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We Are Excited to Partner With Friends Southwest!

As of January 1, 2023, Friends Southwest Missions has fully transitioned into the care of EFM, which means we have a new ministry field and two new missionary units. I am excited to introduce to you our EFM Cambodia Team – Elise Paty and The Sward Family (Scott and Andrea)!

Friends Southwest Missions means the world to me. My wife and I served in Central America with FSW Missions in the late 1980s. (Yes, I am that old.) I visited Cambodia a dozen times in official roles. I have known the present Cambodian missionaries – Scott and Andrea Sward and Elise Paty – for many years.

I believe that God will use this partnership to do something more than we can even imagine.
WHY THIS CHANGE?

Sung Kim, FSW Missions Director, recently wrote… “EFM has an excellent track record of sending and caring for their missionaries as it seeks to preach the Gospel and plant churches to the ends of the earth. They also have the organizational capacity to help FSW grow in our Mission in Cambodia and future mission endeavors. Because they are the mission sending arm of Evangelical Friends North America, the greatest advantage is the support EFM will give to our family of churches as FSW seeks to continue in our passion for missions.”

I would love for you to get to know the ministry of these missionaries and consider supporting their ministry. You can do that a few different ways:

Pray For Them

  • Sign up to receive news and updates from Elise, The Sward Family, and all EFM Missionaries here. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for our monthly prayer letter that features praise and prayer requests from EFM Missionaries.
  • Download our printable one-pager that features all EFM Missionaries here.
  • If you would like to order prayer cards for Elise and/or The Sward Family, please email Krista Alvarez.

Learn About Their Ministry and ConsiderFinancially Partnering With Them

If you have questions, please contact Kimberly Mer, Director of Operations and Communications at kimberly@friendsmission.com.

Throughout this process, I continue to remember Paul’s words in Ephesians 3:20-21.

“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.”

God is at work in ways that are incomprehensible to me. I’m glad we are doing this together.

Because of Christ,

Stan Leach
Executive Director

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