Thank you so much for your steadfast prayers and continued generosity for the ministries and people whom we serve.  Many of you have called or written with words of encouragement and genuine concern in the days following our last communication.  The Indianapolis office staff and the Board of Directors have worked diligently to ensure the integrity of ServLife moving forward.  And we write today with good news about the faithfulness of our God and the beautiful ways that he uses his people.

After a careful financial review, we are pleased to report that all projects were fully funded according to budget in 2010.  We can also report that as a result of your continued generosity, we are, early in this year, on track to meet our budget in 2011.

We are also pleased to announce that as of March 1, Jeffrey P. Romack was appointed the new Executive Director of ServLife International. Jeff has served on the Board of Directors for the past 8 months and his wisdom has been invaluable in that role.  We are confident that he will bring both stability and growth to ServLife as he serves in this new capacity.

For those of you who don’t know him, Jeff has been involved in various aspects of cross-cultural mission, including church planting, leadership training and community development since 1981.  He and his wife, Donna, spent twenty years living, working and raising three children in the Micronesian islands of the Pacific, the mountains of Northern Luzon, Philippines, the urban high-rises of Singapore and the organized chaos of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Jeff has served as Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam) and Philippines Regional Director for YWAM and as a member of the Global Leadership Team.  For the past several years he has divided his time between southeast Asia and the U.S. where he has been involved in planting a missional church among post-modern young adults in the Broad Ripple area of Indianapolis.  Jeff has a passion for helping people to understand the radical good news of God’s grace and peace and to move them into action as God’s people for the sake of a broken world.

Jeff is a graduate of Purdue University, Asian Theological Seminary and the School of World Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary.  Donna is the Director of Elementary Education at The Orchard School in Indianapolis.  All three of their children and three grandchildren live in the Indy area. You will hear more from Jeff in the coming days as he shares his vision for the future of ServLife and the people it serves.

In closing, let us say that as a board, we have been heartened by God’s steadfast concern and care for the day-to-day operations of ServLife.  He has met us in the details of our service in surprising and delightful ways.  God has shown again and again that this work and these people are his!

With peace,

Rich Klopp, President of the Board

Ramona Rice, Secretary

Jeff Romack, Executive Director

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All it takes is $30 a month to sponsor a child like Mamata. That $30 goes to help pay the school fees of the child as well as other necessities. We encourage anyone who sponsors a child to not only provide the $30 a month but to also correspond with the child they sponsor. This includes writing to them at least twice a year, and providing a little extra around their birthday to help get a gift for the child. Along with a letter you may send in small gifts such as stickers, hard candy, and pencils or crayons. We also require that you pray for your child. Some of the children have a relationship with Christ, but some like Mamata grow up in a non Christian home. We not only try and provide for the child fiscally but want to bring greater change in there life, the most important change that can be made, a relationship with Christ. The prays you lift up can help make this possible. Mathew 19:14 says “
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”" Help us make a way for children to find there way to our Lord Jesus Christ.  If you are interested in sponsoring Mamata or a child like her please contact us and we will get back to you write away on starting to change the life of a child.

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For just $30 a month you could sponsor Prakash. It doesn’t take much to change the life of a child, even one you have never meet. ServLife currently has about 300 children sponsored. Help us reach our goal of sponsoring 1000 children by 2013 through the ServLife 1000 project. Contact us if you are interested in helping us make a difference in a child’s life.

Sponsorship is more than just a monetary donation every month. We encourage our sponsors to write to their children twice a year. This is a great way to get the whole family involved with changing a life. The children love to get letters from their sponsors and kids love to hear about other children around the world. So let your children each write their own letters too! You can request to sponsor a child that is around your own children’s age. This way as your own child grows up they can learn about and write to a child that is their own age. Contact us today to get things started. We look forward to hearing from you!

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I want to go back! I miss all the people. I miss the power of God I felt among those believers as we worshiped together in different languages. I miss the power of God I felt working through me as I sought to bring His love to the Nepali people. I miss Nepal!

If my husband would come home today and say, “Honey, I think God is calling us to live among the people of Nepal.” I would say, “O.k.,” and start packing. That’s how much I loved it. Now, before you get worried that we are moving to Nepal, don’t. Michael hasn’t said anything of the sort, and I don’t expect him to do so. I’m just saying…that’s how much I loved it.

When I stopped to get a sandwich the other day, there was an Indian-looking family in the restaurant. I’m learning, though, that many of these people are actually from Nepal. I smiled and said, “Excuse me,” as I walked by, then got outside and thought, “I should have said, ‘Namastay!’” (which is the Nepali greeting–their version of “hi”). Boy do I regret missed opportunities like that. Next time I’ll be ready.

I promised to share with you the rest of our first full day in Nepal, so here’s the rest of the story….

After lunch, Udaya Bhatta spoke to the church-planters about the ServLife Children’s Home in Kathmandu which he and his wife Bhakti have been running since 2003. Then Mark Storm shared with them about ServLife’s Hope Fund–micro-business loans for the poor–and how it can be an outreach tool for them in their villages.

Finally came the moment for which Sasha and I had been waiting: we got to go to the Children’s Home! Mark took Om Maya, Asha, Sasha and myself to the Children’s Home while Michael and Gil stayed to teach and interview the church-planters. We were so ready to meet those children! They were very shy at first. The school-age children were in the middle of studying for exams, so we met them as they came in from school or came down from the study room. Shortly after we arrived, however, most of them were there to greet us.

Udaya and his wife Bhakti introduced each child to us, telling us if they were a full-orphan or half-orphan, a little of the story of how they came to the home, where they were from and if they had a sibling at the home. Then the child would greet us (”Jay mahsee!”), tell us their name and which class they read in (i.e which grade). It was so precious!

