By: David J. Swandt, Founder and President - Twenty20 Faith
For many, the beginning of a new year seems the perfect time to reflect upon and re-shape hopes and dreams, establish new goals and prepare plans to realize better outcomes in the course of life.
But a key ingredient to looking forward in life with sustained confident optimism is embracing a well-founded and healthy portion of "Hope". Having it empowers us to live peacefully, with confidence and joy even through the darker seasons in life. Losing it can be disheartening, and in some cases destructive.
The foundation upon which our hope is built matters immeasurably!
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."
I Corinthians 13:13
Through faith, the Holy Spirit helps us comprehend the extraordinary unconditional love that God has for each of us - a love that is lasting, personal and intimate. And that love drives Him to action on our behalf, covering each of us with His favor as only He can. So the best foundation we can build our hope in life upon is the absolute trust we can place in God's love for us. And because His love never ceases, our true hope in life does not fade.
The mission of Twenty20 Faith is to bring Christ's message of love and hope to as many around the world as God enables. THANK YOU to all who faithfully support this ministry through prayer, volunteering and financial support. Our prayer is that God will pour immeasurable blessings into your lives.
ANNOUNCING NEW LANGUAGEs!
TELUGU (#56):
On January 19th, 2024, we launched our 56th language - Telugu - in the YouVersion Bible App.
THANK YOU to our generous sponsor for making this outreach possible! We invite you to join us believing many people will be impacted by God's love as a result. Telegu is one of India's official languages and is spoken by 96 million people predominantly in the south-central regions of India.
GOTQUESTIONS.ORG PARTNERSHIP:
3 LANGUAGES LAUNCHED!
This past week, we've added support for 3 additional languages to our GotQuestions.org discipleship program:
FARSI (PERSIAN)
AFRIKAANS
DUTCH
This brings our total support in this partnership to 22 of our 56 languages. If you're interested in helping to further advance our discipleship ministry through this partnership by making additional languages available, we are seeking funding to add the following: Swahili, Urdu, Tamil, Serbian, Greek, Hungarian, Bulgarian and German. Our costs to do so approximate $1,250 per language, and we would be honored by your help.
Please email us for more information at: info@twenty20faith.org
Or, if you are interested in our full language sponsorship, visit:
THANK YOU for your consideration!
NEW BOARD MEMBER - ART POWELL
We would like to welcome Art Powell to the Twenty20 Faith Board of Directors, effective January, 2024. Art is a devoted follower of Christ since the age of 21. His passion to see the transformative power of God's love bring human hearts into relationship with God, and to nurture life-long spiritual growth through discipleship is perfectly fitting to the ministry endeavors God has authored through Twenty20 Faith.
Professionally, Art is the Founder and CEO of Trinsic Technologies, a leading technology consulting firm founded in 2005 and headquartered in Austin, TX. Art and his wife Maria have been married for 32 years and have two wonderful adult children. They reside in the greater Austin area and continue to serve the Lord in numerous capacities.
Art is replacing Brandon Frye, who has served on Twenty20 Faith's Board of Directors for 4 years, leading the organization's marketing, fundraising and financial growth strategy. Brandon's extraordinary contributions to the ministry and ultimately to those whom God has touched through this work will be felt forever forward.
THANK YOU Brandon Frye!
WELCOME Art Powell!
we're grateful for your generosity!
GIVE A ONE TIME or MONTHLY GIFT of $25, $50, $100, $200 or another amount God may place upon your heart. You can do so by Debit or Credit Card by selecting:
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OR, make checks payable and mail directly to:
Twenty20 Faith, Inc.
P.O. Box 2437
Cedar Park, TX 78630
SPECIAL GIVING:
TO SPONSOR A LANGUAGE translation for $2,500, please visit our Language Sponsorship Opportunities page, or Contact Us to confirm a list of opportunities.
FOR IN-KIND DONATIONS of Stocks & Bonds, or to donate an un-used Vehicle, visit our More Ways to Give page for instructions.
THANK YOU for your prayerful and generous consideration. Our prayer is that God will pour out His blessings and favor into all areas of your life!
If you have any questions or comments, send email directly to: info@twenty20faith.org
Twenty20 Faith, Inc. is a 501c3 Tax Exempt Organization, and is recognized by GuideStar as a Platinum Level Charity - their highest rating.
Donations made to Twenty20 Faith, Inc. are tax deductible within the limits of the IRS Code.