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 …
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 …
Experiencing A Parent’s Love
If Pradip were not living and studying at ServLife’s children’s home in Nepal, he would likely be working as a shepherd in the village of his birth. Pradip lost both …
Valuing Partnership
In April I spent two weeks in India and Nepal visiting with our directors, meeting with pastors, sharing sponsor packets with children and interviewing families in the micro-finance program. I slept …
From Mourning to Joy
The Terai region of Nepal is a province where people of the Tharu tribe have traditionally worked and lived. Because of Therai’s desirable fertility, the Tharu often found themselves and …
Led By Jesus
In John 8:12, Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” During the month …
Unexpected
When speaking to the woman at the well, Jesus declared that “a time is coming – and now is here – when the true worshipers will worship the Father in …