One little guy named Bikash, who was three years old, had only been with them for 15 days (he is front-and-center in this photo). He was wide-eyed and very nervous about these white-faced foreigners–something he had never seen before. He just sat and stared at us, not sure what to do. The next day he really warmed up to us, especially to Michael.

After introducing themselves, the children stood up and sang “Welcome to the Family.” Our hearts totally melted at this. They sang it again the next day for Michael–here’s the precious video he took of them. “Welcome to the Family”

Since the kids were taking exams the next day, they had to head back up to their study room and hit the books (that’s the room in which the video was taken of them singing). So we visited with Udaya and Bhakti some more, and Udaya gave us a tour of the home. It was agreed that what was most needed of us while here was to paint the family room for them, so that became our plan for the next day. Can’t wait to show you those photos in my next blog.

Next we headed back to get Michael and Gil, then we were off to meet Abraham’s parents and family for Asha’s 1-year-old birthday party! That was such a fun evening! The electricity was out (as it frequently is in Nepal), so we were by candlelight and couldn’t really see faces very well. But we were warmly greeted by Abraham’s brother-in-law to his home and by all the family gathered to celebrate with us. Moments like these are what made this so much more than just a mission trip. This is when we felt like we were part of a family on the other side of the world. We were so blessed to experience real life and family like this!

We enjoyed a delicious Nepali dinner of rice and lentils with chicken (same as we had for lunch). Then we sang to Asha (as she slept) and blew out her candles on her cake for her. This was the first time the Tamang’s relatives in Nepal had met Asha, and they were so excited to be part of her birthday celebration. Abraham’s family is just as lively as he is (we now see where he gets his hilarious sense of humor), and we thoroughly enjoyed visiting with various family members. Their pastor even showed up while we were there!

About half-way through the evening, the lights suddenly came on. Hooray’s and applause filled the house, and we could finally see all their faces. There must have been nearly 30 people in that home! Abraham’s brother-in-law also uses his home as an orphanage for 8 orphans, so we met those precious children, too. I had fun taking videos of Abraham’s parents telling him “hi” and sending their greetings to Alpha and Omega (Abraham and Om Maya’s other two daughters). Sasha was about ready to take his sweet mom home with her, the two of them hit it off so well (even though they couldn’t understand a word the other was saying)!

Let me back up to the beginning of the day, though. For me it began with my quiet time with the Lord at 5 am, then I began to get ready at 6 am…and quickly discovered I could NOT bring myself to take a freezing cold shower (hot water is a luxury in Nepal). Oh well–day 3 of not washing my hair.

We got dressed and had breakfast at a great little internet cafe called Higher Grounds (begun by American missionaries several years ago, and mostly frequented by ex-patriots). We all had delicious American-style breakfasts (waffles, pancakes, eggs and sausage, etc.)…with coffee! That was funny because Gil, Michael and I had weaned ourselves off of coffee the week before we left since we didn’t think we would have many opportunities to drink it in Nepal. Wouldn’t you know we ended up having it every single day. God has a great sense of humor! We also found out how easy it is to call people on the internet and actually spoke with family that morning. What a small, globally-connected world we live in these days!

Lazarus met us that morning for breakfast so that Michael could ask him some questions to get a better feel for where these pastors are in their level of education and knowledge of the Scriptures, and what they most needed to hear (hoping, of course, that the five sessions he had already prepared would be appropriate…and of course they were). Is was so great to meet Lazarus after all these months of preparing to partner with him on our trip. What a ministry and testimony he has! I can hardly wait to share with you how his grandfather came to faith as one of the very first Christians in Nepal, and subsequently how Lazarus ended up in the ministry after trying so hard to avoid it.

After breakfast we headed to the Church-Planter’s Conference. It was on the top floor of a four-story building where Lazarus’ church meets for worship, study and fellowship. The building is owned by Christians…and it was very different to walk up so many flights of stairs with no railing and no WALL on the inside of the stairs. These were very rough, hand-laid concrete stairs, and I could hardly believe my eyes when I saw children running up and down them later on. I would have panicked that my kids might fall from one flight to the other, but these children are obviously very used to these kinds of stairs. The rest of the building was occupied by some Christian businesses and a few family residences. Very different from what we’re used to in America. We could have literally walked right into one of these residences, everyone is so open and trusting. The reason for this, though, is that there is very little crime here–which is pretty amazing for a city that reminded me a lot of New York City with its hustle and bustle.

Shortly after we arrived, the pastors began coming in and finding their seats. I was getting so excited! All we had been looking forward to was about to begin! The conference had actually begun the day before, while we were still traveling.

Lazarus and Joel Vestal had been their speakers that day, but now it was pretty much all Michael from here on out. Lazarus welcomed us and brought Michael up to introduce our team.

(By the way, Om Maya and Asha stayed with some family the previous night since little Asha was so sick, so they were not around for the beginning of the day). Michael had each of us come forward and share a few words of greeting and explain what each of us do in our church back home. As in many countries, the people of Nepal take off their shoes when entering someone’s home. Well, here we kept them on in the building; but we were to remove them before stepping up to the altar area to speak. I got some fun photos of Michael up there in his socks.

Here is the video clip of Michael first speaking to the church-planters. Greetings from America

That was so amazing to witness! I want to share with you also the introduction to one of Michael’s sessions. As I wrote in my journal, I felt like I was watching Paul in action. To see Michael teaching these pastors, many of whom were fairly new converts within the past few years, was absolutely amazing to me. Knowing that these men would then take what they learned and the encouragement they received to go shepherd their flocks and plant new churches throughout this Hindu-dominated country was an overwhelming thought to me.

