In 1994, over 1 million men, women, and children from the Tutsi tribe were murdered in Rwanda. The genocide changed Rwandan society permanently. Many families were destroyed completely, or left with only a few survivors. When the killing stopped, every...
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...
This Christmas celebration had games, friends, food, and gifts, yet it was more than that. In these kids’ faces I could see not only genuine happiness and gratitude, I could see Jesus. And that’s when I realized that this celebration...
Now that the Servant Team has been in Rwanda for the past several weeks, we have been able to dive deep into the culture, engage with the partnership, and invest in relationships with the children around us. My mindset has...
Servant Teams is a ten-month gap year program, designed to equip a diverse wave of missional leaders to answer God's call into the work of loving service. But the first step is asking some really big questions....
What is Operation Overcoat? We have a guest writer from this year's Lahash Servant Team to tell you all about it, and share some insights from all the participants. Thank you to Esther Carey for writing this article so that...
The Trinity is relational. God is relational. And He wants us to be relational within the church, with our families, in small groups, in our inner souls. He desires relationship with us and with the world. Seamands says, “There is...
The Lahash office in Portland is quite a bit busier these days! A new year is underway for the Servant Teams program, and we are excited to have four interns settling in under the leadership of Director Mandee Campos and...
I’ve sat down to write this blog post several times now, and every time, I freeze. How do I explain Servant Teams? There are so many moments that impacted me, so many people I would not be the same without,...