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FIRE and FAITH

Posted On December 13, 2023

Kristin Jack, long time member and leader in Servants, has hit “publish” on his intense historical fiction novel, a personal story of the tumult and… Read More →


Truth is more than Truth when it’s wrapped in a Man

Posted On December 2, 2023

Who is this clownwho dares to speaktruth to powerand power for the weak? All truth is threateningif it suggests that I’m wrongbut if it is… Read More →


Persist in Prayer – Nov 2023

Posted On November 27, 2023

Current Prayer Prompts Welcome to our monthly summary of current points for prayer, submitted by our teams in Asia. The name is taken from Rom… Read More →


At Five You Laughed [a poem]

Posted On November 4, 2023

At five you laughed and you danced,dreaming that you were a princesschosen to live in a castle,surrounded by horses, knights and princes,cocooned in your palace… Read More →


Hell on earth in the Gaza Strip

Posted On October 14, 2023

From Yaqoob* in India. What’s happening in Israel/Gaza? It was not as momentous as Sept 11 2001, but Oct 7 2023 will probably go down… Read More →


Acts of Beauty, Acts of Humanity [a poem]

Posted On October 7, 2023

Mark 14:1-11 There were glimmers of beautyin your tears of shamethat fell like silverthat fell like raina jar is brokenpouring out its allinto this story,… Read More →


Praying Shalom for this City

Posted On September 20, 2023

Shalom: A 30 day prayer guide for Jakarta’s Urban Poor by Anita Rahma and Joy Baker You will be moved to tears, and to prayer,… Read More →


Which is more difficult – landing on the moon, or landing a feeding centre?

Posted On September 10, 2023

From Yaqoob* in India In August, there was great rejoicing in India as its space agency (ISRO) landed a space craft on the south pole… Read More →


Wounded Healer [a poem]

Posted On September 2, 2023

You know me and you love meeven in the darkness of my fear,you are close and you are callingeven in my wretched gut-despair,you know me… Read More →


Living in a “Where’s Waldo?” book

Posted On August 9, 2023

by Barbara Stankowski (Manila/Switzerland) For five years, we were part of the Servants Manila team and lived in Barangay Holy Spirit. This June, we returned… Read More →


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