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 [...]
From a Sew For Hope graduate and advanced student: Before I joined Sew For Hope I was a housewife who lacked self-confidence and was always depressed. I really wanted to work, but it was not possible because I have a baby until my friend's proposal to me to join Sew For Hope. I learned so much sewing [...]
You know how in group “get to know you functions” an ice-breaker is often sharing your most embarrassing moments. I never quite got the whole point of that, but that maybe because I was a careful child and rarely did anything remotely embarrassing. Being an ahzh-neby or foreigner puts you in a whole new category [...]
What's it like going to church in Northern Iraq? Colleen and Hannah talk about what "going to church" looked like in Iraq. A lot of people have questions about this and a lot of preconceived ideas about what it means to be a Christian living in a pre-dominantly Muslim country. Learn [...]
Hannah and Colleen take you on a trip through the current state of life in Iraq as seen through reports of team members and our former students. Unlike most episodes, this is a little more current news! Learn more about joining our teams over at www.ServantGroup.org/Iraq or email Hannah with comments or questions at Hannah@servantgroup.org. [...]
I felt like I was doing a lot of waving. With both hands. At least in between picking up the bags of craft projects to hand to each of the kids holding bags of lunches. It wasn’t until later when my teammate mentioned how wearing masks made it difficult to show a smile that I [...]
As you may have heard, we're renovating the basement. We are hoping that his space can become a place where our international refugee friends and believers can learn together and befriend each other. Each week we get a little step further and wanted to let you in on our excitement as we see things progress! [...]
