I know women here who are living in poverty, yet have taken in children not their own. Women who walk more than 5 miles a day to fetch water and complete their daily tasks. They are entrepreneurs, laborers, and comforters...
Deborah is an amazing 13-year-old girl. She is one of the first kids I met at Rebuilding Rwanda and I have become deeply attached to her sincere personality. Occasionally she has a cough, but it doesn’t stop her from always...
...transitioning from the U.S. to Tanzania feels like a complete switch. Time seems to move slowly here and the days feel longer. Back home, it felt like there were never enough hours in the day to get things done. My...
I’ve learned that there is strong spiritual and biblical support for doing this kind of community engagement. I’m now able to connect the practical activities of holistic ministry with the theology and biblical supports for it. This is opening up...
In Lahash’s Servant Teams program, we will discover that simplistic answers can give way to a whole lot of messiness. Such is the case even for something as straightforward sounding as Christian Community Development (CCD). I would love to share...
Developing diverse leaders for local and global mission is a passion of mine. Training and activating young people from various backgrounds who want to answer the call of God to go and make disciples of Jesus Christ is a great joy. This is...
Written by Josh Petersen: Thanks for following our journey through east Africa. Here's an update from my time in Shinyanga, Tanzania with Path of Hope (POH). Heat. Dry and hot is what I have been introduced to here in Shinyanga, Tanzania. Even though...
We are celebrating our 10 Year Anniversary this year. Here'e a new graphic to help summarize the key accomplishments of the past 10 years of ministry together. If you'd like to help us spread the word on Facebook and Twitter...
Meet the 2015 Lahash Servant Team! Ohilda Difo (we call her Difo), Brett Marshall, and Megan Jackson. This brave group has committed the next 6 months of their lives to learn from and serve vulnerable people in Portland, Oregon and in...
Written By Josh Petersen: Here's another update from our travels through East Africa last month! I am pleased to say that we had safe travels in our many bus rides. We were able to spend a night in Kampala at the...