In the beautiful Surkhet Valley of Nepal, the main industry is agriculture, and most people work as field hands earning about 2 dollars a day. This is not a profession …
Warned By God’s Voice
A few weeks ago, Tek Bahadur was woken up in the middle of the night by the voice of God. Tek heard God tell him while he was sleeping that …
“How To Help Your Pastor” 101
The story is told in the book of Exodus of Aaron and Hur standing beside Moses and lifting his arms so that the Israelites would be victorious. In that same …
A Vision of Hope
Durga lost sight in one eye when she was young, but she refuses to live in the darkness of poverty. While Durga’s mother cares for their family of seven and …
The Boy Who Fell Off A Bridge
One of Lokesh’s earliest memories is that of falling off a bridge and nearly drowning. Lokesh was the youngest of his siblings. His parents worked as field hands in a …
Experience Child Sponsorship
ADAM’S EXPERIENCE I met the first child I sponsored through ServLife almost 10 years ago. Samson was the oldest boy in the orphanage and was “big brother” to all the …
Sharpening Children
My favorite Bible verses about raising children are Deuteronomy 6:4-7, which say, “Listen, Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! You must love the Lord your God …
Against All Odds
Pastor Kamal knows something about working against the odds. According to Operation World, only 2.85% of the country’s population is Christian. Christian believers are far outnumbered by the devout of …
Talents and Investments
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about investment, micro-finance and return on investment. It led me to revisit the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. Jesus tells the story …