Invest Credit Gets New Mobile Office Van
Thanks to your generosity, Invest Credit in Moldova has a new mobile office van! PEER Servants was able to make a $26,000 grant to Invest Credit at the end of 2016 for the van. Invest Credit equips the van to operate just like an office; it allows them to extend... Read More
CSS/India Opens Kamarkundu Station
The Christian Service Society (CSS), PEER Servants Indian partner serving almost 30,000 of the materially poor on the outskirts of Kolkata, is adding stations on the Kamarkundu railway line. With each station CSS adds, they will add an average of 150-200 clients, and with an average loan size in the... Read More
Mandy de Herrera Visits Boston
We were excited to see Mandy de Herrera from Potter’s House during her November visit to Boston for the Grace Chapel Global Awareness Week. Mandy is just one of many of the amazing Potter’s House staff that God is using to not only extend His kingdom to the materially poor... Read More
Join us to South Asia!
PEER Servants will be visiting its two partners in South Asia and you’re invited! Join us for a week in Sri Lanka the week of January 21 and/or India the week of January 28. Meet micro-entrepreneurs, partner staff, participate in trainings, and experience the rich culture and see the beautiful... Read More
CCT Produces Music Play on Homelessness
CCT got raving reviews on the debut of their music play “Lansangen” (click to go to website), capturing living on the streets of Manila and the transformation that can come through both the streetdweller and non-streetdweller embracing Christ and His kingdom. “Lansangen” debuted October 21, 2017 on one of the... Read More
JED Empowers South Sudanese Single Mother Refugees
Joint Effort for Development (JED), a South Sudanese NGO and PEER Servants partner, launched the Single Mother’s Poverty Alleviation Program (SIMPAP) on Saturday, September 23. SIMPAP will reach out to the huge population of South Sudanese single mother refugees given the current civil war just across the border in South... Read More
YGro-HEED Passes 14,000 Micro-Loans in Sri Lanka
YGro-HEED, PEER Servants’ Sri Lanka microfinance partner, passed the 14,000 micro-loans mark in August. That’s over $4.2 million invested in the families and communities of the materially poor, enabling them to survive tsunamis, civil wars, and a post-conflict environment. HEED offers one of the lowest loan interest rates in the... Read More
Management Development Training Hosted by CCT/Philippines
The Center for Community Transformation (CCT), PEER Servants Filipino partner, hosted an excellent training in August on the topic of management development for 20+ microfinance practitioners from around the world. Staff members from PEER Servants’ partners in India, Moldova, and the Philippines were joined by other microfinance practitioners with ties... Read More
Our First Education-Focused Trip to the Philippines
As our microfinance partners are going beyond microfinance in their efforts to extend the kingdom, they have asked PEER Servants to join them. That has led PEER Servants to start establishing an education arm, and we had our first trip dedicated to education in August to see CCT’s inspiring work... Read More
Peru Executive Director Travels to CCT/Philippines
Marleni Berrios, Executive Director of Kallarisunchis/Peru, just returned from almost two weeks in the Philippines learning more about effective Christian microfinance from CCT. Peru and the Philippines share much in common. Marleni is hoping much of the successes of CCT’s program in the Philippines can carry over to Peru. PEER... Read More