A day in the slum

Posted On November 30, 2021

After a long wait for a visa, I a m finally living in a slum in India, waking to the Muezzin, praying on the roof-top, and … 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 →

As Long as I still have something to give …

Posted On May 18, 2021

Ramadhan food stall

[This story was written in Indonesia, just a few weeks ago during Ramadhan, the Muslim month of fasting and spiritual devotion.] Yanni* was talking with… Read More →

Servants NZ Annual Hui

Posted On September 1, 2020

The Servants NZ Annual Hui is a place where people gather to share stories, enjoy great company, be encouraged and inspired and explore nature. This… 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 →

Radical Hospitality in a World of Suspicion

Posted On June 22, 2007

Yesterday I was in the back yard raking fall leaves and I heard an airplane flying overhead. I am a fairly overeducated and intelligent person… Read More →