Michael teaching the church-planters — theme: 2 Timothy 4:6-8 (please forgive me…I’m not much of a videographer!)

Then we had a delicious (”mito” in Nepali) lunch with Lazarus. The pastors went

up on the roof to eat together while we went into a special room with Lazarus and the meal served for us as the guests of honor. We later went up on the roof to see what was up there, and it was fun to look out over the city from up high. We watched as women cooked and washed laundry top of their roofs, observed the traffic and people–and animals–moving about the streets, and got a great aerial view of Kathmandu.

Oh…and during lunch-break, Sasha and I also got our introduction to our first true Nepali toilet. Here goes the adventure!

Shanti is one of the new member of our recently opened Daya Girls Home. Shanti belonged to a poor family. Her parents had responsibilities of earning sufficient money for her family, but she is unfortunate because she has lost both of her parents. Her father died before she was born, and her mother passed away when Shanti was three months old. She is in our Daya Girls Home because a pastor found her when he was visiting the village to preach the Gospel. She is the youngest one in Daya Girls Home.

It takes just $30 a month to help change the life of Shanti and many others who have suffered similar fates as her. To help change the life of a child become a sponsor through ServLife. All that is required from you is a monthly donation of $30, prayer for the child that you sponsor, and correspondence with the child through letters twice a year. Other optional things are giving an extra donation for your child’s birthday so that a small gift may be purchased and small gifts to be sent with your letters like stickers, crayons, and pencils. It doesn’t take much to make such a difference. Your sponsorship will provide a child like Shanti with the ability to go to school and get an education, one which would not be possible without your support. A loving home for which she will get the food and shelter required to grow up healthy and happy.

To become a sponsor contact us and let us know you would like to become a sponsor today.

We were awakened at 5:00AM by the children singing in the orphanage above us, and it was such a sweet sound of thankfulness to God that I could not help but weep openly. That was followed by a very clear leading of the Lord to speak on being empowered by God’s Holy Spirit to do things we cannot do on our own. Later that morning, we got our first opportunity to interview some of the pastors, to hear their stories, testimonies, and prayer requests, and to pray for them and their families. My heart was the most alive it has been in the past 5 years. After talking personally with the pastors, preaching/teaching was sweeter…I felt more connected with them, and, I think, they with me. We had an extended and moving prayer time that night after the message and it was great to see what God was doing. That was one day with ServLife India.

One other experience that was powerful was seeing the new land for the guesthouse, school, orphanage, and church. Though the only finished product is the wall surrounding the property, in this new beautiful place, I could envision children thriving and being loved. I could see people worshiping. I could see the space to play and enjoy nature divergent from city life. The guesthouse, which is almost finished and will be the first finished building on the property, is equally inspiring to see.

I loved watching these people worship God with such fervor and zeal. It is the response of grateful hearts to the Lord. It was the response of those who have lived in darkness and now live in the light. It was the response of second chances for children, many of whom had been forsaken and cast-off. Their faces were the light of God shining most brightly in a spiritually dark place. I loved their beaming, redeemed faces most of all.

Thanks to ServLife for allowing us to share in this experience.

With the Himalaya mountains in view in western Nepal there is a town called Kalali.  It is a small town of less than 50,000 people.  A few months ago, ServLife’s home for girls, Daya Girls Home,  was started in 2010.  On November 9, 2010 an official inauguration was held with over 200 in attendance from the community. Local political leaders and church leaders were there for the two hour program.  Currently, there are 7 girls now in the home with the hope to grow the home to 10 girls.

The home is located in a strategic area of western Nepal where the trafficking of young girls is prominent from the mountain villages to India. Please pray for this new ministry.

Click here to give towards the Daya Girls Home in Kalali, Nepal and/or ServLife’s work among children in Nepal.

Dibye’s father works as a laborer making $4,000 Nepal Rupees, about $50 USD, per year which is barely enough to pay rent and purchase food. Dibye’s father is uneducated, but wants to give his children the chance to go to school and earn an education.

Sponsoring a child through ServLife is an effective way to see God’s love made known in some of the darkest corners of the globe.

ServLife’s approach is one that is driven by relationship. We believe that out of a result of a relationship with God through Christ, we should be compelled to serve and give of our means to those in the world that are marginalized and oppressed.

We currently have 325 children in our program 25 of those need sponsors today. If you are interesting in partnering with ServLife to change the life of a child please contact us. In the email specify weather you would like to sponsor a girl or a boy. Sponsoring a child costs $30 a month, but the cost is only one part of the relationship you can build with the child. We also ask that you pray for your child on a regular basis and we have made it possible for you and your child to send letters to each other twice a year. Once you contact us, making us aware of your interest in sponsoring a child, we will send you a packet containing:  a magnet with your child’s information, frequently asked questions about the sponsorship program, the sponsorship form, letter writing guidelines, and a ServLife 1000 brochure.

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Meet Bhakta Bahadur Sijali. Bhakta serves in the Dhankuta District, Eastern Region. Bhakta has a wife and two children: a daughter, Nabina, who is 11 years old and a son, Akesh, who is 9.  They are all healthy and his children are in school. Bhakta’s major prayer requests are: 1) That those who have accepted Christ will grow in their faith, 2) That those who haven’t heard the gospel will become open to it. 22 people came to Christ through his ministry after he returned from his ServLife Training. You can read about two of their testimonies below.

Indira Budhathoki was born in a Brahmin Hindu family. He was suffering from terrible headache. She has gone to the different hospitals in the cities. After three months of treatment she was return home without any improvement. Her family members were very sad with her situation. I used to go to the village by door to door. I visited this family and shared the Gospel. I gave an invitation to come to my home (Because fellowship was started in my house) for prayer. Next week, she came to my house. She started to come to the small fellowship regularly, Week after week, she received her healing. She received Christ as her Savior and Lord.

