Location: South Africa/Illinois, USA
Level of Training:
(Level I – 2012)
(Level II – 2014)
About:
I am currently a Church Planter and Pastor for Rockford Community Church in Rockford, Illinois, where I live with my wife and three daughters. Also, I am a Community Organizer in Rockford, where I organize the Community to address issues of poverty, education, violence and racism, through Creative Community leadership, using Evangelism & Social Change. I previously served as a missionary with Youth With A Mission (YWAM/University of the Nations) and Urban Frontiers Mission.
Email Message from Samuel to the Center July, 2014:
Dear Friends of Nonviolence,
Just want to give you some heads up about the work I am doing to continue the implementation and application of my training. I am launching a Mobile Library Bus Project helping a group that I have trained in Northern Nigeria, the region where Boko Haram has been active. My goal is to fill the Mobile Library with books and material for nonviolence education. Look through educational books and materials you have and help me supply this library. More information to come.
I have just finished a workshop at my church Denominational Conference on “Using Kingian Principles of Nonviolence for Community Organizing” at the Colorado State University. Amazing responses from participants! I will be running a second session at the same location.
Thanks to our URI Summer Institute Trainers,
Samuel Sarpiya
Contact Information: samuel.sarpiya@gmail.com