Participant Blogs

Guatemala had a great impact on the orange team. This month was an emotional roller coaster, with dark and scary downs and highs on which one can catch flight. Individually there is not a single one of us that was left unchanged...whether it had been made new, or just improved on. God came and changed hearts, minds and attitudes. He restored relationships and taught us the value of unity in a team. Our team leader carried us through this time with constant prayers and passed her test on how to handle difficult situations with  love and grace with flying colors!...

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I am in love- hopelessly,  completely and utterly head over heels!  How can one not be with beautifully dark eyes looking up to you and a dimpling smile that is pure concentrated sunshine! Every morning when a child run to with open arms and hug me  (despite the fact that I am very dirty from painting the school) I realise what an enormous priviledge it is to be loved by a child...by an orphan.  The last night I slept in the orphanage alongside two little girls.  It was an experience that I will never forget in my entire life.  We...

The Africa challenge really was something to write home about.  Who would have thought it possible to go through Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia in two days (and still find time to have a picnic at Vic Falls! Which was awesome I might add!). We were so blessed in that we raised the money we had to raise for the challenge before 10:00 the first morning!

Our New Zealand challenge was somewhat of a disaster...as you could clearly see on the scoreboard!! This will be my (Christine's) account as to why it can be classified as disasterous. At the beginning of the year the orange team started every challenge off with a prayer. We dedicated the whole day to the Lord and ensured that everything we do will bring glory to the Lord. Due to the fact that we finished last in the India challenge, the team was more concerned about the scoreboard and less about pleasing God. So here follows the Orange team's fool proof...

Faith is to believe something without having the evidence to prove it.

 What happens  when you ask God to strenghen your faith? He gives you doubt...and a whole lot of it.  It is much harder to keep on believing when every brain cell keep on screaming, " you are nuts to believe this!

Normal 0 As you may know we were sent out on a Luke 10 journey from Panajachel to Mexico City on Wednesday the 20 th of August. However God told us to only leave on the 3 rd day. Only realizing later that God had a plan for us in these three days, we did not only have to clean up the house but also spend time greeting the locals and sorting out all the left over clothes left by the rest of the team.   So at 9am on Friday morning we started our faith journey to Mexico… more...