Leadership Team

...Asian Access has been blessed with a very capable leadership team. We met in Los Angeles this past week for our annual planning and budgeting meetings.

The leadership team from left to right: Jeff Johnston, Elliott Snuggs, Doug Birdsall, myself, Peter Thomson, Ned Kiser and Takeshi Takazawa

...One of the things that is so good about this team is that not only do we get a lot done, but we really enjoy working and being together. There is a great chemistry fostered by mutual respect, appreciating each others strengths and willingness to listen and learn from each other.

...Unfortunately this was the last leadership team meeting for our president, Doug Birdsall, as he will be leaving the president role of Asian Access September 30 to focus his full attention on leading the Lausanne Committee for World Evangelism.

...We had a bitter sweet time of expressing our appreciation to Doug and praying for him.

Beach Cookout

...The Asian Access leadership team met this past week in Los Angeles. We worked hard during the day and on Wednesday night we took a break with a cookout on the beach.The leadership team from left to right: Ned Kiser, Elliott Snuggs, Doug Birdsall, Jeff Johnston, Peter Thomson, myself and Takeshi Takazawa

...As Peter can attest, roasting marsh mellows can be a bit sticky!

...Sitting around the campfire, roasting hot dogs, casual conversation, listening to the surf, sharing stories, raucous laughter all made for a relaxing evening.

...That was until the airplanes came flying overhead. You see, the beach was right at the end of the runway of LAX, the Los Angeles airport. After about the 10th airplane, it didn't bother us that much.