It's sunrise in the Himilaya mountains, India. The sun is painting the clouds pink and is revealing mountain after mountain...silhoutted against the ever changing pink and red sky. The mountains are proudly displaying their incredible snow covered peaks. As I'm looking in awe at the peaks, I am experiencing God's perfection and almighty power and above all...his amazing love. The mountains are huge, over 7000 m high, but so perfectly created, every detail perfect. It's overwhelming to think that the same God that has the power to create such incredible beauty, created us with the same perfect touch. We can't even...
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Thousands upon thousands of Senegalese slaves were transported to the House of Slaves, from where they were to be sold on the slave market to their future owners. As they were transported to the island where the House of Slaves were situated, they saw the last sight of their beloved continent and country. I can imagine the sorrow, bitterness and hatred the slaves must have felt towards the people that have captured them into the slave industry. In the House of Slaves the sadness and the gloom is still hanging over every room where the slaves were kept. There is a...
Blessing upon blessing is a precise description of my experience in Dahab, Egypt. From sea, snorkeling and milkshakes to divine appointments and great friendships that were built in the early hours of the day. God has truly proved to be faithful and has blessed us with divine appointmetns within the local community of Dahab. We had the opportunity of forming great friendships and to see Egypt from a new angle - from the eyes of the local Christians. We could listen to the struggles of their hearts and hear what day to day life was like as a Christian in...
Roasting marshmallows by candle light is not adventurous enough, we needed a new challenge and some adventure...roasting, or rather burning, marshmallowes on a volcano... We packed our bags and headed for a trip to the beautiful town of Antigua. On the way there we stopped at the volcano, expecting a 3km hike up the mountain and then the ultimate experience - roasting marshmallows over burning coals or lava. We were as prepared as we thought we can ever be! We wore long pants for protection from the heat, took water, made peace with the fact that our shoes are going...
China, Destination X: The orange team attempted the mountains of China. After some careful preparations and lots of prayer, we took the step in faith...and headed for the mountains for an adventurous hike.
Two stars shining brightly as if with a mission to light up the world and a love radiated from a heart that loves with God's love. Beyond that, a smiling kid that's guick to grab your hand in an eternal friendship grasp, tugging you away to show you her room... As we we're preparing to depart for India, the above wasn't what I was expecting at all. My mind's eye was preparing me to see starving kids living on the streets, begging and desperately searching for food. Starving people living between heaps of trash, hoping against hope for a better future....
Written by Elzet - 19 May 2008
The dominating religion in Thailand is Buddhism, and because of all the foolish offerings and worship to Buddha, the future and hope of this nation lies within the children.
Deep within the poverty of Thailand, where families are struggling to provide enough food and not all the children can go to school, the streets are lined with spirit houses. The sun is reflecting off the gold statues and it is surrounded with bright coloured flags...
We journeyd into the western heart of Africa, from Morocco to Senegal. We used every means of transportation possible and we arrived safely at our destination. From busses to a ferry and then God surprised us with the best transport we could imagine through the Mauritanian desert - two big, luxurious Mercedes taxis! Never would I have thought to travel through the desert, let alone with a Mercedes. We had a journey filled with laughter and surprises as we travelled from Morocco, through Western Sahara and Mauritania to Senegal. All in just three days. We arrived late at night in the...
Normal 0 Way up in the mountain with an awesome view over Lake Atitlan, we had the opportunity to build a house for a family. Over the course of the week we had several tasks to complete. We had to build steps that lead to the house, the new building and build up a wall to prevent further erosion by the water coming down from the mountain. The first day on site started out by collecting stones of various sizes from all over the mountain to start with the first steps while some of the others started to work...
The pulling contest was taking place in Thailand. With a pull here and a pull there, and everywhere a pull, the challengers raced for the finish line…
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