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Supporting Workers in Mission – SWIM NEWS – Third Quarter 2024

 

MINISTRY MOMENTUM

Kaleidoscopic Overview of SWIM Ministry – Third Quarter 2024

In this News Bulletin

 

  • Welcoming Pr.Michael Light – New Assistant Pastor
  • Pastors Janet and Michael Light – Profile Story
  • SWIM Ministries
  • June,July August Bookings – Busy Months for SWIM
  • KATOVA High School team
  • Farewelling Staff – Cutting Cakes! – Eddie & Daughter, John Mara and Pr Michael and Janet Light
  • Gifts Given to Hospital School & Maternity Ward
  • Prime Ministers Office & Governor Generals visitation- Andrew Fanasia & Unity Fanasia, Pr. Michael Light & Janet Light.

Introduction:

SWIM, Solomon Islands is once again happy to be able to showcase another wonderful three months journey as we pass the half-way point in the year. While ministry is not always measured in ceaseless and frenetic activity it has sure been and busy quarter. As you prayerfully read through this bulletin, we would like you to intentionally reflect in your own life the values that SWIM stands for. Our prayer as SWIM leaders, is that all our readers do what they can to make a mark for God’s kingdom.

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Ephesians 2:8-10

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

  • Welcoming Pr. Micheal Light – New Assistant Pastor

  • Pastors Janet and Michael Light – Profile Story

SWIM base welcomes our new Assistant Pastor Michael.

Pr. Michael Light is from the Malaita Province and hailing from the Village of Uka’ai, North Malaita. Pr Michael is married to Janet Light. They have only one daughter and 2 grandkids.

“I am very excited to be part of a mission base; with a great vision, a great working team and with an even greater mission to achieve. I look forward to be working to expand and grow our SWIM mission in the Solomon Islands.”

Our story and our Journey

We are passionate about mission! Mission was part of our life, when covid hit. With travelling restrictions, and mandatory vaccinations in 2019, our foreign mission field was affected.

At the time, we were serving with Hope Mission in Fiji, and so we had no choice but to return home to the Solomons.

Almost five years on, and now we have found ourselves at SWIM Solomon Islands. We both believe that is where God has placed us.

Our journey to the SWIM base is one that we want to give honour to Almighty God for.

This is how it began. We were planning for weekend out from home at the end of February 2024, and we chose SWIM base as a place to stay. We came on Saturday and left on Monday, and as we drove out, we met up with Pastor Andrew Fanasia, and asked if we could apply for the Assistant Pastor’s role. I submitted the application and was called up for interview. I then had a phone call from the SWIM base that I was through to the short list. We are so glad that we have joined the SWIM team, as a mission community of Christ-centred people. It was God’s timing and God’s appointment. The rest is history!

We are not alone, there are a variety of ministries in the body of Christ, which means we can be in partnership with each other in fulfilling the great commission.

We believe God has more for us in the near future, and also more to offer to the people in our communities, and so here we are at SWIM – with compassion we will CONTINUE provide EFFECTIVE and PRACTICAL BIBLICAL VALUES, SPIRITUAL GROWTH, GODLY LEADERSHIP, EQUIPPING MINISTRIES, to established self-reliant communities in our beautiful country.

  • SWIM Ministries

Children, Youth & Women’s Ministries

Our Ministries have continued to grow in numbers week by week. Weekly devotions are always part of each program.

Children are offered a variety activities: arts & crafts, face painting, drawing, and chorus/singing time;

The Women’s ministry continues with: Bible sharing, life skill activities, cooking, baking, knitting, patching and tie dyeing.

Young men’s ministry focuses on soccer skills and games.

Children pictured above involved in Art and Craft and also Bible Story Time

Women pictured above in Bible Study and showing the knitted tea towels they have made

  • June,July August Bookings – Busy Months for SWIM

SWIM experienced a busy time for the months of June, July and August;

Accommodating seminars, workshops and also stopovers for teams before they went on to outer provinces to be involved Iin their own outreaches and workshops. Local Youth, Fellowship Ministries and Government Ministries were accommodated as well.

Accommodating seminars, workshops and also stopovers for teams before they went on to outer provinces to be involved Iin their own outreaches and workshops. Local Youth, Fellowship Ministries and Government Ministries were accommodated as well.