Wanted everyone to know what we will be doing next... See the announcement below and keep us in your prayers.
Art & Suetta
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From: Bob Edwards
To: AClawson
To: Suetta Clawson
Subject:
Sent: Jun 15, 2011 5:12 PM
Announcement of the appointment of Art Clawson as Africa Liaison
Dear colleagues in Africa,
I am pleased to announce to you the appointment of Art Clawson as Africa Liaison. This is a newly created position as we continue to search for the right couple for the Regional Coordinator for Africa. Art will be under contract with Global Missions of Church of God Ministries. This will be a one year commitment that will begin August 1, 2011, and will have specific tasks to do on the continent. He will be reporting directly to my office. The tasks will be similar to that of the RC, and he will have the same authority as the RC, but will have a more relational aspect to it. He will be visiting all of the Church of God missionaries in Africa at least one time during that period. Art will continue to live in Florida as he makes specific visits to Africa.
Art has a long and distinguished background in missions, and education. He is a graduate of Warner University and has a Master of Science and an Education Specialist Degree both from Florida State University. He has worked for many years as Director of Health Education at Florida State, and as Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Rural Health at the school. Art served as the Vice President for Advancement at Warner University, before being called to be the Interim Director of H.E.A.R.T. Missionary Training Institute at Lake Wales, FL. Perhaps more important to you is that he and his wife, Suetta, were missionaries with the Missionary Board of the Church of God in Haiti from 1986 – 1991 working as Community Development Directors.
Most recently Art has been working with the Church of God Disaster Relief Committee (DRC) in the relief efforts for the devastation that took place in the Haiti earthquake. In fact, he continues to be under contract with the DRC, until he takes up this new ministry in August of this year. Art is one of those rare finds that we are so pleased to come into association with. I am sure that you will find in Art an open ear and a desire to understand your ministries and challenges.
His e-address is
art.clawson@comcast.net
Sincerely,
Bob Edwards
Director, Global Missions
Church of God Ministries
(765) 208-1062 (Cell)
bedwards@chog.org
