TASTE of a simple life of connection and love

Posted On March 2, 2020

through here and upstairs

Contributed by Shannon Mawdsley, Servants NZ coordinator, who recently led the TASTE trip to India We were here. On the edge of the slum, wandering… Read More →

Yusuf*

Posted On February 26, 2020

Recently we published a story about Yusuf written back in 2018. Here’s a recent update. Over the eight years we have lived in this neighborhood,… Read More →

Meet the Sheep: Yusuf*

Posted On February 14, 2020

Here’s a story from October, 2018 by Servants’ Indonesian team Today we went to Lapangan Satu (“Field One”) after lessons were over. We all rode… 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 →

Following Jesus – first step

Posted On December 25, 2019

women washing clothes

As I pondered what Christmas is really about, it suddenly occurred to me that it’s our starting place in how to follow Jesus. Read More →

A Surprising Visit

Posted On December 4, 2019

Slowly we walk down the narrow and steep path that leads to our house. Carefully we placed our feet, so as not to step into… Read More →

Life without a choice

Posted On October 31, 2019

One day after I finished work, I suddenly decided to walk from the office in Cubao all the way to our team house in Barangay… Read More →

Poverty and Privilege

Posted On October 14, 2019

People are often surprised that I choose to live in a slum. Typically, after I explain why I have chosen this life for myself, people… Read More →

House of Hope: Start of a new school year

Posted On August 22, 2019

On July 3rd House of Hope in Jakarta opened its doors to new and returning students for the 2019-2020 school year. This is the seventh… Read More →

Ateeq’s Story

Posted On August 9, 2019

Last fortnight, I was visiting in the bamboo-and-plastic slum along the railway tracks when I met Ateeq. We chatted for a while, and I asked… Read More →