Hom Bahadur Shrestha was born in a Newari Hindu family. Their family members were suffering from different kinds of disease. Hom himself was sick and suffering from evil spirits. I preach the Gospel to this family. While Hom was listened the Gospel, he opened his heart to receive Christ as His Lord and Savior. And his whole family came to Christ. I was able to sent Hom in ServLife training center for one month training. This training helped him to be strong in his faith.

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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.

In an effort to stop the work of the gospel, Zachariah was kidnapped on August 20, 2010 by an extremist group who proceeded to bury his entire body, leaving only his head exposed above ground. For three days he suffered beatings to the head, and received no food or water. The fact that he lived is a miracle.

“We will kill you and your family unless you tell us why you are Christian and how you support yourself in the work you do,” demanded the rebels.

Zachariah prayed during these three days and did not give the rebels the information they wanted. This anti-government group, known as Naxal rebels, are extremely anti-Christian and do not want any indigenous people to be Christian or form community churches. His small church of twenty people came together for these three days and fasted. They gathered every morning and evening and pleaded with God on behalf of their pastor’s life.

After three days, Zachariah was released to be reunited with his wife and three children. ServLife still supports Zachariah and his work is foundational to our vision. Please pray for Zachariah and their entire church, Calvary Pourisia Ayapally Church.

Joel Vestal reflects, “After just coming back from India and hearing this story, I was really deeply moved. The courage of Zachariah and the faithful prayers of God’s people in India are an inspiration to me and should be to all of us who desire to live a life of faith. Religious freedom is something we take for granted in the west.”

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SOURCE:  ServLife News, August 2010

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.

After eating together these three men left with their families and started to walk home where they were abducted in the road by extreme rebels. Their wives and children were not harmed and ran for safety. It was known in the community that these men had become Christians. They were held in a single room for three days, beaten, denied water, and asked to give information about other believers in the community.

Albert Das, Director of Servlife Empowering Society, had baptized these three men in 2007 who had come to faith in Jesus Christ. The church gathered to pray for these 3 men and for their release. They could not report this to local police who denied Christians help, only serving the Hindus. The only justice they could hope for would be through their prayers and the divine hand of God.

The men were set free after three days, starving and beaten by wooden clubs. They had cuts and bruises all over their bodies. The small group of believers celebrated together that they were living, that God had delivered them and that all the children were able to see their fathers again.

Albert Das shares about this event, “Please pray for the Christian work in India as there is persecution from every corner. Pray God will protect our workers and bring justice to those who did wrong and against the Christian church.”

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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.

The Evangelical Fellowship of India says the the violence resulted from the killing of a local Hindu right wing leader, Swami Laxmananda Saraswati. The local media and police accused Christians for the death and the masses responded in violence towards the minority Christians in the region. This is believed to be India’s worst case of violence against the Christian community.

Speaking on the occasion, Rev. Dr. Richard Howell, EFI General Secretary said, “Over a hundred people were brutally killed for their faith in Kandhamal. Even today their families wait for justice and for peace to return to the area.”

At the recently concluded National People’s Tribunal in Delhi, former chief justice of Delhi High Court, A.P. Shah who headed the 12-member public jury on Kandhamal stated that justice had eluded the victims. “They continue to be intimidated, denied protection and access to justice,” the jury noted, “recommending stronger state protection to survivors and witnesses” Justice Shah said.

Yet, Kandhamal is not the only place where the minority community is under fire. Each day, across India, violent attacks are witnessed against the church (see below for most recent attack against pastors in Delhi and Karnataka). Last year alone, EFI recorded over 200 violent attacks against churches and Christians across the country.

Tehmina Arora, EFI Advocacy Director, stated, “India cannot afford to forget those who are persecuted and killed for their faith. It is matter of great concern for our secular nation, if those who perpetrate violence against religious communities, are allowed to go scot free. Persecution of religious minorities undermines the very spirit of the Indian constitution.”

Please pray for churches in India to pray for:

1. Peace in Kandhamal and for those who were affected by the violence across the country

2. Those in authority that they would take necessary action to prevent such communal violence from being perpetrated and hatred being spread and

3. The 36 ServLife indigenous mission staff who are working there. 3 of them have moved to Kandhamal since the brutal attacks.

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SOURCE:   Evangelical Fellowship of India & ServLife News

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.

Emmanuel Sajor Shaw started Mercy Children’s Orphanage (MCO) in the Fall of 2005 in Waterloo, Sierra Leone, housing only five orphans in a small rent house without furniture or electricity. In a pool of 143 million, five children doesn’t seem like very many, but the only way to start decreasing that number is to start small. Rachel Wilson, (Indiana native currently working as an engineer), had met Emmanuel while volunteering on the Anastasia Mercy Ship the year before. When she learned that he had acquired an orphanage, she set about fundraising to provide beds, school tuition, and Christmas gifts. By 2006, Emmanuel was caring for ten children, had a larger home, and was recognized by the government as a legitimate children’s home.

Since then, the Lord has miraculously provided funds to buy a property for MCO, build an office, a two-story dorm, a well, a poultry barn for 1000 birds, and a garden that sustains them during the rainy season. The children receive education, food, a place to sleep, healthcare, and an environment where they are being shown Christ’s love.

MCO still provides for ten children, and has now been given the opportunity to add five more from the social welfare system of Sierra Leone, provided that they have the funds to care for them. Five more children out of 143 million. It seems so small and trivial, but to each one of those children it’s a new life meeting their physical needs, and the chance to hear the Gospel and be saved spiritually.

