PEER Servants' mission is to transform lives by partnering for economic empowerment and renewal. We are a group of primarily volunteers who partner with indigenous, autonomous microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean. These institutions empower the materially poor through micro-enterprise development wherein small businesses are established that can provide for individuals, families, churches, and communities. Our microfinance partners and the micro-entrepreneurs they serve are used by God to add meaning and fulfillment to our own lives. The transformation we seek is not only for them, but for us as well.
Congratulations to Arul Rathi Rajendram, 2010 Lydia Award winner, a very inspiring South Asian woman who has overcome adversity and established a business as a livestock breeder / retailer that is enabling her to educate her children. The Lydia Awards are given annually at PEER Servants to recognize the very best micro-entrepreneurs among the clients served by our microfinance clients. It honors Lydia - the seller of purple cloth and dye referenced in Acts 16 who used her business proceeds to support St. Paul and his missionary companions. Click here or on the picture to read Arul Rathi Rajendram's story and that of our two other semifinalists.
