ServLife International, Inc.

It’s hard to imagine living in a country with no religious freedoms. It’s even harder to imagine the foundation of that country based on Hindu beliefs and systems, with leaders who oppose and persecute Christians and their beliefs. Imagine, though, an opportunity to revisit and revise those original documents that have barred the Gospel from reaching the people’s hearts for so many years. Nepal, a country that has operated on traditional Hinduism for years, is meeting to create a new constitution. All twenty-five political parties are involved, as well as a new and somewhat surprising committee founded three years ago. Read the rest of this entry »

A total of 5 small churches recently donated $550 USD towards ServLife’s work in Haiti. The church in Thailand is small and this was a great example and model of sacrificial giving and witness.

ServLife has been working in southern Thailand since the Tsunami hit in Dec. 2004, view images of our work there. In our efforts to help these victims have an opportunity to live life with a sense of dignity and have the means to provide for their basic needs, ServLife began the Hope Fund in Thailand to give out small loans to unemployed and under-employed people in the region.

A management committee, comprised of members of the local church and the community, was then created in 2006 to manage the Hope Fund in Thailand. Ownership of the fund has since been handed over and has been run by the Thai people in the community. Read the rest of this entry »

Looking at the big picture can be overwhelming. Hundreds of thousands of people dead. Approximately 300,000 injured. A million homeless. Mass graves. Looters. People desperate for a roof over their heads and some food. How do we even begin to make a difference in the wake of such a tragedy as the earthquake in Haiti? It seems nearly impossible to even scratch the surface of their needs when looking at them as a whole. But these are individual people. These are children who need parents, parents who need food, friends who need medical care. These are people who need us to reach out our hand and help them, one by one. Read the rest of this entry »

We launched the Dream of Justice campaign in 2008 as a way to inspire, educate, and resource people around the issues ServLife is passionate about. Learn more at www.dreamofjustice.net

The Evangelical Fellowship of India is deeply concerned for the victims of communal violence in Kandhamal, Orissa. Read the rest of this entry »

The local church expressed in all her beauty and diversity is a key agent for God’s Kingdom in the world. Central to the mission of ServLife is to empower, educate, and equip indigenous leaders through our training schools to share the love of Christ in both word and deed with their own people.

We believe God intends for His church to multiply. With this in mind, ServLife provides financial support to church planters and leaders who are trained for one year.
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The ServLife Hope Fund is our micro-enterprise initiative for the unemployed and under-employed of the world who suffer from hunger, poverty and malnutrition. We believe that the ServLife Hope Fund is a strategic way to help people escape the trappings of poverty and hunger.

We always work to create relationships with the local church and community so that those who receive the loans know that the local church, no matter how small, is concerned for the community. We believe this opens doors and builds trust for sharing faith and relationship.

The following report is from a village in Nepal where a Hope Fund was started:

“Hope Fund loans not only help people get started from the ground up, but also helps those who are coming from behind. Mina comes from the Magar ethnic group, the most common group in this area of the Himalayan foothills. Being from this group in no way translates affluence. Read the rest of this entry »

Religious freedom should be the right of everyone in the world but unfortunately it is not. We have immense freedom in America despite religious differences. Here, we are free to worship and practice our faith, so it’s easy to forget that around the world there are Christians living in countries hostile to their faith. India is one of these countries and Lalan Yadav is one of these who have been persecuted because of his association with followers of Jesus and his response and actions that have resulted from his growing faith. Read the rest of this entry »

The ServLife Hope Fund is our micro-enterprise initiative for the unemployed and under-employed of the world who suffers from hunger, poverty and malnutrition. We believe that the ServLife Hope Fund is a strategic way to help people escape the trappings of poverty and hunger. Read the rest of this entry »

Both of Pamela’s parents died and she was left in the care of an abusive relative. She has since been saved from that situation and that relative is now in prison. Pamela is now living in safety at Musha Wevana Children’s Home in Zimbabwe. Read the rest of this entry »

Mark Storm, on staff with ServLife in Asia, recently wrote about the situation of a young child who had been kidnapped in their area. Mark wrote that Shuva, a 6-year-old boy in western Nepal who had been attending the school Mark has been working with near Tikapur had been kidnapped and sold to someone in India. The tragic case was headlined on the Nepali language news, and spread throughout the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Among the unique opportunities available to ServLife volunteers is working in the ServLife Store. This mobile gift shop features items created by talented artisans in regions where ServLife is working — from victims of human trafficking and sexual exploitation in Nepal to HIV+ widows struggling to survive in South Africa. Read the rest of this entry »

Steve and Amy Nicholson, ServLife staff in South Africa, are happy to report on the positive involvement of three ServLife interns at the Musha Wevana Home for Children in Zimbabwe. Megan, Meredith, and Kristine, all returned to the States recently, and were able to share with ServLife about their experiences abroad. Read the rest of this entry »

The DREAM OF JUSTICE VESTAL FAMILY TOUR that took place in May and June successfully covered 23 cities and 4,000 miles in 40 days. Reaching an estimated 10,000 people with 25 events inside and outside of churches, including 40 speaking engagements, the tour elicited a strong and stirring response from longstanding ServLife supporters as well as brand new supporters across the Midwest and Southwest. Read the rest of this entry »

Steve and Amy Nicholson are ServLife staff in South Africa, working to expand the local church, reach out to at-risk children, and work with victims of economic crisis. One key aspect of the Nicholson’s ministry is granting micro-loans to help get small businesses started. Pastoral training is another vital focus of the ministry. Steve’s recent update notes that both projects are moving full-speed ahead. Read the rest of this entry »

Saturday morning dawned early for ServLife staff and volunteers as they worked to set up the 2nd ServLife Fundraising Yard Sale, held on Saturday, May 30. The yard sale was conducted to benefit the work of ServLife International around the world. Read the rest of this entry »