These statements define our current goals:
• to share the Gospel and make disciples of Jesus Christ
• to promote vision, individual training and a growing sense of Gospel literacy.
• to equip, train and support God's people by giving them an opportunity to begin their involvement in Christian missionary work in North America (short or long term)
~By equipping, we mean that we intend to help develop spiritual gifts and Christian character necessary for involvement in successful long term Christian missionary work.
~By training, we mean that we intend to educate through Bible study, teaching and hands-on opportunities in various local outreaches.
~By supporting, we mean that we intend to give assistance to God's people that are seeking to become involved in Christian missionary work, whether financial, material, or relational.
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This statement outlines our long term goals:
• to intentionally live out the truth of the Gospel in our personal lives
• to share the Gospel in our city and the surrounding areas in the hope of new churches starting with new believers
• to encourage (young) people to participate and train with us, and then to go as God guides, outside of our current sphere to other areas of need in North America, sharing the Gospel and making disciples in new places
All of this is to be done for the glory of God and the growth of His people.
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These are the core values which we uphold in order to live out our lives.
-Dependence on Christ and the Holy Spirit
-Bible study
-Prayer
-Worship
-Increasing clarity in the Gospel
-Healthy relationships
-Teamwork characterized by truth, respect, grace and love
-Humility
-Hard work
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Brett & Liz Swauger
Thanks for taking the time to read this!
We've enjoyed 16 years of marriage and have 3 kids. They've been great blessings to us. We love them, and also love serving with them.
We've spent about 12 years out west, a few back home in Pittsburgh, and currently are in Bradenton, FL, trying to serve in a few churches and share Christ with others.
We love digging into Gods Word and trying to help young people become followers of Christ.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
The same blessings, promises, and hope that His very first followers found in Him, Jesus still holds out to us today.
We want"to know Him" and "to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of (us)" We want Him for ourselves, and to one day say we were able to encourage others to know Him as well.
Current family favorites,. - coffee in its many forms, the Hardy Boys, sword making, frisbee golf and hiking/biking.
Paula Gonzales
Hello future friends!
My name is Paula Gonzalez and I am a recent graduate from the University of South Florida. I currently live in Tampa, FL but I am originally from Colombia. From very early on, the Lord instilled in me a passion to care for different minority groups living in the U.S. About a year ago, He opened all the
doors for me to become part of the None but Christ Team.
With the Lord in the middle and the guidance of Brett,
Liz, Joe, and Penny Iʼve been able to share the Gospel to
the same group of people that I've always had a heart
for! This truly has been an incredible journey. The kids
weʼve been able to reach out to have loved me and
taught me a lot more than I could have ever expected. I
canʼt wait for you to meet them all! If not doing
outreach work, you'll find me at a bookstore or tea shop
experimenting with different tea drinks. Occasionally, I also
like working as a fake patient, but Iʼll tell you more
about that when you stop by.
Joe & Penny Clark
We were both raised in loving, supportive Christian families.
After marrying, working and beginning to raise our first batch of kids in Pennsylvania, we were sent out by our home church into full time evangelistic ministry/church planting work. Since then, along with Brett and Liz and others, we have had the privilege of seeing God miraculously work, first in Lethbridge, Alberta, then in Great Falls, Montana and most recently in the Bradenton area of Florida. We've watched Him change lives, provide abundantly, and show Himself more than faithful every step of the way.
Now, after 30 years of marriage, and an unexpected second round of children, we are the thankful parents of eight fantastic kids ,four of which are married to amazing gift-from-God spouses. As the cherry on top, we have three delightful grandbabies.
We're confident that although the world is a dark place with many needs, Christ is the answer for all generations. We hope our short lives will, in some way, bring honor to Jesus Christ and perhaps, through seeing His grace at work in us, others will want to know and trust Him too.
