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Incarnation

Washing Jesus’ Feet

Posted On May 11, 2021

Contributed by Rahma* (not real name) in Indonesia. (Klik disini untuk baca dalam Bahasa Indonesia) One afternoon, as another teacher and I were sweeping up… Read More →


Let Us Go to Him

Posted On March 3, 2021

Written by Rahma** (not real name) in Jakarta. Klik disini untuk baca dalam Bahasa Indonesia. Ten years ago, I moved to Indonesia with one suitcase-… Read More →


Mari Kita Pergi Menemui-Nya

Posted On March 3, 2021

Written by Rahma** (not real name) in Jakarta. You can read an English version here. Sepuluh tahun yang lalu, saya pindah ke Indonesia membawa satu… 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 →


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 →


TASTE Mission Intensive

Posted On July 10, 2017

TASTE: Mission Skills Intensive details of the next TASTE trip are yet to be announced… See reflections from the 2020 course here.  TASTE Missions Skills… Read More →


October Edition– Inside Edge: The Joys and Challenges of Embracing the Unknown

Posted On October 13, 2016

Click here to read the October edition of the Inside Edge. Read about Josh, our newest intern in Manila, and about how God has worked in… Read More →


FtAF: I came to meet Zora

Posted On July 11, 2014

[This story was originally published on the Servants website in 2005. It touches on the feeling of helpless in the face of no easy answers… 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 →


Outsiders – Written by a member of the Servants India Y-Team

Posted On November 30, 2013

The follow reflection was written by a member of the Servants India Y-team. Around our little perch, rockets explode, shaking our thin brick walls. The… Read More →


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