ServLife International, Inc.

Okay, I’ll admit it.  I am something of a football fan.  I’m not exactly a raving fan

but I do enjoy the game if not all the hype that so often goes with it.  This, of

course, is the season that is especially good to fans of the game what with the

college bowl games and now the NFL playoffs.  All that leads up to the

Super Bowl which, by the way, will be held here in Indianapolis next month

but that is another story.

I’m sure you’ve noticed that players and coaches alike have a jargon peculiar

to their sport.    And because sports play such a significant role in American

life we often end up borrowing terms from the world of sports for our own

wider use.  Now everyone can “hit a home run, ” “score!”  or make a

“slam dunk!”  but sometimes, unfortunately, we also “strikeout.’”

One expression of the sports vernacular that I’ve heard recently is an

exceptional athlete referred to as a “difference-maker.”  A

“difference-maker” is a special player that is able to change the course

of a game by virtue of a combination of innate ability and the

development of that ability to high level. This takes an uncommon

commitment on the part of the individual.  Difference-makers are

what separate championship level teams from the rest of the pack.

Okay, so here is where I borrow some of the jargon to say that the donors

of ServLife, those that pray for us and give to the causes that we advocate

for and serve; you are our “difference-makers!”  All that we do to serve

orphans and children-at-risk, all that we do to train and support church

planters in the remote corners of the earth, all that we do to help create

and support means of sustainable income for the poor – all of it depends

on you– and us -working together to make a difference in this world of need.

Making a world of difference is our vision and our hope at ServLife.  For

those of you that are already on our team, we are glad to be in it with

you.  For those who have yet to get in the game, we are looking for

more difference-makers to get involved.  Won’t you consider one

or more of the possibilities below?

We also want to make you aware of a new member to our staff. We are

pleased to announce that we have hired Adam Nevins as our new

Director of Operations.  Adam has been a part of our community for a

long time, and brings diverse experience from the business, church

and nonprofit realms.

Having founded a nonprofit and an active volunteer with many more,

Adam has a passion for seeing Jesus minister to the spiritual and physical

needs of humanity through the Body of Christ.  His eight years as a worship

pastor fueled his understanding of true worship and justice, as well as

cultivating a pastoral heart.

Adam and his wife Christin have been married for 12 years and are blessed

with three children: Carolyn, Emily and David.  They have had the joy o

f adopting from India, attend Common Ground Christian Church, and have

raised their family in an inner-city Indianapolis neighborhood for the last 8 years.

Adam concluded his work as a Project Manager at a local multimedia firm last December and joined our staff at the beginning of this year.  Welcome, Adam!

Thanks for all you do,

Jeff

You can make a difference

Thank you for letting us share what is happening

in the world through ServLife . . .

together with you!

^“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.”

(Proverbs 25:25)

Everlasting Service (Kathmandu) In the nation of Nepal ServLife has given birth to two organizations through which we now primarily work. The first is Ananta Sewa Nepal or, as we call it, AS Nepal. Ananta sewa is a Nepali term meaning, literally, “everlasting service.“ What an appropriate name for those who aspire to love and save orphaned children and the children of the extremely poor who would otherwise be without opportunity for education.

Som is our newest child in Kathmandu

This month at the ServLife Children’s Home in Kathmandu we welcomed Som Bahadur Ale to our growing family. What a joy he has been. Som, who will turn 5 years old next month, comes from a very poor family in western Nepal. Som’s father died some time ago. His mother, who is unable to read and write, was left to raise and provide for three children on her own. A Christian neighbor saw this Hindu family was struggling. Although the neighbor is himself blind, he took action to guide Som to our children’s home in Kathmandu. Som is now in lower kindergarten, making new friends and finding his place in the family.

Graduation Day X2 (Raxaul) Albert Das, founder and director of ServLIfe Empowering Society in India presided over the June 29 graduation ceremony of eleven young men who have completed their training at the Servlife Leadership Training Institute in Raxaul. The training institute is preparing young people for service in north India and southern Nepal as servants of

Pastor Philip now with the LORD

the gospel and church planters. This new group will join 73 previous graduates now at work in the harvest field.

Albert has also reported some much more difficult news. Church planter and pastor, Philip Mirgan, was promoted to glory on May 25, 2011. Philip was pastoring our church in Malkangiri in Orissa state.  He was also a graduate of our training center in the 2005-06 batch.  Philip leaves his church and family; a wife and three children.  Please pray for them and for the new leadership in Malkangiri.

Beautiful Feet (Kathmandu) Lazarus Thulung is the director of ServLife Himalayan Development. Himalayan Development is the second of our two organizations working in Nepal. Its mission is to train and send disciples into the remote villages of Nepal to share the

Lazarus – serving on the HimGlo Exec Team

good news that God has taken action in and through Jesus Christ to reconcile all things to himself and to form communities of those who choose to follow Jesus. What a joy it is to see people as they begin to understand what God has done and is now doing to make the world right including them! What joy to report that seven new believers were recently baptized in Thingan village.

One of those, Mr. Ranjit Ghale, was a former antagonist of the church in that village; however, both he and his family have turned to Christ and the change has been remarkable. This former opponent of the gospel has now become one of the leading advocates of the gospel among his own people.

We are also happy to report that Lazarus has been chosen to serve on the executive committee of the Himalayan Global Summit 2011 which is this year’s gathering of a movement of Himalayan Christians devoted to mobilizing their own people for mission wherever they are found in the world. How lovely on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news … to the Himalayan peoples! (Isaiah 52:7) The Himalayan Global website: http://hgs2011.com/.

Closer to Home (Acworth, GA) Join us in welcoming home from Nepal Mark and Jenn Storm and their two children, Solomon and Sophia. The Storm family

Storms depart Himalayas for US

has completed a fruitful season of service with ServLife that stretches back to 2006 and included assignments in both Thailand and Nepal. The Storms were the key leaders in our being able to get the Hope Fund off and running in Nepal. What can’t be over-looked was the great encouragement they brought to their Nepali brothers and sisters. They are already being missed. Thanks to Westgate Church in San Jose, CA and to all of you who have been of special support to the Storms and their mission with ServLife. May they find great joy and satisfaction as they move ahead in this next phase of their calling.

Rachel and Jeremy

Closer Still (Indianapolis, IN) Rachel McKnight who serves as ServLife’s sponsorship coordinator and doubles as an assistant to our executive director has announced her engagement to Jeremy Moss. Rachel and Jeremy are planning for a November wedding. Congratulations to Rachel and Jeremy!

Our first print newsletter of 2011 will soon be in the mail to you.  There you’ll find much more good news of what is happening in the world through ServLife,

together with you!