‘I know that You can do everything…’
Posted On July 29, 2019
(Reflection contributed by Abraham from Indonesia, who recently spent 4 months in India) “I know that You can do everything, and there is no plan… Read More →
Book Review – God in Disguise
Posted On June 12, 2018
Kelly Treleaven’s review of God in Disguise–a book written by past Servants missionary Trudy Taylor Smith-–was recently posted on the Englewood Review of Book’s site. Click… Read More →
Transition Blues
Posted On May 29, 2018
“It’s dirty, It’s hot. It’s crowded! What am I doing back here!” I recently arrived back in India after several months in Australia. Having made… Read More →
FtAF: Families Thriving with Servants
Posted On December 6, 2013
[This week we revisit a reflection from 2004 about being a family living amongst the poor in India. If you feel God is calling your family… Read More →
From the Archive Friday: Mar 2004 – An Experiment in Living Simply Part II
Posted On September 27, 2013
[Following on from last fortnight’s From the Archive Friday, its back to 2004, and we catch up with the family in India who were planning… Read More →
From the Archive Friday: Feb 2004 – An Experiment in Simple Living Part I
Posted On September 13, 2013
[In this fortnight’s From the Archive Friday, we go back to February 2004 when a family in India with Servants decided they would live on… Read More →
Parenting in the Slums
Posted On September 29, 2011
Our family falls into the probably rather small category of Westerners parenting in slums. We are living outside of our home culture in a rapidly… Read More →
Surrender and Necessity: A Lesson from our Neighbours
Posted On July 6, 2011
One thing I have asked of the Lord,That will I seek after:That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of… Read More →
If I could Truly Live Simply: An Attempt from a Cambodian Slum
Posted On June 22, 2011
[Simplicity]: a thing that is plain, natural, or easy to understand So why, when trying to live it out, does it feel so complicated? As… Read More →
My Experience of Entering a Slum as a Learner (or a freshly hatched duckling)
Posted On October 15, 2009
The greatest source of both my anticipation and trepidation as I prepared to spend six months with Servants in Phnom Penh was an article (Bonding:… Read More →