Participant Blogs

The Quest: Grasp the adventure Our latest Local Challenge was held at WUK week (Wereld uitreik konferensie); witch is on campus of North West University, Potchefstroom.   Twenty teams entered and all where set for a whole 24hours of fun, serving in the community, unselfish giving and lots of laughter. Teams where challenged to sleep in a different community than their own and to be part of the community project called: Hope Village. At Hope village they had to plant vegetables, make bricks and spent time with the kids.                                                             Making Bricks                                                Planting...

LOCAL CHALLENGE!!   In the first week of a new school term the D.F Malherbe High School in Port-Elizabeth had their Local Challenge! 16 Teams entered, started Thursday evening for a 61 Hour challenge!  Our main outreach was at the Fontein Primary school – for this outreach time we had to bake 1600 pancakes.    Friday morning started with the laying of coins on the D.F Malherbe octopus followed by the laying of pencils around the rugby field… all together more than R1000 and over 600 pencils where gathered.    At Fontein Primary School , we handed out pancakes and coldrink, a whole mini...

Dear Global Challenge supporters The Northbound team is currently working at an orphanage in Kota , In dia . There are about 600 children accommodated in this Christian home. So often one becomes aware of the overwhelming need in the world, but doesn’t know how to get involved or whether one’s financial support will make a significant difference. Here in Kota we have enough helping hands and willing hearts , but a lack of resources, to complete the task. We identified the following projects to be the most urgent: •           Mr. Thomas , the manager/father of the orphanage, had to...

  For it is in the brokenness of the soul that my spirit lives.    The last few weeks God reminded me of His grace and that it is indeed only by His grace that I am saved. Never will I make it on my own and never will I be enough. My daily strength only comes from God Himself. Waiting and yearning for Him in every moment is my only air to breath. He will make everything new in such a way that I will not find myself in it again. Therefore I pray time and time again: Lord,...

"For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised"  Hebrews 10:36 Israel had to wait for Moses to come back from the mountain... They waited... And their lack of endurance was costly. It is in the moments that we feel we can't wait any longer, we can't stand firm any more, that the victory is so close! The Lord want us waiting, waiting upon Him.      In my own knowledge and strength things can be done... will happen. But I ask myself is it in Godly time...

   Madame Guyon wrote in her autobiography: The presence of God was so plentifully given that it seemed to be more in me than my very self. Come then to this fountain, without complaining to weak an impotent creature that cannot help you, come to prayer, and lay before God your troubles; beg His grace; above all, do this so that you may love Him. None can exempt himself from loving, for none can live without a heart, or the heart without love. Let us love without reasoning about it, and we will find ourselves filled with love before the...

  The weekend of 30 April until 2 May we had our Local Challenge in Vereeniging. Eleven teams entered the challenge not knowing what they might find in this time... And wow did we find alot! Here are some picture of events that took place over the weekend.  Friday afternoon we built for ourselves in the rain a shelter to sleep in.  Saterday morning started off with a 7H00 bible study and a one liter ice-cream per team to eat. At 10H00 we all cathered in Orange farms (Local Community) to paint three Sunday school class rooms at the local church.    Serving in the...

  Walking the journey God has set before us is a road sometimes only seen by patience and faith.  This gravel road leading into eternity. Looking ahead and stepping into today means that I am going... going in faith because I just know He will be there. Seeing the unseen and taking hold of each moment.     The eyes of faith see what others cannot see. Those who have faith live by a different standard. Those who can perceive eternity with their hearts will pay any price and make any sacrifice to be part of the city that God is building. Once eternity is in our hearts, faith...