DREAM is a gathering on May 29th to allow the body of Christ to gather to pray, to celebrate, to worship, to mourn, to reflect, and to learn. If you live in the Indianapolis, IN area or region, please join us for DREAM: a night of prayer and worship, May 29, 2008, 7:00-8:30 pm at Trinity Church.
ServLife has been partnering with Mercy Children’s Orphanage in Sierra Leone, West Africa, since 2007. The orphanage was started by a native from Africa, Emmanuel Shaw, whom Indianapolis local, Rachel Dryden, met while volunteering on Mercy Ships four years ago. The orphanage currently has 10 children in its care and the children have all been abandoned or have lost their parents to illness or civil war. They are all now attending school and are healthy and happy. Read the rest of this entry »
Joel Vestal and Dave Garrison are traveling in Asia right now for 10 days, visiting the ongoing ServLife work in Thailand, Nepal, and India. Joel will be doing some teaching at the Leadership Institute in Nepal, meeting with ServLife staff, and speaking at the graduation of a new class of local workers in India. Read the rest of this entry »
ServLife is officially launching the Dream of Justice campaign, and we invite you to check out the new Web site: www.dreamofjustice.net. We believe and hope this site will be a great resource and inspiration for you and a place to hear stories of people who are dreaming and desiring to see the world become a place that God intended.
Ordering online from the ServLife Store is quick and efficient but there’s an even better way to share the experience of purchasing unique handmade gifts and helping others at the same time. It involves having a Home Party with products from the ServLife Store. Invite your friends and relatives over and show them the products first hand. Read the rest of this entry »
On Sunday, May 18, 2008, ServLife will be taking part for the second year in the annual Walking for Dreams Family and Pet Walk in Indianapolis, IN. We invite you to join us as we walk for those around the world who suffer from hunger, poverty and malnutrition. All proceeds raised for ServLife through this event will go to the ServLife Hope Fund, which is our micro-enterprise initiative for the unemployed and under-employed of the world who are trapped in the vicious cycle of hunger and poverty. Download the Hope Fund Brochure to learn more. Read the rest of this entry »
Education is central to breaking the cycle of poverty. In the state of Bihar in India, illiteracy rates are extremely high. In 2001, ServLife started the ServLife India Missions School with just 20 children. Today, there are over 100 children in the school and the aim is to reach out and impact children and families in the community. The school, which currently goes through grade three, has grown with all of the children coming from families from the local community. Read the rest of this entry »
Joel Vestal’s book, Dangerous Faith (NavPress), was released nationwide on September 15, 2007, and ServLife has been working with local churches in doing book signing events to equip and encourage individuals in their walk with Christ and help them gain a broader vision for the world. Read the rest of this entry »
The ServLife India Mission School was started in 2001, in Bihar, India. There are 100 children from a local community in Bihar that attend the school, which goes through the third grade.
Noor Hasan, one of these students, is in first grade at the school and is in need of sponsorship. He comes from a Muslim family with one brother and one sister. Economically, his family is experiencing hardship, with his father in jail and his mother selling fruit.
ServLife started a home in 2003 in Nepal to care for children who have been orphaned and abandoned. Currently, there are 20 children in the home and the previous home’s owner did not want to rent out the home any longer. Therefore, we have moved to a new location.
Two regions where ServLife is working are facing potential political crises. Please pray for peace in Nepal, where ServLife has been working since 1995. April 10 will be elections in Nepal and a very important day in the life of the nation. READ MORE Read the rest of this entry »
Elizabeth Hankins, one of ServLife’s board members, just released a new fiction novel, The Calling. The book is set in the villages of southern Sudan and through this story, exposes the immense suffering that has resulted from the war-ravaged nation of Sudan and explores issues that divide and unite humanity including: faith, love, justice, suffering, battle between good and evil, desire for power,.. Read more from Elizabeth as she shares thoughts on her writing of the book. Read the rest of this entry »
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I just returned from a ServLife trip to Zimbabwe and had a conversation with someone that was really insightful. I asked a local poor pastor how he had seen God working. In his response, it occurred to me that our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world who are poor often are so grateful for how they have seen God supply their every need, no matter how difficult the situation seems from us as the outsider. Some of his responses were, “God has given me enough food for my family this year” and “God protected us from the ambush”. This is true from most of the regions where I have been. Most often, we from the West who are materially so blessed only see what is lacking or what is not present. I often think in my mind, “If only they had a better, wholesome diet.” What a lesson this is for me in recent days. We should be so grateful for how God supplies. We should see what is present in other people or nations and not merely what is lacking. Read the rest of this entry »
In January 2006, Amy Nicholson, ServLife Staff member in South Africa, was introduced to Zoleka, a Christian women living in Red Hill. Red Hill is an informal settlement outside of Cape Town, South Africa. It is comprised entirely of shacks; there are no formal structures, no running water, no schools, and no clinics. Children are bussed to schools in neighboring communities. There is no public transport to and from Red Hill making it difficult for people to get to and from work. Many people are unemployed and many are suffering from HIV and AIDS. Life is a struggle in Red Hill. Red Hill was recently devastated by fires, read more about this story how ServLife is responding. Read the rest of this entry »
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