In the face of a problem so huge, we tend to dismiss the issue as too big to address, thinking, I could never help that many children! MCO is not equipped to help that many children either, but they are equipped to help ten, and hopefully soon fifteen. One by one they are using their resources, volunteers, and funds from all over the world to bring new life to these children. One by one, Mercy Children’s Orphanage is making a difference. One by one, we could too.

Paul and Sanum Chaudre

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.

Udaya says, “Our vision to start a home for girls in the western part of Nepal that is often neglected is finally becoming a reality thanks to the support of ServLife International and friends.  I wanted to name the home Daya that means “compassion” in the Nepali language.  Please pray for us.”

Paul and Sannum will be instrumental in creating a loving environment and sharing God’s love and mercy with each precious daughter of God.

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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 to share the love of Christ in both word and deed with their own people. One of the regions of the world where ServLife does this is in India, where we have been working since 1992, when ServLife first began more than 75 churches have been planted throughout 5 states in India. (Donate To this Project).

To help train and equip indigenous church planters and local mission workers to minister to their own people, a one-year leadership training institute was started in Bihar, India in 2001.   The workers that come to the training institute are recommended by their local church, and they come for a year of communal living, hands-on-service, spiritual formation, and teaching. The Indian church planters learn that it is first about trust and dependence upon God and then are equipped in practical ways for their ministry ahead. Our goal is that each local church will be a light in their village and share the message of Jesus Christ.

For those that graduate and go on to start a church in their village, ServLife supports them by providing financial, emotional, and spiritual support, along with continued training through the annual leadership conference that takes place in Bihar each year. The goal is that each local church will be self-supportive and send other leaders to be trained to start other churches.

Local churches that are started through the graduates of ServLife’s Training Institute share the same name of their church, Calvary Parousia Church. Parousia comes from the Greek and means “coming and presence”. Parousia is used to describe the presence of Christ with His disciples on the Mount of Transfiguration (2 Peter 1:16). We desire for Christ to come and be present in the villages where these workers go and serve their communities.

A.L.D. also travels throughout India regularly to meet with and encourage the church planters after they return to their home villages and start churches, and he recently returned from one of these trips in July, after traveling through five states in India: Chattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal.

Das reflects, “I am so humbled by these men who are sacrificing and laying their lives down in the midst of hardship and persecution. Please pray for them and their families and ministries.”

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Our first meeting occurred when Joel was only a college freshman. But he was already a man with a purpose that encompassed the nations. While a lot of other students were innocently immersed in conversations about their social lives (or lack thereof) or some other hot cultural topic, Joel was talking about unreached people groups and ways to connect them to God’s redemption story. And he wasn’t just reciting statistics and spouting off information; his heart was pulsing with compassion and an urgency to act now. Before long, Joel had forged an alliance with a pastor in a remote region of India where few others dared to go and the gospel was seldom, if ever, heard.

To be completely honest, at first glance I thought Joel was a little over-zealous and had a lot to learn. But over time my reservation morphed into admiration and respect as the little seed he had planted in Bihar, India sprouted to become ServLife International, the fruit of one solitary student emboldened by the Spirit of God and determined to leverage his life so that people all over the world could hear the name of Jesus Christ.

It’s staggering to think just how many people on the planet have never heard of Jesus much less any of his life-giving words. Like us, they wonder about the meaning of life and are longing for their Maker. Yet they have never heard of Jesus Christ ”the unique Son of God come to earth, the Divine in human flesh, the Fathers gracious sacrifice for all our sins. And we are not just talking about a handful of people in some remote village deep in the Amazon jungle. But countless millions, hundreds of millions, without Christ, dotting every continent on earth. Most are clustered in central Asia where China and India alone are home to over half of the worlds population. That’s why its no surprise that right smack in the middle of that region, in a town in northern India near the Nepalese border, Joel first raised the ServLife banner, announcing the Kingdom of God.

As you go, Joel and his wife Elise and team will be right there with you, blazing a trail with their words and actions, compelling countless others to follow; me included. At the end of the day, this God-mission to preach good news and bring restoration to every man, woman and child alive will succeed, ushering in the end of life as we know it and the coming of Christ. I want to be standing (kneeling) in that moment knowing that my life’s influence extended past the edge of the subdivision and beyond the halls of the office. I want to be able to eternally rejoice, knowing that God allowed me to play a role in gathering every tribe and tongue to proclaim His praise. I think in that moment, everything else in life will pale in comparison to that reward.
(From Louie Giglios Foreword in Joels book, Dangerous Faith. Louie is founder and director of Passion Conferences.

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The Vision of ServLife Himalaya Development in Nepal: By Lazarus Thulung: Kathmandu, Nepal- June 2010

Our Vision

To transform the society with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the Church Planting movement among unreached 3000 VDC of the remotest parts of Nepal, empower the poor, and children.

Our Goal

Our goal is to work in partnership with the whole body of Christ to train and send faithful Church-planting laborers to saturate by the Gospel, planting Churches and building Church-planting movement everywhere to reach every unreached people group of Nepal by 2017.

Our strategies

1. Train and Send to win people to Christ. Therefore, we started the ServLife training center in Kathmandu, where 42 Church planters have completed their training and working in the field now to plan new Churches.

2. Our vision is to send those trained Church planters in the new area where there is no Church yet (Romans 15:20).

3. To make it as a movement who can do the same to others (Multiplication according to 2 Timothy 2:2).

4. After planting a new Church, they will move to another area after developing local leaders. To fulfill this vision, we also conduct the Church planting seminar time to time in the different areas.

5. We also planned to train local leaders whom Church planters led to Christ. We have one month training called “How to help the pastor?” We bring them in Kathmandu ServLife training center for a month where they can learn, how to lead a Church?.

