Our journey back to South Africa was undoubtedly paved by the hand of the Father. The moment we heard the seriousness of Corona, we as teams were called to meet together at a central place in Brazil - a house in the mountains near a very small town. ...
I'm leading a team this year! In less than four years God has come and radically changed my life for the better. I believe that each and every single one of us are led to lead. In other words Christ leads us to lead others to him. What a privil...
I remember standing at the edge of a cliff. Looking out at the big wide blue ocean. Looking down and seeing a beautiful scary blue unknown. My heart pounding in my chest like the sound of an epic climactic drum solo. Should I jump? Should i let go of...
Hello, my name is Johan Bruwer. I am on the brink of a 10-month journey where I will see and be a part of the establishment of God’s kingdom in the nations. I believe that the great commission is not an option to be considered, but it is a command to...
After finishing a blog on how God changed my mindset, about things I did not like doing and showing me other wise, I was not convinced that that was what I was supposed to share. After some amazing teachings this past few days and spending some...
Thailand!! Wow it's an incredible place! Filled with beauties that only seeing in person can be understood! It definitely lives up to its phrase "the land of smiles" everyone here is just amazing. This country is special for me! We started in Bangkok...
And just like that we were saying our good bye's and getting on a plane, watching South Africa disappear beneath us and bidding it farewell for the next 8 months. Hidden World is officially in the nations. It still seems unreal to us. 8 weeks ago we ...
An exciting update from the GLA eco campus construction site! We would like to give a shout out to the small businesses in Jeffrey's Bay- Beesland Slaghuis, Vyeboom Takeaway, RS Fruit and Veg (Croix Street) and Mengelmoes Kardoes We would like to th...
The Global Challenge Expeditions Team of 2015 has created an initiative to increase financial support, called the Break an Egg, Build a School Challenge. This challenge is to create a video of you breaking an egg in a creative way and donate at www.g...
This is the song that we could not get out of our heads the whole time that we were in the Cayman Islands and we will definitely never forget it! We learned this song from the Caymanian people and seeing how they sing it with so much joy, made it irresistible to us.
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As I write this I sit in front of a world map and am blown away by how massive our world really is. I dream of places I have never been and people that I have never met; I remember places I have been and people I have met and have grown to love dearly. As I scan the map which is slightly wider than my arm span, I am confronted with the magnitude of what Jesus asks when He says GO and let every tribe tongue and nation know that I AM The Way, The Truth and The Life! ...
During our time in Russia we were placed into different groups and one group stayed at the camp sites and the other group had the opportunity to go to orphanages. I was privileged enough to be in the group that went to the orphanages. At the first orphanage we visited we helped with some renovation work they were busy with. During this time I noticed that they just wanted us to paint over old paint without scraping the old paint off. While painting I just felt this sense that this happens so often in our own lives. Sometimes the old self...
In the midst of spiritual darkness (Europe being only approximately 2% Evangelized) we stayed in a little suburb of Lisbon, called Massama and served in the local reformed Evangelical church. The people of the congregation received us into their homes with warm welcomes and hospitality – it felt like family! I have been here before, so it was great to refresh some of the old relationships. Pro 25:25 As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. We brought some cold water to thirsty souls in Portugal and it had blessed us both....
Firstly. I've fallen in "love" a million times. So badly I would believe that I won't be able to ever live again if the relationship didn't work out. Turns out I could. Point is. I'm a sucker for love. Or so I thought! Man.. What is love anyway? I've "given up on it" so many times you'd think I'd at least know what "it" is. Well I didn't. I actually still don't. But God is teaching me what it is. Bit by bit. See I thought love was some warm fuzzy feeling when you hold someone's hand.. Or stare into their...
OUT-LOVE! OUT-JOY! OUT-LAUGH!*We were welcomed on the 12th of January to Survivor:Kingdom Islands!*The game: training, learning, moulding, experiencing, enjoying!The prize: more of God's word, His joy, His love and fun fun fun!*Our first week has gone by and already i am amazed! Games were played (water balloon war on the beach), our stories were told, the Word was explained, sins were forgiven, captives were set free, praise was sung, prayers were lifted up, tears were shed, smiles were glowing, community centres were painted, clinics windows were washed, love was shared and a family was made!!!!1 Cor 12:12 "The body is a...
Ons het Suid-Amerika met ‘n bang af geskop, ons het in Mendoza in Argentina ‘n nag gebly waar ons in ‘n Hostel ge oornag het en het die Bafana Bafana wedstryd teen Uruguay gekyk saam met die Argentinean wat glo vir my hulle is mal verby oor sokker , maar julle sal seker verstaan want sokker was daar in SA. Oral in die land was daar vlae en mense met hemde en met hulle vuvuzelas in strate geblaas wat my natuurlik aan huis laat dink het hoe dit daar in SA is in my en ons eie agter veld. Ons het...
