9 Reasons For Relocating To Live In An Urban Poor Community
Posted On April 4, 2013
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 →
Non-violent Peacemaking & ‘But What If…?’ Questions
Posted On July 5, 2011
A recent Facebook post of mine about military spending led to what I hope will be a healthy conversation amongst some wonderful Christian friends of… Read More →
If I could Truly Live Simply: An Attempt from a Cambodian Slum
Posted On June 22, 2011
[Simplicity]: a thing that is plain, natural, or easy to understand So why, when trying to live it out, does it feel so complicated? As… Read More →
Desperately Seeking Simplicity – and Missing the Point
Posted On June 8, 2011
What is it about striving for simplicity that seems to provoke negative emotional responses? Feelings of guilt, hopelessness, despair, and self condemnation often rise to… Read More →
The Big White Intruder Giant
Posted On May 26, 2011
Two years ago I went to stay for two months in the slums of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. I moved in with a family of eight,… Read More →
God’s Heart for the Poor… in Scripture
Posted On January 3, 2011
If there was any doubt about God’s heart for the poor, widows, orphans and foreigners then consider this sampling of scripture. A good way to… Read More →
My Experience of Entering a Slum as a Learner (or a freshly hatched duckling)
Posted On October 15, 2009
The greatest source of both my anticipation and trepidation as I prepared to spend six months with Servants in Phnom Penh was an article (Bonding:… Read More →
Desperately Needed: More Outsiders – A Biblical Mandate for Cross-Cultural Missions
Posted On June 19, 2009
John Perkins suggests that three types of people are needed to see real transformation of an urban neighborhood. First, the “relocators” are those people who… Read More →
Top 3 Characteristics Needed for New Servants Team Members in Jakarta
Posted On May 11, 2007
I recently read the self-written epitaph of Karen Watson. Karen was a missionary in Iraq who was killed by unknown assailants on March 15, 2004…. Read More →
Servants Speaks out on Non-Violence
Posted On November 5, 2006
Why discuss non-violence? Why is this important, or even relevant, for an evangelical mission working among the poor? Three key reasons: 1. Because Jesus had… Read More →