6. We also, help society to develop their economic status through the Hope Fund We started this project since 2009 in the area where Church planters are working. We are also concern about education in the village. We encourage our Church planters to conduct adult literacy classes in their villages if necessary. To transform the society, we are working water project for who do not have privilege to drink water.

7. Our ultimate goal is to preach Christ and transform society. We do believe that only true Gospel can truly change lives. But, we are also thinking holistic mission without compromising our faith in Christ.

8. To produce Gospel tracks and materials.

History of Nepal and Church Growth

Nepal is a Hindu Dominant nation in the world located between two big countries China in north and India in south, where 86 percent populations are Hindu. Many people know Nepal by the Mt. Everest, top of the world.

Catholics missionaries came to Nepal in 17th century to develop medical mission. They lived in Kathmandu valley during the Malla kings. History shows that more then 80 Newari people came to Christ after many years of missionary efforts. But, in 1979, Shaha King Prithvi Narayan Shah took over the power and unified Nepal as a one nation from different small nations. After the unification of Nepal, King Prithvi Narayan Shah made a law which caused missionaries to flee away from the country. All the missionaries and those 80 Newari Christian fled away from the land and went to Bihar, North India. From that moment Nepal became a close country for any other religion. Almost 300 years, Nepal was remained silence for Christian mission activities. We called it Dark Age in the Church history of Nepal.

In 1951, slowly door was opened for many Nepali missionaries who went to India and other nations to work. They came to Christ while they were in foreign land. Majority mission were waiting for the opportunity to enter into Nepal and preach the Gospel. Our Church History says that there were no protestant missionary who came to Nepal early 1951.

According to Norman Keharberg, in his book “Cross in the land of Khukuri”, there were 100 Christian in 1966 in Nepal. In 1980, there were 7 thousand Christian in Nepal. In 1990, there were 50 thousand Christian in Nepal. In 1999 there were around 400 thousand Christian in Nepal. Now, it is growing rapidly. Most Nepali Christian leaders believe that there are more a million born again protestant Christian in Nepal now. It’s almost 3 to 4 percent of total population of Nepal.

Social Structure

There are more then 92 major languages speaking people group lives in Nepal. According to Hindu scripture, they are divided into four groups: Brahmin (Higher Caste), Chhetri (Little lower class), Baisya (Most Mongolian faces), and Chhudra (Lower caste). Because of this caste system, there are vast differences within Nepali people. Higher caste people do not touch and eat with lower caste people. Millions are untouchable. People are under the bondage of Satan.

Belief

Most people in Nepal are Hindu though Buddha was born in Nepal. Hinduism has attached with the culture and ritual. Majority people are animist who worship different kinds of dead spirits of their forefathers. There are more then 330 millions gods and goddess were worshipping in Nepal. Every home has a worship alter for different gods and spirits. People are very religious and strong in their faith.

Most of them are suffering from evil spirits. More then 75% Nepali Christian came to Christ through healing. Most of them were posses by the demon spirits.

Christian Research

According to Nepal Government, there are more then 3912 villages called VDC (VDC: means Village Development Committee. One VDC contains six thousand to nine thousand populations). According to research, there are now around nine hundred villages are reached by the Gospel (There are at Church and at least on going fellowship). But, there are still more then three thousand villages are unreached, where there is no any Church and on going fellowship yet. Probably, some may have chance to hear the Gospel but still never had chance to go to Christian fellowship near by. There are at least some kind of small fellowships are started in the city and town where there are good roads, transportation and communication. But, remotest parts of Nepal are still left out. Nepal is still agriculture nation and majority lives are lived in the rural. We have great challenges in front of us. We can’t live without preaching Christ in those villages that are very receptive towards the Gospel. Paul says “How, then, can they call on the one they have not believe in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?” (Roman 10:14-15).

We realized that the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ (Mathew 28:19) is urgency. We are called to obey before it will be too late. This is the time of harvest (Psalms 126:5-6). Due to the 12 years of Maoist insurgency, people are hopeless and frustrated with political leaders. God has opened the door for us to show His love and mercy to the lost. There is only hope in Christ. People need to hear the message of Hope. We never had this kind of opportunity in the history of Nepal and it may not be in the future. This is the time of harvest.

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! 

Souce: Evangelical Fellowship of India, New Delhi:  May 2010

Film produced by Work of the People. Music from the album Songs From the Voice: Volume 2 (Thomas Nelson)

Pamela’s favorite subject in school is science, and when she is at home she helps out by doing some of the cooking. Pamela dreams of becoming a pilot when she grows up. Every Sunday, she goes to church with the mothers and the rest of the children from the home.

Pamela is still in need of sponsorship. For $30/month, your sponsorship will help supply food, clothes, schooling, and ensure that Pamela is well cared for in a loving environment. This is a direct way you can get involved in helping bring hope. Please pray and consider getting involved today. For questions about sponsorship, read our sponsorship FAQs.

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The Church of the Good Shepherd in Lyndhurst, Ohio recently held a ServLife Dinner benefit to raise money to start a ServLife Hope Fund in Thingan, Nepal. 60 people from 7 different churches attended the dinner and nearly $5,400 was raised. The funds will go directly to helping start a Hope Fund in Thingan. Read more about the ServLife Hope Fund.

Mary Davis, member of Church of Good Shepherd who was one of the organizers of the dinner, was very encouraged by the response.

