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Past Immersion Teams

Places where Servants has worked in the past.

Radical Hospitality in a World of Suspicion

Posted On June 22, 2007

Yesterday I was in the back yard raking fall leaves and I heard an airplane flying overhead. I am a fairly overeducated and intelligent person… 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 →


Incarnation in Practice

Posted On February 12, 2006

Does it matter where you live? Yes – the Servants team in Banda Aceh have found it speaks volumes about your values… The Servants program… Read More →


Hope on Tsunami Beach

Posted On December 6, 2005

I am on tsunami beach, Banda Aceh. The very place, almost a year to the day, where angry waters rose up and swallowed 200,000 men,… Read More →


390 Days in a Purple Bubble of Love

Posted On November 10, 2005

“Not got your usual lift today then?” said Reg, the undeservedly maligned Asian shopkeeper. “No, not today” she said from under her blue-rinse. And taking… Read More →


Team Cambodia 2006

Posted On June 9, 2005

How do we begin to bring God’s healing to this broken nation, just emerging from a 30-year nightmare of war and communist dictatorship? First, we… Read More →


Banda Aceh: No Words

Posted On May 27, 2005

What do I say to a man I meet who tells me he has lost everything? He was away from his home in Banda Aceh,… Read More →


Servants Aceh Establish the Dignity Project for Livelihoods

Posted On May 4, 2005

The waves of the tsunami swept away something more important than just Aceh’s fishing boats and homes. The tsunami took away people’s ability to earn… Read More →


God and the Tsunami

Posted On February 22, 2005

This week Dr Rob Bellingham leads the Servants team to Banda Aceh. Last Sunday he preached this farewell message at Mt Albert Baptist… It was… Read More →


Tsunami Response – Servants to Banda Aceh’s Urban Poor

Posted On January 21, 2005

Dear friends, After returning from a tsunami hit area in Thailand over a week ago I wrote these words: “I take a long hot shower,… Read More →


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  • About
    • Our History & Vision
    • 5 Guiding Principles
    • 5 Sustaining Values
    • What We Do
    • What We Believe
    • Our Structure
  • Locations
    • Cambodia
    • India
    • Indonesia
    • Philippines
    • Past Teams
    • Linking Teams
  • Get Involved
    • Join A Team
    • Internships
    • Financial Partners
    • Prayer Partners
    • Upcoming Events
    • Like-Minded Groups
  • Resources
    • Latest Writings
    • Books
    • Videos
    • Poetry
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