Give, Love, and Live Generously
The year was 1989 and it was the summer before my senior year in High School. I was about to embark on a course that would take me in a direction that I was completely oblivious to at this time, not unlike most teenagers. I had signed up to go to Indonesia to help construct a wall around a local college that was training native pastors. My decision to go had been pretty spur of the moment, and I only had a few days to secure the $4,000 needed to partake on this two-month mission. The outfit that I had signed up with recruits teens from all over America and sends them around the world to complete projects like the one we were about to do. Read the rest of this entry »
ServLife Indian Mission Worker Kidnapped and Buried Alive for 3 Days and Survives
ServLife currently has 75 Indian missionary workers who are working in six Indian states to start a church in their community and share the love of Christ. They all undergo a year of training in northern India before returning back to their home village. One of these workers, Zachariah, is from Chhattisgarh state, and finished his training at the Servlife Leadership Institute in 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
3 Christians Abducted by Seperatists Rebels after Worshiping at a church Started by ServLife Mission Worker
In a small, remote Indian village named Bijapur (in the Chattisjargh state), three men were recently abducted and beaten. Every Sunday after worship Indian Christians normally fellowship and share a meal together consisting of the simple Indian staples rice and daal (lentils). On August 22, a meal was shared and no one knew that what was about to happen would change this little church forever. Read the rest of this entry »
Martyrs Remembered on August 25, three years after massive Christian Persecution in Orissa State in India
In Orissa alone, ServLife currently has 36 indigenous staff, working in their villages to start churches and share the love of Jesus Christ. Three years ago on August 23, 2007, over 100 people were killed, including women, disabled persons, children, adivasis and dalits. At least three incidents of gang-rape were recorded and at least 295 churches, big and small, were destroyed. Three of these churches were started by ServLife mission workers. Also, 13 schools, colleges, and the offices of five NGOs were damaged. About 30,000 people had to live in relief camps for months. Read the rest of this entry »
Reaching Children in Sierra Leone through Strategic Partnership with Mercy Children’s Home
143 million. The estimated number of children in the world today who have lost at least one parent. About 16.2 million of these have lost both of their parents. This overwhelming number begs us to ask the question – how can we even begin to help these children? One by one.
ServLife believes in helping empower the dreams of others. A unique way this has happened is allowing Americans to donate to the project dreamed through Emmanueal Shaw from Sierra Leone and American Rachel Wilson through ServLife International. Read the rest of this entry »
Watch and Listen to Joel Vestal on Doug Pagitt Radio Show in Minneapolis Talking about ServLife and the Issues we care about
On May 16, Joel Vestal was a guest on the Doug Pagitt Radio show and spoke at Solomons Porch Church, a leading church in innovation and mission.
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Dr. Phil Lineberger Shares about ServLife
“After Joel Vestal spoke in our Church our people were convinced that Servlife would be one of our best opportunities to impact indigenous peoples with the grace and love of Jesus Christ. Servlife meets people where they are but doesn’t leave them there. Read the rest of this entry »
Daya Girls Home Opens with two Girls to Help Care for Girls in West Nepal
We are excited to announce the opening of Daya Girls Home in western Nepal. The first two girls have arrived
In Partnership with AS Nepal (ServLife’s registered NGO in Nepal working with children) Daya Girls Home is being started in western Nepal. The vision for the home is out of the heart of Udaya and his wife, Bhakti who have a deep compassion for the children of Nepal. The conversation to begin this home has been going on for over five years.
Paul and Sanum Chaudre will run the home with their two own children.
The vision of the home is to grow to 10 girls. The children are all from some of the poorest districts (Jumla, Humla, Mugu, Dailekh, Accham) in the poorest section of Nepal, the hills and mountains of Nepal’s northwest. This area has annual food shortages (USAID and UN food drops are regular) and commonly experience outbreaks of preventable but rapid moving illnesses such as diarrhea. The girls are currently cared for by neighbors or distant relatives. Read the rest of this entry »
Make Your Voice Heard! Sign a Human Rights and Religious Freedom Petition for India Government
ServLife Enabling and Equipping a Church Planting Movement throughout India
Passion Conferences Founder, Louie Giglio, Shares about the Heart of ServLife International
A few things were crystal clear to me the very first time I met Joel Vestal. For one, I knew right away that he cared deeply about the people of the world and was burdened about the injustice, poverty and spiritual darkness that were a way of life for so many. I also knew in that first encounter that Joel was not waiting for permission from anybody to do something to help them, especially given the fact that Jesus had already entrusted to him the mission of communicating His love and kindness to them in tangible ways. Read the rest of this entry »
ServLife National Leader Shares Vision of the Gospel in Nepal
ServLife has created several organizations around the world to sustain and grow the work we are engaged in. One of these organizations in Nepal created just recently is ServLife Himalaya Development. It is led and governed by indigenous leaders and under the leadership of Lazarus Thulung. Read the rest of this entry »
ServLife Advisory Team
ServLife’s Advisory team is an informal network of friends and does not function as any kind of governing group and seperate from the board of directors but merely a group offering their wisdom, networking, and input on an individual basis. Please pray for this team and as they help in different ways. Read the rest of this entry »
Hindu idol installed in a church in Andhra Pradesh, India: Police Refuse to Intervene
Hindu extremists allegedly from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh damaged a church building and installed an idol of the Hindu god Hanuman inside it on May 23, 2010 in Tadipatri, Anatapur, Andhra Pradesh.
Extremists from the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (World Hindu Council) attacked India Pentecostal Church’s Holy Spirit Prayer House, which was under construction. Pastor Venugopal approached Tadipatri police, but officers refused to help him. After local Christian leaders’ intervention, police questioned the attackers. Area Christian leaders maintained that Pastor Reddy had acquired government permission to build the church building.
ServLife has trained and supports 100 indigenous church planters to share the love of Christ. Please help us support these workers. click there to support
Also, you can sign a petition that we have organized to send to political leaders in India asking for religious freedom. Click here to make your Voice heard! Read the rest of this entry »
D. Michael Lindsay, Leading Author & Sociologist at Rice Endorses ServLife
“ServLife is restoring hope around the globe in creative and collaborative ways. We need a lot more of this, especially as our world becomes increasingly polarized—politically, economically, and socially. The great thing about ServLife is that it works directly with indigenous peoples as partners in the Gospel and in meeting the needs of the poor and protecting the vulnerable. I encourage you to jump in and get involved.”
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