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 →
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 →
Family Experiments with Living on $2 a Day
Posted On December 3, 2007
Many of our neighbours lives on less than $2 a day. After 12 months living in a poor Cambodian community we have observed lots of… 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 →
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 →
25 Year Celebration
Posted On April 16, 2007
Last week, more than 150 Servants workers, friends and supporters gathered together in Thailand to celebrate 25 years of mission amongst the urban poor. Attendees… Read More →
From Manila, Philippines to Phnom Penh, Cambodia – an interview with Efren and Becky
Posted On February 2, 2007
Efren and Becky Roxas grew up in impoverished rural Filipino families. After meeting Christ, they plunged into ministry among the urban poor of Manila. There… 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 →
Suffering: the Promise Nobody Claims
Posted On August 10, 2006
At last years Servants Orientation, Paul Mather lead a session on ‘discipleship’. During the course of our discussion, he hit us with the following quote…… Read More →