Trips from Previous Years

Join us down Memory Lane as we nostalgically remember these trips from past years! The memories are so good we had to keep them accessible on the website! We hope you’ll enjoy being able to catch these glimpses from these experiences that we still hold so dear.

04 Dec 2019

Todd Engelsen

Latest News, Microfinance, Our News, Peru, Peru - November 2019

Capturing Exciting Transformation in the Peruvian Andes

We have partnered with Kallarisunchis in Peru for 20 years, but never have we returned so encouraged and inspired as we did from our November 2019 trip with them. Kallarisunchis Executive Director, Marleni Berrios, has surrounded herself with a fantastic, dedicated staff that has allowed the program to grow not only within their micro-credit program,...

14 Aug 2019

Todd Engelsen

Education, Latest News, Our News, Philippines, Philippines - July 2019

Supporting Tribal Schools in the Philippines

We are always amazed at the work of our Filipino partner, The Center for Community Transformation, and our July 2019 trip there just added to our amazement! We were able to see the work of their education arm, Visions of Hope (VOH), in many different areas. The primary focus was at their tribal school in...

15 Mar 2019

Todd Engelsen

Education, Guatemala, Guatemala - March 2019, Latest News, Our News

Exploring Education Partnerships in Guatemala

Potter’s House, our Guatemalan partner, is one of the leading partners in the area of education. As PEER Servants expands our partnerships beyond microfinance, education is one of the key areas in which we are being asked by many of our partners to focus. A team of six PEER volunteers, including Viki Deardorff (PEER Servants...

06 Feb 2019

Todd Engelsen

Africa, Africa - Jan 2019, Burundi, Latest News, Our News, South Sudan, Uganda, Zambia

Trip of a Lifetime to Africa

They were three weeks in Africa that no one will ever forget! Week 1 – AKT 2 (Advancing the Kingdom Together) gathering PEER Teens from eight different countries in Arua, Uganda for local outreach, global partnership, and training/inspiration to “set the example” in extending more of the kingdom of heaven to earth. Concurrent that week...

12 Feb 2018

Todd Engelsen

India, Latest News, Our News, South Asia - Jan 2018, Sri Lanka

Rewarding Trip to South Asia

HEED/Sri Lanka and CSS/India sponsored excellent January 2018 trips to see their inspiring work. The time in South Asia was packed – visiting hardworking micro-entrepreneurs, holding training retreats in both Jaffna (Sri Lanka ) and Kolkata (India), and networking the two partners to learn from each other. As with most of PEER Servants’ trips, both...

31 Aug 2017

Todd Engelsen

Philippines, Philippines TEE - Aug 2017, Trips

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...

31 Aug 2017

Todd Engelsen

Philippines, Philippines Edu - Aug 2017, Trips

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...

31 Jul 2017

Todd Engelsen

Burundi, Burundi - Jul 2017, Latest News, Trips

Fantastic Trip To Burundi!

Hope Fund Burundi hosted a fantastic time in Burundi in July 2017. PEER Servants microfinance partners gathered from Uganda, South Sudan, and Zambia along with PEER Servants volunteers from around the world for a TEE (Transformative Economic Empowerment) training seminar on “Risk Management.” We fell in love with the Burundian...