A first-hand account from one of our team members who served in Turkey! For two weeks in April I went to Adiyaman, Turkey to participate in building temporary housing for victims of the catastrophic earthquake that occurred in February of 2023. I had heard of the climbing death toll and saw pictures of [...]
A big thank you to all who have stepped up to help us provide relief to those affected by the recent earthquakes in Turkey. Your prayers and donations are making an impact, and we are deeply grateful for your support. The earthquake and aftershocks caused untold damage and left many families without homes, food, or ways [...]
As you’ve already heard in the news, a major earthquake struck south-central Turkey early Monday morning this week. Our teams 500 miles away in northern Iraq were awakened by the tremor as drawers fell open and wall hangings came loose. For those in Syria and Turkey living closer to the epicenter, the reality was far, [...]
Remember our Kubba Video? We just pulled some out of the freezer this week. It's a great quick and easy dinner option at this point! We recently got some new photos of the ladies working and another update on the progress of their business. If you remember, we met some Christian ladies in Iraq whose [...]
1996-2000 Adapting to Change In the years 1996-2000, Servant Group staff and volunteers learned to adapt, a great quality to possess in any cross-cultural service. In Nashville, that meant a new approach to interfacing with the existing Kurdish community and a new platform for welcoming thousands of those newly arrived. Internationally, that meant responding to [...]
This project didn’t go as planned. You see, it was spring break so I had a little extra time that was normally spent shuttling refugee women to English class and herding elementary kids who think they can’t read and so don’t want to try. But I’d been wanting to put together a cooking blog [...]