After the previous entry depicts we finally arrived in Chiclayo, Peru! With overwhelming Roman Catholic and withcraft influence, we could only wonder what lay ahead! We began the much anticipated Touching Hearts course offered by a South African lady, Caroline Thorpe. The impact of the course was noted by all and each participant walked away with experiencing either short term or long term life lessons!!! Being translated form English to Spanish we sadly didnt get to finish the course but even so we were moved! With 2 days before the trip to Incawasi we got to sight see a little in...
Wow, what a wonderfull day, we randomly met a wonderfull couple in a Coffee shop in Panajachel (Rich and Cherryl) and ended up playing at an orphanage in Solola, teaching and doing dramas for the kids at a school, and recieved an open door at the Highscool in Solola where we ministered for the morning and painted at the orphanage the afternoon!God is devine in His set-ups!Watch this video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lqg6VN2JQmo
Die Geel Span het gister ʼn ongelooflike dag gehad ons het in die berge gaan stap in die koue en dit was toe gemis en as jy trap trap jy soms tot by jou heupe so diep is die sneeu. Terwyl ons op gestap het, het dit gesneeu reën wat ʼn lekker gevoel en belewenis was. Natuurlik het ek oral op geklim en ek het tot gehol in sneeu !!! Ek het partykeer gedink ek trap nog op sneeu dan sit ek heup diepte in die sneeu en dan vries jy jou boudjies af in daardie sneeu.PJ het op ʼn tyd...
Hey all the wonderful people at home. Hope that everything has been well on that side. This side it has been tough but what an adventure!! Our trip started with us flying from Joburg airport to Cairo, having a 18h lay over there and then flying to Mumbai. Cairo was fun as Egypt Air booked as into a larney hotel where we had 3 buffet meals for the day and Stoffel and I could go site see abit in the markets. Traffic is a mess to say the least and being an Islamic country, it always felt kind of gloomy... it...
03 Maart 2010Dit is ʼn ongelooflike belewenis sover in IndiëOns het 2uur JHB verlaat waar ons mense moes tata se wat ongelooflik moeilik was. Op die vliegtuig het almal maar geslaap en fliek op 2 gekyk het. Ons het ook asemrowende mooi dinge gesien uit die lug ons het oor Zanzibar gevleg en het oor klomp riviere en mere gevlieg het en dit was nog vol maan ook wat alles net nog mooier en mooier gemaak het. Net voor ons geland het in Dubai was dit net liggies waar jy kyk uit die vliegtuig uit wat ʼn baie mooi foto sou...
I was really touched by the people who lives in England. They have a different missionary field than we have, and they have a lot of other struggles. I have learned a lot from them the past few weeks that we have been there. We had the privilege of having fellowship with them in the evenings, and the best part was talking about scriptures, and just everyday life with Christ. They are solid men of God, really solid. Only good words come from their mouths, and they want to edify you rather than break you. They asked us to...
ek het die verkeer oorleef in Cairo... gebed is baie belangrik. ek geniet my gate uit. die Koptiese mense is baie "warm". God is baie besig in die land. Dahab rule nogdteeds... ek mis almal/// Suid AfriKa is TOPS.... ek mis die braaivleis
I remember being prepped by previous Explore Africa members... They tell you about the adventure, strange foods and even the hardship but the one thing they don't tell you is that the biggest challenge of this year is living with 6 other people, 24/7! Six other people from very different backgrounds, cultures, ages. The really diabolical toilets, sleeping on the floor and mastering the art of bathing your whole body in a liter of cold water seems like child's play compared to getting along with team members. Maybe they tried to tell me but I
just was not paying attention.
Ek doen hierdie jaar Explore Africa om die Here se naam te gaan verkondig in Afrika lande. My span is Madeleen, Magdel, Gerrie en Cornelius en ons het al julle gebede en ondersteuning nodig. Een van die beste weke in my lewe is verby en het ook nou begin... -Ons het met die Veritas kursus begin. -Ons het in ons verskillende spanne ons lewens verhale vir mekaar vertel en mekaar beter leer ken en vertrou in die proses. -Ons het uitgehelp by Itemba, 'n naskool sentrum waar ons geverf het, gespeel het met die kinders en ook hulle boeke oorgetrek het...
By Marcel & Marizel Doing our bit to add flavour to Global challenge 2009 (wish we could add real tastes and smells too!) :-) Welcome everyone to the first of our new series called "Ietsie om oor huis toe te skryf...". This directly translated from Afrikaans to English means "Something to write home about..." and the inspiration came when experiencing something so life changing, we really felt inclined to write home about it and share with the people at home, so... here's our guava juice and later on mango juice experience* Not so long ago (3 days to be exact)...
Hier by die Kinderhuis in Dwarka Hier is so in die 80 kinders hier wat tussen die ouderdom van 3 jaar tot 16 jaar is hulle noem die GCEX meisies “Antie” en ons GCEX ouens noem hulle “Uncle”. Die grond wat hulle het, is ongelooflik groot en ek dink nie enige kind in Indië of selfs in die wêreld kan se hulle so groot erf of speelpark het nie. Ons almal slaap in ons tente ! Die wasgoed hang daar ja Ons het die 7de die oggend vroeg op gestaan in Shimla so 4 uur en ons...
