Participant Blogs
And now for the play by play...
14 days, 2 days, 20 310 km, 3 airports, 5 time zones, 3 bus trips, 250 kg of luggage (excluding hand luggage), 1 lost bag, 1 free meal in airport, 4 games of ninja, lots of fun and laughter, praise&worship in the most random places, Global Challenge lifestyle: priceless! (Well, technically not actually – donations welcome…)
More recently i am convinced that the greatest battle you will ever fight is for your FIRST LOVE! The greatest call you will ever answer is the call to RETURN to your creator! The greatest purpose of your existence is for intimacy. You have been saved for GOD! "And this is eternal life, that they know You, the Only True God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." [john 17:3]. What an Awe inspiring God we serve, the King of the universe loves and pursues a creation that's predisposition is to betray and reject HIM! But before you begin to think that this is another one of those pieces that will make you feel guilty about being a human listen to this Story ...
Four noble challengers (one handicapped: deaf and dumb to Portuguese), 13 tasks, 20 hours with one goal… to be the best team… oh wait but already are.
“Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” (psalm 34:8)
Our journey began on a Thursday morning.
Our mission: Create an awareness of foreign missions and Global Challenge as an outlet and Link up with Past Participants and parents of current participants and encourage them.What we noticed: God has been equipping and stirring up people to walk out the life of abundance where they have been positioned and He just so happened to allow us to be involved in that process…
wow so much...not enough time or words... i'm going to theme this one : Restoring the joy of my salvation! and i'm going to start off with an apt piece of literature written by a man who seemed to have a true revelation of the Grace of God: DAVID.
I am currently sitting in Colombia writing this update surrounded by sounds of a river and jungle. We are at a mission base of New Tribe Missions which is on a Finca (farm) on the outskirts of a town called Fusagasuga. What was once a place that was robbed of its life because of guerilla warfare is now a place that is filled with students and families that have all dedicated their lives to the furthering of God's Kingdom in unreached tribes in Colombia.