New Friars Forum meets in San Francisco
Posted On May 24, 2009
Last week, leaders from five of the organizations highlighted in Scott Bessenecker’s book, The New Friars: The Emerging Movement Serving the World’s Poor, met in… Read More →
.:::THE DISCO:::.
Posted On March 23, 2009
“only dance, only dance…drink beer…only dance.” Our friend Aung Tin (name changed) tries to clarify his purposes at the local disco before we fully understand… Read More →
When Silence is Betrayal – a Biblical Case for Civil Disobedience
Posted On March 19, 2009
I strained my ears to hear the voicemail message. Would we help a family of asylum seekers needing a place of sanctuary to avoid deportation… Read More →
9 More Reasons for Relocating to Live in an Urban Poor Community
Posted On March 9, 2009
Why live amongst the poor? Why not do mission in a more comfortable and less costly way? Hans Van-DL, shares nine Biblical reasons why he… Read More →
Francis of Assisi – The first Eco Saint
Posted On February 23, 2009
As the first born son of a wealthy merchant, Francis was raised with all the privileges and expectations of a wealthy Umbrian (Italian) family of… Read More →
Labourers are the Mortar
Posted On January 16, 2009
“Bus #48” they say, catch that and you can see half of Bangkok for 8 Baht. So I decide to take advantage of the cheap… Read More →
How to Move into a Slum
Posted On January 14, 2009
According to the UN, 1 out of every 6 people on earth today lives in a slum. Yet those who intentionally relocate to these communities… Read More →
First North American Orientation Course Finishes
Posted On September 29, 2007
A new group of future Servants workers finished two weeks of missionary training in Vancouver, Canada yesterday. They were part of the first ever Orientation… Read More →
Undercover in Cambodia’s Brothels
Posted On July 28, 2007
BBC reporter Thembi Mutch spent seven weeks in Thailand and Cambodia, finding out what life is like for children trafficked into the region’s thriving sex… Read More →