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God at Work

God at Work – Stories of transformation

God is present and active in the places we live and work.

In urban poor areas, many people suffer multiple levels of disadvantage.  We witness a lot of suffering and desperation, with no easy answers.  We also witness amazing beauty, resilience, generosity and love.  God is present with each of us in the darkest of times and places.  On this page we remember and celebrate the ways we’ve seen God at work, in the transformation of people’s lives.

Gift Economy for Forum?

Posted On June 20, 2024

[by Shannon, International Coordination Team] One of the joys of Servants is meeting together to encourage each other in our journey with the poor –… Read More →


The Lame Will Walk

Posted On February 17, 2024

“Faisal can’t get a disability certificate.” I was frustrated to hear the doctor’s utterance. We had already spent several hours filling an online form, then… Read More →


Tarkeshwar’s Tale

Posted On July 29, 2021

e-rickshaw to the hospital

From the team in India … Streets to hospital to slum-hospitality Last month I saw a guy with a horrific maggot-infested wound on his leg,… Read More →


Bring Your Bayong

Posted On June 24, 2021

From Tim in Manila Over the past few months, we have been working on a small livelihood project in partnership with a group of mothers… Read More →


Rations and Relief

Posted On May 25, 2021

Covid update – India At last the number of daily new Covid cases in India is coming down – after peaking at around 400,000 per… Read More →


As Long as I still have something to give …

Posted On May 18, 2021

Ramadhan food stall

[This story was written in Indonesia, just a few weeks ago during Ramadhan, the Muslim month of fasting and spiritual devotion.] Yanni* was talking with… Read More →


Yusuf*

Posted On February 19, 2021

Does anyone remember my stories about Yusuf* a few years ago (you can read Story #1 and Story #2 here)? He was one of our students for three… Read More →


Creative Spaces.

Posted On November 10, 2020

Creating public spaces in slum communities attracted Ariel Bi to the Servants Manila team as she researched for her masters. Here is her story. My… Read More →


Talking Trash

Posted On February 3, 2020

Piles of rubbish, new every morning, emitting plumes of smoke: the nonstop by-product of modern consumption. Yesterday the grove of banana trees in front of our house was felled to make room for a furniture workshop, the latest casualty in the steady advance of urbanisation. Read More →


Kids Camp and God’s Kingdom

Posted On May 2, 2019

This was my (Tim’s) first time attending our Kids Camp at Sakahang Lilok (a zero-waste, alternative energy retreat center and organic farm a couple hours… 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
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    • Internships
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