Change for the Better

“It’s hard to deal with all the changes lately,” a ministry partner said to me. Yes, that’s true but that is actually normal. We are in the change business. The gospel of Jesus Christ is meant to change people, families, and societies, we have seen that. Lately there have been many changes in ministry and a leadership change in our mission and head of our Asia team. As you will keep reading you will see…

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South Asia Developments

As we shared before, last month a top leader from India was in the US and spent some time with AIT members John and Dr. Phu Pham in Illinois. Change several people groups – We were hoping to discuss their missions program and talk about practical steps to achieve their dreams of fulfilling the Great Commission in their region. This top leader had estimated that their churches had sent out about 30 missionaries. We asked…

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Fulfilling the Dream

Last month John was really on a “Dream Team” in their trip through Asia. The seven members were 3 Vietnamese, 2 Filipinos, 1 Indonesian, and John was the only westerner in the group. But everyone recognized that even though John has an American background his heart is really Asian. FOCUS ON JAPAN Last month John was in Japan for the Seventh Japan Congress on Evangelism in Gifu near Nagoya. John was among the 1,000 leaders…

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Fall into Asia

This is really strange. Sometimes I think I am not sure where I live. Last week in one morning I interacted with people from Mongolia, China, Cambodia, and Nepal. Just today it was discussions about people from Mongolia, South Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Every week I have contact with my key ministry partner in India.  Even though I live in the US, my heart and mind is constantly in Asia. To dream is exciting…

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Focus on Ministry Partnering

Again I want to thank you for your interest, encouragements, prayers, financial support and involvement. We love seeing and hearing from you. We could not do it without you!  Travel Costs Several people wonder how much this all costs. If you asked me, I would tell you that the airfare alone for this trip costs over $3,300 not to mention visas, lodging, meals, and ground transportation. We know this costs a lot and each month…

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Travel American Style

In July, we went to Indiana where John met with his college mentor and former missionary. We also visited our former home church and ministry partner, Meadows Christian Fellowship. John was able to meet a key Mongolian Pastor and other contacts last week while they were visiting near Chicago. Our AIT team is generating connections and hopes to visit in Mongolia sometime next year. This month John and Elaine head to Kentucky to visit Elaine’s…

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Asia Comes Home

Asia Comes Home Your July 2023 Update from John and Elaine Last month we had our first Japanese visitor to our new home in Pecatonica IL. We imagined it would occur sooner, but the pandemic slowed the globe down. One of our old church members and Elaine’s Bible study student, Mrs. Yoko Saito visited from Tokyo. It was a marvelous time of reunion on this side of the Pacific. She enjoyed visiting with our family…

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