Commemorating 5 Years of World-Wide Ministry

New Year greetings! This year at Shine in the World International Ministries (SWIM) we are marking five years of world-wide ministry. We thank everyone who is a part of this tremendous journey of faith for their role in what God has done through SWIM all around the world.

In build up to the upcoming celebration event, I will be offering some weekly reflections on this blog as I revist some of the highlights of the journey. Finally, I invite you to join our facebook fun page and receive notifications as soon as the articles are available.

We invite you to join us for a special Thanksgiving and ministry benefit dinner on Friday, March 11th 2011 at Westwood Community Church, Excelsior, MN. To reserve simply e-mail reservations@swimministry.org. We will accept payment at the door.

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