Great Memories from Celebration of Nations 2026!

TWENTY20 FAITH NEWS
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By: David J. Swandt, Founder and President - Twenty20 Faith

CELEBRATION OF NATIONS 2026!

On Saturday May 2, 2026, Twenty20 Faith hosted its fifth Annual Dinner Banquet - "CELEBRATION OF NATIONS 2026!" - at the beautiful Kalahari Resort and Convention Center in Round Rock, TX.

It was an extraordinary evening filled with joy and inspiration as we celebrated and honored the world-wide impact God continues to author through the ministry of Twenty20 Faith.

We would like to say THANK YOU to all of our donors and partners - through your extraordinary generosity, we raised $70,565 to advance the mission of Twenty20 Faith around the world. We are humbled and grateful for all you do.

THRIVE 4CE Funding:

Through your incredible generosity, we raised a total of $49,680 toward Twenty20 Faith's THRIVE 4CE Ministry Initiative and technology, inclusive of the 2x matching grant Twenty20 Faith was awarded last year.

THANK YOU!!

We are just $3,160 short of our goal, with a number of people having indicated to us they will revert back with a pledged amount toward full coverage.

Given this incredible support level and genuine excitement around THRIVE 4CE, it is our intent to "Green-Light" the project by or before August, 2026, barring some unforeseen financial or other constraint. We couldn't be more excited, and we'll keep you updated!

THANK YOU to all for your generosity! May God bless you beyond measure.

OPENING CEREMONY WAS AMAZING!

As it does each year, Opening Flag Ceremony set the tone to the entire evening. This year we celebrated God's impact in people's lives around the world in 78 languages. THANK YOU to Rebecca Garza de Haro and the student volunteers for making this such a special and engaging experience for all of our guests! You were amazing!

THANK YOU TO OUR GUEST SPEAKERS!

Danita Estrella Watts: We welcomed our keynote speaker for the evening - Danita Estrella Watts, the Founder and CEO of Danita's Children in Ouanaminthe, Haiti. Danita inspired us all as she shared her extraordinary journey into God's calling to the people, and in particular, the children of Haiti. God's faithfulness to both her and those she is called to minister to was on full display as she introduced Fredelin and Danielle Germain (in attendance). Fredelin was a graduate of her program in Haiti a few years ago and today is a successful business leader in the greater Austin area. He is married to Danielle, the daughter of our senior Pastors Rob and Laura Koke. Danita also reminded us that the day and hour is at hand to reach those lost and hurting in our world. It was truly an honor and privilege to have Danita join us. Thank you Danita - you have blessed us immeasurably, and may God bless you and all those at Danita's Children!

Daniel Drewski: We welcomed Daniel Drewski, the CEO of International Leadership Institute (ILI) headquartered in Carrollton, Georgia. Daniel shared ILI's mission of building and equipping Christian "Leaders of Leaders" around the world through their exceptional History Makers leadership training program, and one that will become core to Twenty20 Faith's expansion into building multi-lingual teams of trained, seasoned Christian Mentors to those new believers who engage Twenty20 Faith's ministry. Daniel - it was a true honor and to have you join us. Thank you!

Pastors Sam and Kelly Mata inspired us at the close of our evening with encouraging words of faith and a powerful prayer for God's blessing upon us all. Their connection to the ministry of Twenty20 Faith from the very beginning, along with their love and faithful friendship with the Swandts over the years to this very day is irreplaceable. Sam and Kelly - we thank you for your love, support and encouragement!

Ron and Katie Brigmon of Ron Brigmon Ministries gave our banquet leadership team and board members a powerful, scripture-filled devotional and prayer to bless our evening. God truly answered their prayers. Thank you, Ron and Katie, for all you do.

Charles and Amy Cross blessed our evening with powerful words and an opening prayer reminding us of the importance of missions, the Great Commission and how God can bring relationships together across generations to achieve His purposes. They drew from their 20 years on the mission field in the country of France experiencing God's faithfulness throughout and prayed that very same blessing upon our evening and to all those in attendance. Thank you Amy and Charles!

You all helped make our evening so very special and memorable. We thank you.

"IN 30 SECONDS, WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT TWENTY20 FAITH?"

You didn't know this was coming, but your ad-hoc interviews were fabulous! Thank you to all who participated. Here are just a few . . . (sound on please):

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Thank you to all who participated in the video interviews - such a blessing!

together we celebrated!

We are truly humbled and grateful to all who joined us at Celebration of Nations 2026. It was indeed an evening of celebrating and honoring the work of God and His faithfulness to help countless thousands around the world "build lasting clarity and a lifetime of growth in their walk with God."

THANK YOU to all in attendance and for allowing us the opportunity to share with you all that God is doing through Twenty20 Faith, and for your partnership with us in ministry.

THANK YOU to all of our volunteers for making our evening possible, and to the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center in Round Rock, TX for helping to make this such a wonderful experience for all in attendance.

And we give a special "THANK YOU" to Jonathan Owen and Tier One Creative from Colorado Springs for their outstanding work capturing our evening so vividly with their excellent professional photography and video capture.

THANK YOU!

learn more about TWENTY20 FAITH

We invite you to engage these resources to learn more about the story and impact of Twenty20 Faith around the world!

OUR IMPROBABLE JOURNEY OF MIRACLES:

Join Piet Van Waarde on his Sidewalk Conversations Podcast as he interviews the Founder and President of Twenty20 Faith - David Swandt.

They explore David's mid-life change from the marketplace to ministry and discuss the highs/lows of that transition, as well as God's extraordinary provision all along the way.

For more information, or to support Piet's work, visit PietVanWaarde.com

TWENTY20 FAITH - TODAY AND BEYOND:

Join David, Joanne and others in this video as they share about Twenty20 Faith's ministry around the world today, and the vision we believe God has placed in our hearts looking to the future. We know you'll be inspired and blessed to learn more about all God is doing through the ministry of Twenty20 Faith.

READ AND SHARE OUR DEVOTIONALS AT NO COST

Download, read and share the devotionals that God is using to impact so many around the world in either the YouVersion Bible App or online from twenty20faith.org.

We make these available at no cost to those we minister to.

Read our devotionals in the YouVersion Bible App: HERE

We hope you will be encouraged and blessed by them. THANK YOU!