Tony and Cath Swanson serve with Africa Inland Mission (AIM). Until recently, they were based in Nairobi, Kenya, where Tony was the Regional Executive Officer (REO) for AIM\u2019s Eastern Region (Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia) and Cath was AIM\u2019s Child Safety Officer. They have now returned to the UK, and in April Tony took up the role of Director for AIM\u2019s European Mobilising Region.<\/p>\n
Before joining AIM, Tony worked as an FIEC pastor and Cath as a health visitor in West Sussex, UK. They have served with AIM since 1998. For twenty years, they worked closely alongside the Africa Inland Church in Tanzania (AICT). During this time, Tony was involved in church planting in Dar es Salaam and later coordinated the Institute of Bible and Ministry (IBM), an in-service training program for clergy, while Cath served in HIV and children\u2019s ministry.<\/p>\n
In 2019, Tony and Cath moved to Kampala, Uganda, where Tony served as AIM\u2019s African Mobilisation Consultant setting up the African Mobilisation Hub to serve churches across Africa by enabling them to send their own missionaries and Cath continued in her role as Child Safety Officer. In January 2022, the Swansons relocated to Nairobi so that Tony could take up the position of REO for AIM\u2019s Eastern Region, directing AIM\u2019s work in East Africa.<\/p>\n
The Swansons believe that the Church is God\u2019s chosen means to bless and transform communities and nations. As Christians live faithfully as salt and light in their communities, they become beacons of hope, justice, healing, revelation, and living faith.<\/p>\n
Tony\u2019s leadership in East Africa and experience in mobilisation now shape his current role as European Director. He is committed to strengthening and growing missionary mobilisation throughout Europe and the UK. Your support of the \u2018Ministry of the Mission Fund\u2019 would make a meaningful difference in enabling this work to flourish. Would you consider supporting this ministry?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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