Ons is veilig in Deli Indië Dit is heeltemal 'n ander kultuur - dit is net mal (die straat lyne en robotte help niks) maar dit is baie baie lekker. Ons is 3 1/2 ure voor SA Tyd Ons is nou my een van baie markte in een van die gangetjies in strate. Ons ry more 05h45 met die trein na die Himalaja Berge. My mangel onsteking pla nog – bid asseblief dat dit gesond word (12h00 SA Tyd - 27 Feb. 2010)Hier is South Bound span op lughawe in Johannesburg. Dit was 'n missie om daar te kom want daar...
" My old self has been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself to me" Gal 2:20On the 26th Jan 2010 on a misty weekday morning I was baptist in the Indian Ocean. Making the decision to die to my old self and to live through the Holy Spirit living in me. What this means for me is captured in the above scripture. Through Christ that died for me on the the cross and...
05 Maart 2010: Ons het gister ʼn ongelooflike dag gehad ons het in die berge gaan stap in die koue en dit was toe gemis en as jy trap trap jy soms tot by jou heupe so diep is die sneeu. Terwyl ons op gestap het, het dit gesneeu reën wat ʼn lekker gevoel en belewenis was. Natuurlik het ek oral op geklim en ek het tot gehol in sneeu !!! Ek het partykeer gedink ek trap nog op sneeu dan sit ek heup diepte in die sneeu en dan vries jy jou boudjies af in daardie sneeu.PJ het op ʼn...
When you think of climbing a mountain, two things could go through your mind. The first is the effort that it would take to make it to the top (believe me it does take a lot of effort!), and the second is endurance to see God's glory in the end. In life you always have a choice... either to go on through your struggles or to give up when it gets a little bit rough and believe me it will sometimes get rough! When we climbed mount Sinai yesterday I saw a tiny glimpse of God's splendor when we reached the...
Hi da is veilig in Santa Cruz Bolivia na twee leke aande op Brazil se sleepliners, ‘n nag op Campo Grande internastinaal en di langste en ongemaklikste 14uur overnight bustrip van my lewe nog, gelykstaande aan di “deathtrip” van ’06 in China. Op ‘n stadium gefoel ek doen EA en die ou in die donker langs my gestamp, net om spaans te hoor om te check.Op di oomblik is die drie van ons in ‘n baie oulike “backpackers” met baie potensiaal soos altyd. En herstel van die 4 aande op die pad.Ons is nog baie onseker oor wat ons gan doen...
Hi everyone!*Please pray for Dunette (Northbound team leader)'s mom who was in a motorbike accident and was in ICU last thing we heard yesterday morning!*p.s. everything is going super here in the himalayas! this morning was spent walking around Shimla town and chatting to locals... about culture and religion! met Hindu school kids (who thought we were celebrities). an Austrian couple who are into Budism now, and a Christian (who was raised in one of the orphanages here!)! We are so priviledged to know the Lord!*Keep praying :)Blessings
I don't know if you know the feeling you get when your busy with praise and worship but you feel a kind of numbness at the same time? This happened to me the other night while I was truly seeking God and wanted to meet with Him but I just couldn't get myself to that point... So I prayed that God would put a feeling in my heart, anything, but that He would just put something there. Just as I finished my prayer I began to think about Africa and all the corruption and other religions that taints the land. The next moment I started praying without...
The beautiful French architecture of Tunis. Tunis, complete with street cafes and baguettes and a metro system, feels more like Paris than even Paris itself! The Medina (or Old City) is one of the best places to get lost in... This was the front door of the place where we stayed. The ancient city of Carthage (Ancient Rome's greatest enemy!)... This city was at one stage called Africae by the ancient Greeks, and that's where our continent got it's name from...just some trivia. The beginning of our Luke10!!!!! This picture was taken at the fort on the...
Ons is hier in Cambodia en ons ervaar dat die vrae wat ons voor die uitreik gehad het werklik deur God beantwoord word d.m.v. random gebeure wat op ons pad gestuur word en mense wat ons te doen mee gehad het en beter leer ken het. Een van die vele dinge wat veral hier uitstaan is die tevredenheid van die mense hier, hulle lewe so swaar en het niks op hulle naam ni maar tog is hulle gelukkig en tevrede met met wat hulle het. Daarom kan ons wat in oorvloed geseen is dit wat ons het duisend keer meer opreg...
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Liewe Liesl!!! Baie geluk met jou verjaardag vandag! Interessante plekkie wat jy gekies het vir 22 word! James 4:8 "Draw near to God and He will draw near to you!" Glo dat God vir jou dinge sal wys die jaar en jou soek na Hom en Sy Koninkryk uitbou, sal seen! Geniet elke oomblik van die volgende drie weke en groete en liefde vir ander oranje vriende! Enjoy* Van almal van ons wat hier in die dorpie agter gebly het <3
