Servants is an international network of christian communities living and working in the slums of Asia and deprived communities in the West, participating with the poor to bring hope and justice through Jesus Christ. Servants has been ministering in the mega-cities of Asia for over 25 years and has established teams in the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Canada, UK and two Indian cities, as well as Sending Offices in North America, Australia, New Zealand, UK, Philippines and Switzerland. We work with the poor to see their communities transformed. Because we live amongst them, we gain a deeper understanding of the local language and culture and can thus build deeper relationships. We recognise that the poor have resources to contribute to their own transformation. Sustainable transformation depends more on mobilising those ideas, skills, energies and resources than on outside monetary contributions. Our gifts and external resources are offered to build the capacity of the poor community. We aim to empower local people and their organizations. Initially, we may establish a Christian community, ministry or business, but from the beginning we work towards handing over responsibility to local people with appropriate structures and budgets.