“In 2009 our women’s book group read Dangerous Faith, and we were so moved by the book and inspired by the idea of the Hope Fund that we wanted to fund a business start-up for a single woman,” says Davis. “We contacted ServLife and when, much to our surprise, Joel responded saying he would like to come to Cleveland to meet with us, we decided to make a larger gathering for the community and to raise our fundraising goal to create a Hope Fund for a village. Now, Good Shepherd is in relationship with Thingan, Nepal. We could never have imagined this outcome when we started reading the book.”

Joel Vestal had the opportunity to travel to Lyndhurst and speak at their church and share at the dinner about the ServLife Hope Fund.

“It’s so encouraging to see a new church take initiative and be a global witness,” said Vestal. “The people at the Church of the Good Shepherd gave me a wonderful welcome for my first visit to Cleveland.”

Currently, the Hope Fund in Thingan is 82% funded.  Will you consider giving towards this initiative and helping us reach our goal? Give Now

*ServLife has held dinners around the United States as an informal way to both introduce and inform people on the work of ServLife around the world. Please contact us to help either organize or host a dinner with a multi-media presentation, images, and many stories of what God is doing through the work of ServLife around the world.

(Posted: 2010-03-24)

These gods are false, of course, but the people cling to them in darkness as if they were real. This deception and misunderstanding highlights the Nepalese’ false hope even more, as they not only have cities built around temples and altars to multiple, lifeless deities, but they also have these demons being brought to their front door. They have a desperate need for Truth and the Most High God to come and break through their false reality of idol-worship.

Are we so different? Our idols are not necessarily in the shape of deities, carved out of wood or stone, but they are present in our culture nonetheless, and don’t require door-to-door salesmen to usher them into our lives. We worship our money, our homes, our children, our jobs, our time, our comfort, and our achievements. The list could go on. Joel Vestal, the founder and president of ServLife, recently spent time in Nepal, capturing this image of an idol salesman. He said, “We have things we put up in our lives that keep us from being the people that God wants us to be – to love God with our whole being.” Our darkness is just as great as the darkness in Nepal, and maybe even greater, because our idols are sold under different names. The Nepalese know that they are purchasing their gods while we are deceived by gods that have no faces.

Nepal houses eight of the ten highest mountains in the world, including Sagarmatha, or what we know as Mount Everest. These mountains stand in stark contrast to the spiritual atmosphere of this country. How glorious they are in comparison to the paltry idols being sold at every door! How majestic they are looming above even the grandest temples! Psalm 95:3-4 says, “For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.”

Idols are found door-to-door around the world, invading every person’s heart in an attempt to shut out Jesus, the only one who can save. It’s easier to see in Nepal because they’re tangible, but the unseen idols of our hearts are just as sinful, and easier to be ensnared by.

“I hope that you will examine your own life and see where those idols exist in your journey, and the you would lay them at the feet of Jesus, that you would love Jesus with your whole heart, and that he would be the center of your worship and your devotion in your life.” (Joel Vestal)

Watch a video of Joel Vestal sharing about false idols from the Pashupati Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal and how idolatry is a reality for westerners as well:

(Source: ServLife News by Sarah Buckner)

(Posted: 2010-03-15)

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.

“The Christian Advisory Committee to the New Constitution” was formed to represent the Christian population in Nepal. Their goal is to incorporate Christian-based laws and rights into the new constitution.

Lazarus Thulung, Director of ServLife’s new registered organization in the nation, ServLife Himalaya Development, is an active member who has been building relationships with political leaders re-writing the constitution, including the Prime Minister of Nepal.

“The Christian Advisory Committee to the New Constitution submitted our agenda with our President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav (see photo top left),” said Thulung. “Our committee also went to meet with the prime minister and the other 25 offices of the political parties involved in creating the new constitution.”

The Committee also hosted a tea party, connecting with over forty members of the government who are in charge of revising the constitution. The Prime Minister has already promised to provide Christians with certain rights, one being as simple as graveyards, a right not previously afforded to believers. The foundations of this country are slowly being changed.

One huge step in this process occurred in one of the constitution meetings. Philemon Chhetri, a man in ministry with New Life Mission, had the rare and incredible opportunity to distribute four gospel tracts to leaders present at the meeting, including the President of Nepal. These members were also invited to and attended a Christmas celebration, where they watched as Nepalese believers worshipped and praised the Lord for the birth of His son. The Committee has been able to advocate on behalf of the sick in a recent epidemic, and has persuaded a new “Prime Minister Relief Fund” for emergencies. The Nepalese government is not only acknowledging Christian leaders, but is giving them rights and freedoms, and responding to their requests. God is faithful. He has brought the Christians in Nepal hope.

Udaya Bhatta, Director of ServLife’s Children Home in Nepal and director of another ServLife birthed organization, AS Nepal, said, “Here many people usually do not like Christians but little by little people are getting influenced from the way that Christians’ are living their life…It was a different thing seven or eight years ago as I suffered a lot, but now it’s quite nice.”

The years of seemingly fruitless toil, the persecution, the martyrs, the pain are now bearing fruit. Jesus said in John 13:35, “By this shall all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love one for another.” Penetrating secular countries often seems impossible, leaving missionaries and native Christians feeling defeated. Many times, all they can do is live a life of service and love in hopes that the people will see the life of Jesus in them. The return for their hard work is often unseen and unnoticed by outsiders. And then, all of a sudden, lives are changed, nations are affected, and the Gospel is spread.

(Source: ServLife News by Sarah Buckner)

(Posted: March 1, 2010)

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.

