Stories

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    Mari Kita Pergi Menemui-Nya

    Posted On March 3, 2021

    Written by Rahma** (not real name) in Jakarta. You can read an English version here. Sepuluh tahun yang lalu, saya pindah ke Indonesia membawa satu… 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 →

    The infinite lockdown

    Posted On February 12, 2021

    The locked-in youth – minors in the Philippines In the Philippines, a strict lockdown was imposed last March 15, 2020. Only one person per household… Read More →

    Labor pains and heart ache

    Posted On January 24, 2021

    Yasmin* (*not her real name) came faithfully to my prenatal group throughout her whole pregnancy. She is the daughter-in-law of a woman our team had helped… Read More →

    Emma’s Odyssey

    Posted On November 29, 2020

    Ate Emma and her husband Kuya Migs together with their four children had to leave their small house because they haven’t been able to pay the rent for seven months. 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 →

    Batang Riverside

    Posted On November 2, 2020

    “Batang Riverside” means “kid from Riverside”. Riverside is the street that Tim’s neighborhood runs off of, and is the colloquial name for his area in… Read More →

    The fruit-picker

    Posted On October 19, 2020

    Reflections on material and spiritual change One of the metaphors through which I view my work is that of picking fruit. Here, fruit represents the… Read More →

    Hot off the Swiss press

    Posted On October 11, 2020

    The latest Swiss newsletter has just been published, with a host of hopeful stories emerging despite very difficult days. Read More →

    In radiation therapy we trust?

    Posted On October 4, 2020

    Reflections on worldviews and carcinomas The moment was ironic, to say the least. A Muslim colleague in Hyderabad had brought some holy water back from… Read More →