Retooling for Effectiveness-Monthly e-Newsletter
June 4th 2008
Dear Ministry Friend,
Retooling for Effectiveness…SWIM Board of Directors to Unveil New Name
In the coming months, our ministry organization will be unveiling a new name that reflects the broad reach and scope of our efforts. Since launching this organization as SWIM, God continues to allow us to bring the Good News of the Kingdom to different arenas through high impact events such as city-wide multi-church Festivals of Hope that minister to thousands of people in hurting regions of the world, leadership and governance conferences through which we reach out to political as well as religious leaders as a way of cultural evangelism, and through ministry to individual congregations in the United States and around the world as a way of encouraging and equipping for evangelism. Over the last two years, we have ministered to more than 100,000 people world-wide and equipped more than 3000 leaders in their task of ministry and community leadership.
It is clear to us that God wants us to continue with these efforts. It is also clear to us that our current name does not reflect the scope of these efforts. With the recommendation of the Board of Directors, we will be sharing this new name with you in the coming months as a way of retooling for greater effectiveness. Pray with us that our decisions around this will capture our Lord’s desire for the Church at large and for the nations.
After Political Turmoil, Time For Healing and Reconciliation
Earlier this year, I shared with you urgent prayer concerns for the nation of Kenya. Following deadlocked presidential election returns, the East African country degenerated into shocking violence and deadly confrontation between opposing parties. God heard your prayers on behalf of the people of Kenya as the political leaders resolved their differences.
But more than 1000 people had died and nearly half a million others had been displaced into refugee camps. In our next e-Newsletter we will share with you exciting ministry initiatives currently in the works as we reach out to facilitate reconciliation efforts in partnership with Kenyan Churches as well as proclaim the Gospel of peace that our Lord Jesus Christ came to deliver. We will also share with you our growing burden to reach out to the nation of Pakistan. We ask you to stand with us in confronting the present darkness with the Good News of Jesus Christ.
With our Board of Directors, we thank you for walking alongside us through your prayer, encouragement and financial support. In the next few weeks, we will be running a daily blog on our current site www.swimmin.voxtropolis.com . Kindly add this to your favorites and visit to give us feedback. You may also donate to our ministry efforts through our website www.swimmin.org Kindly consider being a regular monthly donor to assist us reach out to the nations with the message of Hope through Jesus Christ. All your gifts are tax deductible as SWIM is a 501 C (3) organization.
Wedding Date Adjustments:
Finally, in my last e-newsletter I shared with you that Suzanne and I wed on August 9th. We wish to inform you that our wedding is scheduled for Friday August 8th at 7 PM at the Bayview Event Center, Excelsior, MN and not August the 9th. If you would like to receive an invitation to celebrate with us, kindly respond to this e-mail with your full address. Thank you for the more than five hundred congratulatory responses I received from you our readers and supporters. We are humbled to know that you keenly follow our efforts and are eager to celebrate with us the Lord’s doing.
Till all come to the knowledge of God’s Beloved Son Jesus Christ,
Sammy Wanyonyi, B.A., M.Div
World Evangelist
“He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.” –Jesus Christ
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