When the earthquakes hit Haiti, the believers in southern Thailand mourned and could relate with the devastation the people of Haiti were experiencing. Sujit, one of the local pastors on the Hope Fund committee in Thailand, decided to respond by joining with four local Thai churches to raise and donate $550 to ServLife’s work in Haiti. Read Sujit’s message to ServLife below:

“We, in Thailand, after hearing about the earthquake in Haiti, were very sorrowful. As Christians, we knew we should do something for the people in Haiti and not only praying. So I told our brothers in the church and 4 other churches in the area that we need to come together and help. Although we are small churches, we believe that many drops of rains make the seas. We are glad to be a small part in joining others that are helping in Haiti. Because we know you, Servlife, and have seen many things you have done with us in Thailand when the tsunami came, we are glad to join with you in this time. We always pray for you. God bless, Sujit. (Hope of Phuket Church)

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(Posted: 2010-02-19)

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.

ServLife set out to do just this, sending a team of six doctors, five nurses, and a coordinator to the capital city of Port-au-Prince on January 28. The team worked at a temporary hospital set up by Mission Haiti that was one of two in the area, attempting to serve and treat the 200,000 people that are currently residing there. Gideon Tsang, the ServLife volunteer and team leader and Pastor of Vox Veniae church in Austin, TX said that this hospital was one of the best in the area – organized and well-staffed by health-care professionals from around the world who, when they left, equipped a team of Haitian doctors and nurses to keep the facilities running.

ServLife provided 1500 pounds ($260,000 of value) of medical supplies which came just in time, according to Tsang. He said, “Every morning we awoke to a line of hundreds waiting to be seen. The supplies were practical and a good fit for the needs of the Haitian community. The hospital could not have sustained the rush with their existing pharmaceutical supplies.” One by one, the team of doctors and nurses reached out to the community to meet needs. An area populated by approximately 200,000 is an overwhelming task, but when the day is done, and the ServLife team has seen a few hundred patients, and wakes up the next day to see a few hundred more, the impact is great.

Haitian lives were destroyed in an instant with the impact of the earthquake. Little by litte, that impact is being lessened as teams go down to serve and meet needs. ServLife had the incredible opportunity to meet tangible needs and make a difference in the lives of the Haitians. Even so, there are so many more needs to be met, and so many more people to be reached there. It’s an enormous task, but one that will be accomplished by faithfully helping and giving. One by one, every single life that was affected by the earthquake can be changed.

Joel Vestal reflects, “Responding to Haiti can seem like taking a drink of water out of a fire hose but we must continue to pray, act, give, and go as we are able. Please pray as we continue to see how ServLife will best be helpful to the people in Haiti.”

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(Source: ServLife News by Sarah Buckner)

(Posted: Feb. 15, 2010)

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.

Consider giving to the Training Leaders and Church Planters Fund today!

Anil Shahi was born into a Newari family that was very religious and worshipped Idols and goddesses. His father had epilepsy and became mentally unstable. After a year his younger brother also became mentally unstable. That brought terrible fear to Anil because he was worried he would become the same way.

His family sold all their possessions and property to buy medication for their father and younger brother, but it did not help. In 2001, his friend brought him to a Church; it was his first time at a church. The songs and sermon touched his heart and in 2002 he received Christ. He began to pray for his father and younger Brother and there were tremendous changes within a month. His mother was impressed and began to go to church.

Now, his father and brother are well and other relatives have come to the Lord. He graduated from the ServLife Leadership Training Institute in Nepal in May 2008 and planted Hossanna Church in the Sindhupaalchowk district of Nanglebarai in Central Nepal.

Anil Shares a Testimony from his Ministry

“18 month ago, I decided to start a ministry in Sankhu. I was looking for a room to live and found a house in Ittakhel village. While living in that house, I came to know a young man who was 18 years old and living with his grandparents. His name was Rupesh Kunwar and they are from Bhahmin Hindu family. Due to his paren’ts work, Rupesh’s parents were living in different city. As time passed, I started to notice Rupesh was not doing well and was very disruptive in the community.

I wanted to know about Rupesh, and I asked his relatives and people in the community about him. I came to know that he has been sick for a few years. His family members believed that Rupesh was made sick by the Mantra (chanting words of the witch doctors). They had visited different witch doctors but they could not help.

After hearing his story, God put a burden in my heart for Rupesh. I looked for the opportunity to meet with him, and when that opportunity came, I shared the Gospel with him. It helped us to build our relationship and he started to come to my room regularly for prayer. I started to pray for him every day and he started to open up. After hearing about his life firsthand, I found he was experiencing much pain and was going through a lot of personal problems. He could not sleep at the night and he tried to play music at night to help him sleep. In the middle of the night he would wake up and see different kinds of figures and appearances of demon spirits. He has written many words on his wall which we do not know and cannot read. He has cut his hands several times and they were full of scars and wounds.

God met him in his painful situation. After our meeting his life was totally transformed and his family and community have been amazed by his new life. He is now a living witness for his friends and was recently baptized. Because of his testimony, his other two brothers came to Christ. I thank God for this work He has done in Rupesh and his family.

Prayer Requests:

• For Anil’s church in Sankhu that he started almost two years ago
• Anil desires to plant two more churches by next year. Pray for God’s leading in this.

(Posted: Jan.8, 2010)

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.

Mina has a child and was married until her husband left her for another woman, leaving her to raise a child in the home of her parents. In Nepal, Mina’s situation is not pitied or shown sympathy, but rather looked down upon.

Mina was interested in getting a loan to start up her goat farm. The local committee saw her situation and selected her as one of the most-needy applicants. Mina was thankful that she qualified to receive the Hope Fund micro loan and now has hope to support her child and begin to change her unfortunate circumstances.

We have 42 targeted villages where we have workers, and a Hope Fund can be started in one of these villages for as little as $12,000. Over a 5 year period, a single Hope Fund in a village will help over 500 individuals living in poverty and suffering from hunger.

Please consider giving to the Hope Fund today and help start a Hope Fund in one of these villages.