The SWIM Team

Sammy and Suzanne Wanyonyi Born in rural Kenya to village evangelists, Sammy arrived in the United States on a donated ticket in 1998 to pursue the worldwide call to preach the gospel, with no money or connections. He has since received a BA in Cross-Cultural Missionary Studies from Bethany School of Missions and a Masters of Divinity from Bethel Seminary. He is currently completing a doctorate in Global and Contextual Leadership from Bethel Seminary as well. In November of 2005, Sammy felt led to launch Shine in the World International Ministries (SWIM) as a vehicle for world-wide evangelism and strategic leadership. Since then, God has given him a preaching and pastoral leadership ministry that touches thousands of people around the world each year. In 2008, Sammy met and married the love of his life and reliable ministry companion Suzanne, a native Minnesotan and formerly a missionary at the University of Minnesota with Maranatha Christian Fellowship. They have one son, Samuel David Jr., and they make their home in Victoria, Minnesota, where they contribute to the pastoral ministries of Westwood Community Church in Chanhassen.

Board of Directors

Dr. Dick Ivance, MD (Chair)
Minister of Global Missions

New Life Church of Woodbury

Brian Molohon
National Development Director

Feed My Starving Children

Steve Wareham (Secretary)
Director of MSP Operations

Metropolitan Airports Commission

Advisory Board Members

Justin Irving, M.Div., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Ministry Leadership
Bethel Seminary

Dave Melin
Vice-President

Government and Public Affairs at Eisai

Daniel Dye
President

Horizon Milling LLC/Cargill

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The SWIM Team