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    India Team On-Line

    Posted On September 1, 2022

    It’s time for another live video update from the India team – their lives, relationships in the neighbourhood, other local involvements, and hopes for the… Read More →

    Lock-down Losses for Manila’s Children

    Posted On June 13, 2022

    [Story contributed by Kathrin in Manila] Pedro I would like to introduce you to our 11 year old Pedro (name changed). He lives in Manila… Read More →

    Strangers and Aliens

    Posted On September 2, 2021

    Reflections from Covid in the Slum From our team in Indonesia: the events below happened back in June, and the story was first published at… 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 →

    Trauma Workshop

    Posted On June 6, 2021

    Many people in the slum communities where we live and work have been through much trauma in life – fires, eviction, sexual abuse, violent deaths… Read More →

    Lament for India

    Posted On May 4, 2021

    From Kaaren Mathias in New Zealand O God In Otautahi Christchurch we enjoy a sparkling autumn day and blue skies We take deep breaths of… Read More →

    Personal lessons from Covid-induced isolation

    Posted On April 12, 2021

    Contributed by Yusuf I wrote several months ago about the impact of the Covid pandemic, and the Government’s response to it, on the lives of… 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 →

    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 →

    The Valley of the Shadow

    Posted On August 31, 2020

    “Dad, what should we do? We have a corpse in our house.” My father was startled by the opening lines of my unscheduled whatsapp call. How on earth did I end up with a dead body in my room? Read More →