family and children and the loss of community while in a bewildering life season.
By Yoshiya Hari 
by YOSHIYA HARI
National Director, A3 Japan
FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS, A3-JAPAN has walked alongside pastors and Christian leaders across our nation. We have prayed, learned, and labored together for the renewal of the church in one of the most spiritually challenging mission fields in the world.
By Robert Adair 
While working on my master’s degree at Wheaton College, I took a course on relief and development. I had previously served in Japan and planned to be involved in church planting upon my return, and honestly I thought the course was irrelevant. I did the work but didn’t pay much attention. Then, following the March 11, 2011 disaster in Tohoku, my wife and I moved to Miyagi Prefecture to do relief and development work alongside a Japanese church.
By Roberta Adair By ROBERTA ADAIR
I pedalled as fast as I could with one hand on the handlebars and the other raised in a fist, yelling in Albanian, “You destroyer of beauty! You destroyer of beauty!” I had just watched a driver throw garbage out of his car window, and my bottled rage exploded – a vivid memory from 15 years ago of culture shock squirting out badly.
By Joe Handley 
It’s a deep joy to introduce this special reflection from Ken, the founder of A3.
By Jeff Johnston 
AS A3 CONTINUES TO GROW INTO NEW REGIONS AND CONTINENTS, WE ARE STRENGTHENING OUR LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE SO WE CAN STEWARD THIS SEASON WELL.
By Jeff Johnston 
As God continues to grow A3, our Board and leadership team discerned the need to strengthen our leadership structure for this new season. In response, CEO Joe Handley sought a trusted leader who could partner with him as U.S. President and help steward A3’s expanding mission.
Greetings, A3 Family! I'm Janelle Stoops and I’m so excited join A3. I’d love to share a little about myself and begin getting to know you as we serve together!
(Editor's Note: As A3 continues to grow, Joe Handley has identified a U.S. President to partner with him in leading the mission. Moving forward, Joe will serve as CEO, focusing on the overall vision, while Janelle’s new role concentrates on U.S. operations and fund development. We are grateful to welcome Janelle Stoops as our U.S. President, who will help build the organizational support needed for our expanding work.)
Page 1 of 52
Video used by permission from Prayercast [https://prayercast.com/] a service of OneWay Ministries
go2japan is proudly sponsored by a missional partnership for Japan . . .
