Each school year begins with national teachers from all three Medes schools gathering for teacher training. They are continuing to learn good teaching techniques, classroom management, general computer literacy, and even basic first aid while also refining their written and spoken English. It is an unusual experience for many teachers from Iraq to receive such [...]
Is There Racism in Northern Iraq? Hannah and Colleen describe how they observed different skin colors and nationalities are treated and valued in Northern Iraq. How were our black teammates treated? Asian-looking ones? Is there a difference between how men and women of color are treated? How did we as very white women enjoy being [...]
It's Time to Go to the Movies! Hannah and Colleen take a trip around the world and into a Middle Eastern movie theater. Sometimes watching movies in Iraq is like a short visit to the United States, but other times it's more like visiting a different country... or a different planet where the spoken language [...]
Kim Tells the Best Stories! Hannah and Colleen chat with Kim, our Office Manager, about her time living in Iraq. We love her stories and she is an excellent story teller! Sometimes in the office we ask her tell the same ones we've heard before because they are just so funny. Here are a few [...]
There are a lot of things to consider when you want to serve internationally. I had lived overseas briefly before I joined Servant Group and had learned a lot about what kind of living situation, support system, and ministry focus I needed to serve well. Here are some of the reasons I found Servant Group [...]
This year we asked all of our home office staff to share their favorite Christmas songs! Here's what they shared and a little about each of them (in no particular order). Lisa Harris has been with SGI since 2004. She's been leading and coordinating our trips to Greece and made many trips to Iraq to [...]
What's it like working out in Northern Iraq? Colleen and Hannah talk about what working out looked like in Iraq. How do you exercise for your physical and mental health? How do Kurds exercise and what does working out in a gym look like? Swimming? How about the park? Hiking? So many ways! And we [...]
Growing up, one of my favorite Christmas activities was to do a scavenger hunt or a treasure hunt! My sister and I would create puzzles and riddles and clues for the other to follow to the end, where a gift would be waiting (or maybe just a sign saying "You've won!"). So this year at [...]
Sweet potato pie. A southern tradition. Something you have on Thanksgiving. A pleasure I’ve always enjoyed. A dessert that brings home to mind. Not something you’d think would push a gal to tears. But the Saturday after Thanksgiving it did just that. It started with my stupid decision to waste time in that morning. It [...]
Acts 10 “So when I was sent for, I came without objection. I ask then why you sent for me.” Acts 10:29 Put yourself in Peter’s place for a minute. You have faithfully upheld the laws and customs of your people, the Chosen people, the ones from whom Messiah came. And while you’ve had to [...]
