{"id":23978,"date":"2023-01-03T12:39:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/?p=23978"},"modified":"2023-01-03T12:44:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:44:25","slug":"we-are-excited-to-partner-with-friends-southwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/news\/we-are-excited-to-partner-with-friends-southwest\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Excited to Partner With Friends Southwest!"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>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 &#8211; Elise Paty and The Sward Family (Scott and Andrea)!<\/p>\n<p>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 \u2013 Scott and Andrea Sward and Elise Paty \u2013 for many years.<\/p>\n<p>I believe that God will use this partnership to do something more than we can even imagine.<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23983\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Elise.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23984 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Sward.jpg 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"background-color: #c8ced6;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23980 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FSW_RGB_LogoStack-Color-1024x601.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FSW_RGB_LogoStack-Color-1024x601.png 1024w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FSW_RGB_LogoStack-Color-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FSW_RGB_LogoStack-Color-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FSW_RGB_LogoStack-Color-18x12.png 18w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FSW_RGB_LogoStack-Color-600x352.png 600w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/FSW_RGB_LogoStack-Color.png 1038w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<td><strong>WHY THIS CHANGE?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Sung Kim, FSW Missions Director, recently wrote\u2026 \u201cEFM 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.&#8221;<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>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:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pray For Them<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sign up to receive news and updates from Elise, The Sward Family, and all EFM Missionaries <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/en\/subscribe\/\">here<\/a><\/strong>. You will also have the opportunity to sign up for our monthly prayer letter that features praise and prayer requests from EFM Missionaries.<\/li>\n<li>Download our printable one-pager that features all EFM Missionaries <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Missionary-One-Pager-December-2022-Secure.pdf\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you would like to order prayer cards for Elise and\/or The Sward Family, please email <strong><a href=\"mailto:krista@friendsmission.com\">Krista Alvarez<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learn About Their Ministry and ConsiderFinancially Partnering With Them<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit Elise&#8217;s personal webpage at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.friendsmission.com\/paty\">https:\/\/catalog.friendsmission.com\/paty<\/a><\/strong>. Her email address is <strong><a href=\"mailto:elisep@friendsmission.com\">elisep@friendsmission.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Visit The Sward&#8217;s personal webpage at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.friendsmission.com\/sward\">https:\/\/catalog.friendsmission.com\/sward<\/a><\/strong>. Scott&#8217;s email is <strong><a href=\"mailto:scotts@friendsmission.com\">scotts@friendsmission.com<\/a> <\/strong>and Andrea&#8217;s is <strong><a href=\"mailto:andreas@friendsmission.com\">andreas@friendsmission.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have questions, please contact Kimberly Mer, Director of Operations and Communications at <strong><a href=\"mailto:kimberly@friendsmission.com\">kimberly@friendsmission.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this process, I continue to remember Paul\u2019s words in Ephesians 3:20-21.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNow 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.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>God is at work in ways that are incomprehensible to me. I\u2019m glad we are doing this together.<\/p>\n<p>Because of Christ,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stans-Signature2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20522\" src=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stans-Signature2-300x78.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stans-Signature2-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/friendsmission.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Stans-Signature2.png 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stan Leach<br \/>\nExecutive Director<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8211; Elise Paty and The Sward Family (Scott and Andrea)! 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