Mongolian Sister in Oregon

...Mary and I, along with our son Olin, are in Oregon and Washington for some vacation and a family wedding. But it turned out that a sister from Mongolia and also our ministry partners with Asian Access, Jim and Masako were also visiting in Oregon. ...So we arranged to get together. We enjoyed breakfast together. Sodnum is a warm, deeply spiritual sister from Mongolia. What a blessing to meet her.

...Jim invited us to "drift" down the McKenzie River and so some trout fishing. The McKenzie starts in the Cascade Mountains.

...Jim and his wife live in Japan, but he grew up in Oregon and was back visiting family.

...We hit some good fishing holes as we drifted down the river. We probably caught 50-60 trout and kept 15 (our limit).
...What a memorable day.

Meetings in Japan

...Below are the six people who make up the leadership team of Asian Access. We had an excellent three day meeting with Joe Handley, the new president of Asian Access. Joe is standing next to me.
...We met in a hotel near the Tokyo airport. During the day we worked and in the evening ventured out to some Japanese restaurants in the area. After the leadership team meetings I made my way into Tokyo.
...While in Tokyo the Asian Access staff had a reception to meet Joe. Here are some of the staff at the Asian Access offices in Tokyo.

...It was a very good trip for introducing Joe to the work of Asian Access in Japan. I also had some very good meetings with individuals to encourage them in their ministries.

Connecting in Japan

...I am in Japan. It's Thursday morning here. It is great being with Joe Handley, our new president with Asian Access. Here is myself, Joe and Peter Thomson enjoying our first Japanese meal. No squid, thank you.
...Joe and I also had a good time of meeting and fellowing with the Davis family the day before they left Japan for a year in the U.S. for a home assignment of support raising, reconnecting with family and refreshment.

...Joe had his first introduction last might to a Japanese bath. No cameras allowed.